Something About Australia

By nicholas.claridge

  • The Senate voted to let Aborigines vote but the House of Representatives defeated them.

  • Section 41 said that anyone with a State vote must be allowed a Commonwealth vote.

  • The 1902 Franchise Act gave women a Commonwealth vote but Aborigines and other 'coloured' people were excluded unless entitled under section 41 of the Constitution.

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