DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA LIVE BLOG: Australia has voted No to the Indigenous Voice to Parliament.
ABC election guru Antony Green first called Tasmania for the No vote - a key swing state - shortly after 7pm AEST, followed by New South Wales about 7.15pm and South Australia about 7.25pm.Devastated leading Yes campaigners Thomas Mayo and Dean Parkin slammed the No campaign's tactics after the result became evident, telling their supporters they did the best they could in the face of 'misinformation'.
10:29Northern Territory votes No to the VoiceThe Northern Territory has voted No to the Indigenous Voice. He addressed some of those theories during Saturday night's speech, telling reporters in Parliament House 'the Reserve Bank can rest easy now that they won't be getting advice on interest rates before the next meeting'.
'I will never forget that day in September when some 200,000 Australians walked together for yes right across this country. I know this outcome will be hard for some, but achieving progress is never easy, and progress doesn't always move in a straight line. 10:02Prime Minister Anthony Albanese addresses the public alongside Indigenous Australians Minister Linda BurneyAnthony Albanese has addressed the public for the first time since his referendum was voted down, fighting back tears as he conceded defeat.
'We argued for this change not out of convenience but from conviction, because that's what people deserve from their government. Earlier this year, Langton vowed to boycott future Welcome to Country requests if the Voice were to fail, telling The Australian: 'I imagine that most Australians who are non-Indigenous, if we lose the referendum, will not be able to look me in the eye.
In spite of their belief in the campaign, Parkin said the Yes camp could not compete with 'the single largest misinformation campaign this country has ever seen', slamming the 'disrespect and disdain' which had been shown toward Indigenous people. 08:36Leading Yes campaigner Thomas Mayo slams 'disgusting fear campaign, dishonesty'Devastated Thomas Mayo has addressed media about the referendum's defeat, issuing a scathing assessment of Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and the No campaign as a whole.
Locals in Sydney's east and inner suburbs voted in favour of the proposal - while the west of the city swings hard against the proposal.Read more about who voted Yes here 'Having a referendum at this time... from the beginning I said it was a waste of money and that it would divide our people.08:09New South Wales votes No to the VoiceWith almost 50 per cent of polling places in New South Wales already counted, the ABC has called the must-win state for the No camp.
07:56First 1,500 polling places countedVotes have been counted at 1,507 of Australia's 8,253 polling booths. 07:40Indigenous Australians Minister issues heartwarming message to voters who said YesAs the votes begin pouring in from around the country, Linda Burney has issued a message of thanks to Australians who said Yes to a Voice.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese chose South Australia to announce the date of the referendum, and the Yes campaign has poured plenty of resources into the state. Similarly, 58 per cent of Victorian votes which have already been counted are against the Voice, with 42 per cent in favour.It is worth noting the count is in very early stages. Just 0.04 per cent of the votes around Australia have been counted.
South Australian booths will close in just 30 minutes, while West Australians have three more hours to hit the polls.06:53Where to watch the vote on televisionSky News, ABC and NITV will have the most extensive coverage of the vote and the fallout on Saturday night. The program will be anchored by Bridget Brennan, David Speers and Dan Bourchier who will be joined by chief election analyst Antony Green and Chief Political Correspondent Laura Tingle who will give analysis of the results as they come in.
They will be joined for discussion by a panel of guests including Professor Marcia Langton, Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce, former Senator and Olympian Nova Peris, Minister for Social Services Amanda Rishworth, and Tasmanian Liberal MP Bridget Archer, and more.How every TV channel is covering the Voice referendumAfter months of bitter debate, Australians will cast their final votes in the Voice to Parliament referendum on Saturday October 14.
Speaking to Daily Mail Australia Ms d'Abrera, said she was standing outside the polling centre when the man approached her and began allegedly verbally abusing her. Exit polls in crucial state for Yes campaign shows a tight contestA total of 115 voters across the Adelaide electorate of Boothby were asked how they voted as they left four polling booths. 58 registered a No vote while 56 went for Yes.Mail Online
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