After a gruelling six week campaign, millions of Australians have cast their vote in the first referendum since 1999.
Australians could know within hours whether or not the constitution will be altered to enshrine an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice.Voters in Queensland, South Australia, the Northern Territory, and Western Australia have until 6pm local time to attend a polling booth and write “yes” or “no” to a question about enshrining a Voice to Parliament in the constitution.Polling will soon close in the eastern states.
The AEC will count every vote cast on Saturday, pre-poll, and some postal votes on Saturday night, but postal votes can be submitted for another 13 days. He said the Prime Minister had showed hubris in forging ahead with the referendum after the Coalition ruled out bipartisan support. “I’ve said all along this is a humanitarian issue, it’s about closing the gap, rather than being a political issue,” he told Sky News.
“If No gets up then the Liberal Party will feel that they have this mandate for them … and they’ll continue on down this track.”Melbourne voters were left outraged after being forced to queue for more than two hours on Saturday.
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