books.google.com.au - Almost 40 years after the referendum which gave the Commonwealth - rather than the various states - power to make laws covering the Aboriginal people of Australia, there is little evidence that any real progress has been made towards bettering the Aborigines' position. The key issue during this time...http://books.google.com.au/books/about/Aboriginal_Affairs_1967_2005.html?id=8LP3tcGL6ZcC&q=ibid&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareAboriginal Affairs 1967-2005