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336:, now generally recognised, is that this is in no sense a referendum on the desirability or otherwise of controls. ... This is a referendum simply to determine whether the controls involved should eventually revert to the States or whether they should be given to Canberra for ever. ... everyone in the Commonwealth is doubtless aware now that whatever the result of Saturday's vote, the present Federal controls will continue for some considerable period.
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330:, the State Governments, including, of course, the Governments in those States which still have Labour Administrations, have all acknowledged that the powers of the States are ample, and have declared their willingness to undertake control, if necessary, when the Commonwealth retires from the price and rent fixing field.
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is that the
Federal Government's campaign of fear, with its predictions of chaos and of soaring rents and prices if the referendum is defeated, has been thoroughly and rightly discounted from one end of Australia to another.
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This was the second of 11 referendums (as of
October 2021) that failed to achieve a majority in any state. Power to control prices was sought for a third time in the
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293:, because the Government can be relied on to administer price control sanely, to decentralise as much as possible, and to remove controls as supplies become adequate.
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287:, because price control by six controlling authorities in the States will not work - the choice is Commonwealth control or no control.
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Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the
Constitution entitled 'Constitution Alteration (Rents and Prices) 1947'?
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to give the
Commonwealth power to make laws with respect to rents and prices. It was put to voters for approval in an
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Control over prices was one of the 14 post-war powers that had been rejected in the
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Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the
Constitution entitled —
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Obtained majority in no state and an overall minority of 824,471 votes.
615:
Armed forces totals are also included in their respective states.
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231:
that the
Parliament have power to make laws with respect to:
675:"Part 5 - Referendums and Plebiscites - Referendum results"
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16:
Unsuccessful
Australian constitutional amendment vote
250:. The proposal was put forward and supported by the
204:
Constitution
Alteration (Rents and Prices) Bill 1947
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236:(xivA.) Rents and prices (including charges) ;
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79:"Constitution Alteration (Rents and Prices) 1947"
316:summed up his arguments against the proposal as:
653:Constitution Alteration (Rents and Prices) Bill
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270:summed up his arguments for the proposal in
206:, was an unsuccessful proposal to alter the
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22:1948 Australian rents and prices referendum
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185:Registered voters/turnout
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310:Leader of the Opposition
252:Chifley Labor government
567:Total for Commonwealth
254:and was opposed by the
208:Australian Constitution
156:Invalid or blank votes
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214:held on 29 May 1948.
212:Australian referendum
50:29 May 1948
697:"The case for "Yes""
541:Armed forces
729:"The case for "No""
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266:The Prime Minister
23:
745:– via Trove.
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274:on 28 May 1948 as:
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798:in Australia
739:. Retrieved
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707:. Retrieved
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693:Chifley, Ben
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145:Valid votes
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1101:Referendums
796:referendums
737:. p. 2
705:. p. 2
600:Not carried
437:Queensland
268:Ben Chifley
168:Total votes
1234:Categories
741:19 October
709:19 October
635:References
623:Discussion
582:2,618,183
576:1,793,712
573:4,476,001
570:4,783,887
417:1,270,037
414:1,351,853
400:1,012,639
391:1,762,091
388:1,880,779
242:Background
229:section 51
189:4,783,887
148:4,411,895
117:1,793,712
54:1948-05-29
792:elections
515:Tasmania
411:Victoria
366:Informal
173:4,476,001
134:2,618,183
790:Federal
593:Results
521:145,135
518:157,668
504:168,088
498:105,605
495:278,282
492:301,223
478:229,438
472:167,171
469:402,778
466:422,809
452:422,236
446:187,955
443:617,678
440:669,555
426:693,937
420:559,361
394:723,183
363:Against
328:Secondly
297:Fourthly
285:Secondly
218:Question
588:64,106
559:
553:
547:11,905
544:
530:91,845
524:50,437
432:16,739
406:26,269
341:Results
304:Against
291:Thirdly
192:93.56%
178:100.00%
159:64,106
151:98.57%
120:40.66%
87:Results
81: ?
52: (
658:(Cth).
585:59.34
579:40.66
556:5,213
550:6,557
536:2,853
533:64.55
527:35.45
510:4,589
507:61.41
501:38.59
484:6,169
481:57.85
475:42.15
458:7,487
455:69.20
449:30.80
429:55.37
423:44.63
403:58.34
397:41.66
351:State
162:1.43%
139:59.34%
101:Votes
97:Choice
377:Vote
371:Vote
321:First
279:First
1219:2023
1214:2017
1209:1999
1204:1988
1199:1984
1194:1977
1189:1974
1184:1973
1179:1967
1174:1951
1169:1948
1164:1946
1159:1944
1154:1937
1149:1928
1144:1926
1139:1919
1134:1917
1129:1916
1124:1913
1119:1911
1114:1910
1109:1906
1091:1997
1069:Next
1063:2022
1058:2019
1053:2016
1048:2013
1043:2010
1038:2007
1033:2004
1028:2001
1023:1998
1018:1996
1013:1993
1008:1990
1003:1987
998:1984
993:1983
988:1980
983:1977
978:1975
973:1974
968:1972
963:1970
958:1969
953:1967
948:1966
943:1964
938:1963
933:1961
928:1958
923:1955
918:1954
913:1953
908:1951
903:1949
898:1946
893:1943
888:1940
883:1937
878:1934
873:1931
868:1929
863:1928
858:1925
853:1922
848:1919
843:1917
838:1914
833:1913
828:1910
823:1906
818:1903
813:1901
794:and
743:2021
711:2021
655:1944
562:135
360:For
308:The
202:The
114:Yes
262:For
130:No
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