What happened
On 27 May 1967 voters were asked to delete and change two constitutional clauses: to remove the exclusion of Indigenous people from population counts and to let the federal parliament make laws for them.
Background
About 90.8 per cent voted yes, the highest approval of any referendum in Australian history, the fruit of years of campaigning by Indigenous activists and their supporters.
Consequences
The vote did not by itself grant rights all at once, but it was a powerful statement of equality and inclusion and a turning point for later Indigenous policy and rights movements.