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EXTRAORDINARY though it seems, it was not until 1967 that Australian Aborigines were recognised as citizens of their own country. Before that they were classified as native wildlife, along with kangaroos and koalas.

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TechnologyExpert
May 26, 2007, 3:52 p.m.
This weekend Aborigines are converging on Canberra, the national capital, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of a referendum that led to the constitution being amended.
The anniversary is a reminder of the massive inequalities that still exist in housing, health, education, employment and life expectancy.
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Aotearoa
May 27, 2007, 4:50 a.m.
Nothing has changed much for the poor first ones since that glorious day.
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OldRusty
May 27, 2007, 2:07 p.m.
Yeah; the US done the same thing, just a few years to early.