The votes are in and the Australian Capital Territory has voted in favour of a Voice.
The votes are in and Australia finally has an answer to the Voice referendum question. This is how the ACT voted.To succeed, a double majority was needed. The ACT did not count towards the double majority.
For the referendum to pass, the majority of Australians and the majority of states needed to vote Yes. There are six states in Australia so four states were needed for the vote to pass. Less than 90 minutes after polls closed, the Voice to Parliament referendum was called as a massive defeat for Yes.The democracy sausage is a staple of Australia’s voting culture and one booth updated the tradition to reflect the country’s cost-of-living crisis.
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