make agreements with the States with respect to the public debts of the States, including- 1. the taking over of such debts by the Commonwealth; 2. the management of such debts; 3. the payment of interest and the provision and management of sinking funds in respect of such debts; 4. the consolidation, renewal, conversion and redemption of such debts; 5. the indemnification of the Commonwealth by the States in respect of debts taken over by the Commonwealth; and 6. the borrowing of money by the State or the Commonwealth, or by the Commonwealth for the States. (2.) The Parliament may make laws for validating any such agreement made before the commencement of this section. (3.) The Parliament may make laws for the carrying out by the parties thereto of any such agreement. (4.) Any such agreement may be varied or rescinded by the parties thereto. (5.) Every such agreement and any such variation thereof shall be binding upon the Commonwealth and the States parties thereto notwithstanding anything contained in this Constitution or the Constitution of the several States or in any law of the Parliament of the Commonwealth or of any State. (6.) The powers conferred by this section shall not be construed as being limited in any way by the provisions of section one hundred and five of this Constitution. Results The referendum was approved by a majority of voters, and a majority of the voters was achieved in each state. See also Politics of Australia History of Australia References ! colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #cccccc" | Amendments to the Constitution of Australia |- | style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" | 2nd amendment1st State Debts amendment (1910) | style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" | 4th amendmentSocial services (1946) Amendments to the Constitution of Australia 1929 in law 1928 referendums Referendum Constitutional referendums in Australia November 1928 events