Actually they could vote nationally long before depending on their right at state level (which meant outside WA & QLD) and aboriginal people did vote in SA in 1901 for the first commonwealth parliament.
In the 1960's they changed it so they could vote regardless of state right and got the vote in QLD and WA.
So really they were recognized for electoral purposes right since federation and not allowing them to vote was illegal under the laws of the time.
The legislation reclassifying them as people passed in 1967 and last year was the 30 year anniversary (I remembered it being in the paper)
Although it makes you think in NSW the 'fauna' had the right to vote in 1856 but the women only got it in 1902.
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In the 1960's they changed it so they could vote regardless of state right and got the vote in QLD and WA.
So really they were recognized for electoral purposes right since federation and not allowing them to vote was illegal under the laws of the time.
The legislation reclassifying them as people passed in 1967 and last year was the 30 year anniversary (I remembered it being in the paper)
Although it makes you think in NSW the 'fauna' had the right to vote in 1856 but the women only got it in 1902.