Looking Back |
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Territorians were asked to consider Statehood in a Territory-wide referendum in1998. At the time, a majority (51.3% of voters) voted against the model proposed. Some people said after that they did not understand the difference between a state and a territory enough to feel it was time to change. Others did not like the constitution proposed. It is important we understand the reasons why people said no and learn from those reasons but it is not the role of the Statehood Steering Committee to go back over the past. The Statehood Steering Committee is a group of people from all over the Territory who are looking at what Territorians want if we become a state in the future. It is different to any other way we have looked at Statehood before. It is about everyday Territorians setting the agenda and telling the parliament and the government how we want to move toward Statehood and when. Contents
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