Australia has voted No to the Indigenous Voice to Parliament - with key swing states of Tasmania, South Australia and New South Wales all called for the No campaign.
ABC election guru Antony Green 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.
The Yes campaign was required to win a majority of states and majority of the national vote for the referendum to pass. At this point, it is very unlikely to secure either.
Should results continue to match opinion polls, every single Australian state would vote No to the proposition to enshrine an Indigenous advisory body into the constitution.
The ACT - home to Canberra, the capital - voted Yes, as did the eastern suburbs of Sydney, according to election data.
Edit: Fuck, I meant to include the result being "No" in the title but that wasn't actually part of the headline.
This won't be the end of it, obviously. The courts might find a way to enforce it without a vote, or they'll rig the next vote if need be.
Sadly, probably correct. I'm surprised it's not already happening. I fully expected the results to be "Votes are in: resounding no. But, also, unrelatedly...yes, we're doing it anyway. Democracy!"
Edit: Fuck, I meant to include the result being "No" in the title but that wasn't actually part of the headline.
This won't be the end of it, obviously. The courts might find a way to enforce it without a vote, or they'll rig the next vote if need be.
Sadly, probably correct. I'm surprised it's not already happening. I fully expected the results to be "Votes are in: resounding no. But, also, unrelatedly...yes, we're doing it anyway. Democracy!"
There's already dozens of these bodies, all funded to the wazoo that exist anyway.