In 1967, the Australian Government, under PM Harold Holt, held a referendum to decide the faith of the Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders. The question that was put to the citizens of Australia was should Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders be counted in the national census? The referendum of 1967 has raised many issues involving individuals and the government. For the individual, racism was slowly disappearing along with the White Australian Policy. Many European Australians, started …showed first 75 words of 464 total…

…showed last 75 words of 464 total…indigenous Australians, they saw great pride in the Tent, and united to help fight for what they believe to be truly theirs. As for the government, they showed their disapproval of the Tent Embassy by, having federal police tore it down. However, the protesters would come back the next day and rebuild it. This constantly frustrated the government, and as a result, the Tent embassy was left on the lawns of Parliament House for 6 months.