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Law in Focus: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples To what extent does the state recognise Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders? Until the 1960s, indigenous Australians - Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders - were denied rights and access to the legal system and excluded from formal participation in the political process. They were not counted in population censuses, were not allowed to serve on juries nor give evidence in court. Mostly, the government treated indigenous people as if they didn't exist. In 1962, indigenous people were given the right to vote in Commonwealth elections, and gradually things began to change and laws made by the states in years past were repealed or amended. However, it was not until the 1967 referendum that indigenous people were granted the right to vote and be counted in censuses. Today, even though many of the legal barriers to equality for Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders have been...

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