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What is required for the Australian Constitution to be changed by referendum?
Answer: Voting approval from most states and total votes
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Voting approvals from most states
Voting approval from most states and total votes
Approval from the King
Chapter: Government and the law in Australia
In a referendum, there needs to be a ‘double majority’... both the majority of voters in a majority of states and a majority of voters across the nation must vote for the change.
- Our Common Bond (pdf version),
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