The Voice to Parliament proposal has been defeated in Australia's first referendum in more than two decades.
Australians have rejected a proposal to enshrine an Indigenous Voice to Parliament in the Constitution. A 'No' vote was recorded in all six states and the Northern Territory during the historic referendum on Saturday. The 'No' vote is also leading in the overall national count. The ACT was the only jurisdiction to record a 'Yes' vote.
Opposition leader Peter Dutton called on the country to unite, labelling the referendum as an exercise that Australia "did not need to have". "The proposal and the process should have been designed to unite Australians, not to divide us," he said. "What we’ve seen tonight is Australians literally in their millions reject the prime minister’s defensive referendum.
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