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1 Today in Australia EVERYONE over 18 is required to vote. What about tin the past?
2 Discrimination in the Australian Voting System Foreign Studies B/Academic English B 6 October 2015 Lecture 1
3 Lecture Overview A brief history of Australia 3 cases of discrimination in Australia ss voting system
4 A Brief History of Australia
5 Understanding the history of voting laws in Australia Before 1770 living ing in Australia for 40,000+ years
6 Understanding the history of voting laws in Australia Before 1770 Aboriginal Australians living ing in Australia for 40,000+ years
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8 Understanding the history of voting laws in Australia Before 1770 Aboriginal Australians living ing in Australia for 40,000+ years 1770 Australia discovered by explorers
9 Understanding the history of voting laws in Australia Before 1770 Aboriginal Australians living ing in Australia for 40,000+ years 1770 Australia discovered by British explorers
10 Pre British Settlement Australia Exploration by Europeans until Willem Janszoon (Dutch) 1606 Luis Váez de Torres (Spanish) 1616 Dirk Hartog (Dutch) 1619 Frederick de Houtman (Dutch) 1644 Abel Tasman (Dutch) 1696 Willem de Vlamingh (Dutch) 1699 William Dampier (British) 1770 James Cook (British) George Bass (British) Matthew Flinders (British)
11 Understanding the history of voting laws in Australia Before 1770 Aboriginal Australians living ing in Australia for 40,000+ years 1770 Australia discovered by British explorers Australia settled/colonized by Britain Australia becomes a BiihC British Colony
12 Understanding the history of voting laws in Australia Before 1770 Aboriginal Australians living ing in Australia for 40,000+ years 1770 Australia discovered by British explorers 1788 Australia settled/colonized by Britain Australia becomes a BiihC British Colony
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14 Understanding the history of voting laws in Australia Before 1770 Aboriginal Australians living ing in Australia for 40,000+ years 1770 Australia discovered by British explorers 1788 Australia settled/colonized by Britain Australia becomes a BiihC British Colony Various colonies are settled, but, all are under British government rule.
15 Colonies of Australia
16 Colonies of Australia
17 Colonies of Australia
18 Colonies of Australia
19 Colonies of Australia
20 Understanding the history of voting laws in Australia Before 1770 Aboriginal Australians living ing in Australia for 40,000+ years 1770 Australia discovered by British explorers 1788 Australia settled/colonized by Britain Australia becomes a BiihC British Colony Various colonies are settled, but, all are under British government rule.
21 Understanding the history of voting laws in Australia Before 1770 Aboriginal Australians living in Australia for 40,000+ years 1770 Australia discovered d by British iih explorers 1788 Australia settled/colonized by Britain Australia becomes a British Colony Various colonies are settled, but all are under British government rule. From 1850 The colonies are allowed to create their own constitutions, parliaments and laws including laws about voting
22 Colonies of Australia
23 Colonies of Australia
24 Colonies of Australia Would ldit be useful to have a national government?? (1880s 1890s)
25 Understanding the history of voting laws in Australia Before 1770 Aboriginal Australians living in Australia for 40,000+ years 1770 Australia discovered d by British iih explorers 1788 Australia settled/colonized by Britain Australia becomes a British Colony Various colonies are settled, but all are under British government rule. From 1850 The colonies are allowed to create their own constitutions, parliaments and laws including laws about voting 1901 Federalization of Australia
26 Federalism: Powers are divided between the Commonwealth (national/federal)government and the six State governments. 26
27 Federalism: Powers are divided between the Commonwealth (national/federal)government and the six State governments. 7 elections 1 federal election & 6 state elections 27
28 Who should be allowed to vote at Federal Elections??
29 Understanding the history of voting laws in Australia Before 1770 AboriginalAustralians Australians living in Australia for 40,000+ years 1770 Australia discovered by British explorers 1788 Australia settled/colonized by Britain Australia becomes a BiihC British Colony Various colonies are settled, but all are under British government rule. From 1850 The colonies are allowed to create their own constitutions, parliaments and laws including laws about voting 1901 Federalization of Australia 1902 The CommonwealthFranchise Act
30 Important Dates to Remember
31 Important Dates to Remember 1770 Australia discovered by Britain 1788 Australia settled by Britain 1901 Federalization of Australia 1902 Commonwealth Franchise Act
32 Important Points to Remember Before 1901/1902 FEDERAL elections? COLONY elections? After 1901/1902 FEDERAL elections? COLONY elections? STATE elections?
33 Important Points to Remember Before 1901/1902 FEDERAL elections? NO COLONY elections? YES (from 1850 onwards**) After 1901/1902 FEDERAL elections? YES (under FEDERAL LAWS) COLONY elections? NO STATE elections? YES (under STATE LAWS)
34 Discrimination i i in the Voting Vti System 3 Cases
35 Discrimination in the Voting System 1. Property Qualifications 2. Women 3. Aboriginal Australians
36 Property Qualifications
37 Property Qualifications Before the Commonwealth Franchise Act
38 Property Qualifications 1856: Universal Manhood Suffrage
39 Property Qualifications : Universal Manhood Suffrage
40 Property Qualifications After the Commonwealth Franchise Act??
41 1902: Universal Suffrage (No Property Qualifications) Property Qualifications
42 Voting Rights for Women
43 Voting Rights for Women Women s Suffrage Movement
44 Voting Rights for Women Before the Commonwealth Franchise Act
45 Voting Rights for Women 1895: Women Given the Right to Vote
46 Voting Rights for Women : Women Given the Right to Vote
47 Voting Rights for Women After the Commonwealth Franchise Act??
48 Voting Rights for Women 1902: Universal Suffrage (For Women & Men over 21) First Federal Election (1901): Only women who had the right to vote in their state could vote
49 Voting Rights for Aboriginal Australians
50 Voting Rights for Aboriginal Australians Before the Commonwealth Franchise Act
51 Voting Rights for Aboriginal Australians 1856: Universal Manhood Suffrage 1895: Women Given the Right to Vote
52 Voting Rights for Aboriginal Australians Included Aboriginal Australians BUT THEY WERE NOT ENOURAGED TO VOTE 1856: Universal Manhood Suffrage 1895: Women Given the Right to Vote
53 Voting Rights for Aboriginal Australians Included Aboriginal Australians BUT THEY WERE NOT ENOURAGED TO VOTE Somecolonies even DENIED ABORIGINAL PEOPLE THE RIGHT TO VOTE 1856: Universal Manhood Suffrage 1895: Women Given the Right to Vote
54 Voting Rights for Aboriginal Australians After the Commonwealth Franchise Act??
55 Voting Rights for Aboriginal Australians The Commonwealth Franchise Act DENIED Aboriginal people, p Islanders, and people of Asian and African background the right to vote. (c.f. White Australia Policy)
56 Towards Voting Rights for Aboriginal Australians
57 Towards Voting Rights for Aboriginal Australians 1925: Mitta Bullosh (British Indian man living in Victoria) I am British! I have the right to vote (under Section 41)!
58 Towards Voting Rights for Aboriginal Australians 1925: Mitta Bullosh (British Indian man living in Victoria) I am British! I have the right to vote (under Section 41)! What happened next? a) All Aboriginal Australians were given the right to vote b) All British Indians were given the right to vote c) EVERYONE in Australia (over 21) was given the right to vote d) Still, only people of European origin were allowed to vote
59 Towards Voting Rights for Aboriginal Australians 1925: Mitta Bullosh (British Indian man living in Victoria) I am British! I have the right to vote (under Section 41)! What happened next? a) All Aboriginal Australians were given the right to vote b) All British Indians were given the right to vote c) EVERYONE in Australia (over 21) was given the right to vote d) Still, only people of European origin were allowed to vote
60 Towards Voting Rights for Aboriginal 1902: Universal Suffrage (For Women & Men over 21) Australians 1925: Universal Suffrage for Indians of British Citizenship
61 Towards Voting Rights for Aboriginal Australians 1925: Mitta Bullosh (British Indian man living in Victoria) I am British! I have the right to vote (under Section 41)! 1940s: Voting rights for Aboriginal Australians who have served in the df defense forces They die for their country why can t they vote?
62 Towards Voting Rights for Aboriginal Australians
63 Towards Voting Rights for Aboriginal Australians 1925: Mitta Bullosh (British Indian man living in Victoria) I am British! I have the right to vote (under Section 41)! 1940s: Voting rights for Aboriginal Australians who have served in the defense forces They die for their country why can t they vote? What happened next? a) All Aboriginal Australians were given the right to vote b) AllAboriginal Aboriginal Australians whohadhad served inthe defense forces were given the right to vote c) EVERYONE in Australia (over 21) was given the right to vote d) Still, onlypeopleof of European origin & BritishIndianswere allowed to vote
64 Towards Voting Rights for Aboriginal Australians 1925: Mitta Bullosh (British Indian man living in Victoria) I am British! I have the right to vote (under Section 41)! 1940s: Voting rights for Aboriginal Australians who have served in the defense forces They die for their country why can t they vote? What happened next? a) All Aboriginal Australians were given the right to vote b) AllAboriginal Aboriginal Australians whohadhad served inthe defense forces were given the right to vote c) EVERYONE in Australia (over 21) was given the right to vote d) Still, onlypeopleof of European origin & BritishIndianswere allowed to vote
65 Towards Voting Rights for Aboriginal 1902: Universal Suffrage (For Women & Men over 21) Australians 1925: Universal Suffrage for Indians of British Citizenship 1949: Voting rights for Aboriginal Australians who have served in the defense forces BUT THEY WEREN T ENCOURAGED TO VOTE
66 Towards Voting Rights for Aboriginal Australians 1925: Mitta Bullosh (British i Indian man living i in Victoria) I am British! I have the right to vote (under Section 41)! 1949: Voting rights ih for Aboriginal i Australians who have served in the defense forces They die for their country why can t they vote? 1960s: Concern about global racial discrimination (in the US and Apartheid South Africa) What about Aboriginal Australians too??
67 Towards Voting Rights for Aboriginal Australians
68 Towards Voting Rights for Aboriginal Australians 1925: Mitta Bullosh (British i Indian man living i in Victoria) I am British! I have the right to vote (under Section 41)! 1949: Voting rights ih for Aboriginal i Australians who have served in the defense forces They die for their country why can t they vote? 1960s: Concern about global racial discrimination (in the US and Apartheid South Africa) What about Aboriginal Australians too??
69 Towards Voting Rights for Aboriginal Australians 1925: Mitta Bullosh h(british i Indian man living i in Victoria) i I am British! I have the right to vote (under Section 41)! 1949: Voting rights for Aboriginal Australians who have served in the defense forces They die for their country why can t they vote? 1960s: Concern about global racial discrimination i i (in the US and Apartheid idsouth Africa) What about Aboriginal Australians too?? What happened next?
70 Towards Voting Rights for Aboriginal 1902: Universal Suffrage (For Women & Men over 21) Australians 1925: Universal Suffrage for Indians of British Citizenship 1949: Voting rights for Aboriginal Australians who have served in the defense forces BUT THEY WEREN T ENCOURAGED TO VOTE 1962: Aboriginal Australians over 21 are given the right to vote BUT IT IS ONLY VOLUNTARY VOTING NOT COMPULSORY VOTING
71 Towards Voting Rights for Aboriginal 1902: Universal Suffrage (For Women & Men over 21) Australians 1925: Universal Suffrage for Indians of British Citizenship 1949: Voting rights for Aboriginal Australians who have served in the defense forces BUT THEY WEREN T ENCOURAGED TO VOTE 1984: Aboriginal Australians are finally given the same voting rights as other Australians 1962: Aboriginal Australians over 21 are given the right to vote BUT IT IS ONLY VOLUNTARY VOTING NOT COMPULSORY VOTING
72 Is there discrimination in the voting system in Australia today?
73 There are some issues being debated
74 Recent Cases h i ih f i The voting rights of Prisoners Before 2006: Voting was possible for those serving sentences of 3 years or less 2006: The voting rights of all prisoners were revoked Vickie Lee Roach The Australian constitution states that the Australian parliament should be chosen by all people of Australia Voting rights reinstated for those serving sentences of 3 years or less
75 Recent Cases / Issues People with disabilities (esp. visual impairments) The right to vote in secret Is voting easy for People who are homeless? People from non English backgrounds?
76 Other Issues Reducing the voting age to 16? Does the current compulsory voting system discourage young people from voting? Should electronic voting be introduced? d? Voting rights for permanent residents? Voting rights for Australians living overseas?
77 Other points to think about Standing for elections & Representation in parliament Do women, Aboriginal Australians, and other groups have equal opportunities/support for this?
78 Concluding Thoughts Voting is a hard fought for right that we should take more seriously...
79 Selected References History of the Indigenous Vote (AEC) Indigenous People and the Vote (Pet Stretton) /V ti /i t / i i Electoral Milestones for women (AEC) The right ihtto vote is not enjoyed equally by all Australians (HREOC) There are also many informative articles on the history of voting and elections inaustralia at the Australian Electoral Commission Australian Electoral History page
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