Uploaded May 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
The 1967 referendum made history: Australians voted overwhelmingly to amend the constitution to include Aboriginal people in the census and allow the Commonwealth to create laws for them. This footage contains images of Faith Bandler and general views of the polling & Campaign booths during the Referendum. Faith Bandler, AC was an Australian civil rights activist of South Sea Islander and Scottish-Indian heritage. She was a campaigner for the rights of Indigenous Australians and South Sea Islanders.
The 1967 referendum made history: Australians voted overwhelmingly to amend the constitution to include Aboriginal people in the census and allow the Commonwealth to create laws for them. This footage contains images of Faith Bandler and general views of the polling & Campaign booths during the Referendum. Faith Bandler, AC was an Australian civil rights activist of South Sea Islander and Scottish-Indian heritage. She was a campaigner for the rights of Indigenous Australians and South Sea Islanders.
