Australians will vote whether to formally recognise the continent’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the constitution. Here is what you need to know about the referendum
Workers raise the flag of the Torres Strait Islands next to an Australian Aboriginal flag, the Queensland state flag and the Australian national flag on a stand above the Commonwealth Games competition swimming pool on the Gold Coast in Australia, April 3, 2018. / Photo: Reuters Archive
Australia's Senate passed legislation earlier this week that paves the way for a landmark referendum later this year on whether to recognise Indigenous people in the constitution. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, who represent about 3.2 percent of Australia's nearly 26 million population, are not mentioned in the constitution.The new chapter will read as follows:1. There shall be a body, to be called the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice;
2. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice may make representations to the Parliament and the Executive Government of the Commonwealth on matters relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples; 3. The Parliament shall, subject to this Constitution, have power to make laws with respect to matters relating to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice, including its composition, functions, powers and procedures.
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