Voice referendum updates: Nation votes No to Voice to Parliament, with all six states rejecting change

A No vote is recorded nationally and in all six states as the Voice to Parliament proposal is defeated in Australia's first referendum this century.

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00:00 Well, the result is in and the voice referendum has been defeated.

00:05 Overall, the vote is about 60% no, 40% yes.

00:09 Six states, all six have voted no.

00:11 The Australian National vote is no, Northern Territory, no,

00:14 and the ACT, the Australian Capital Territory,

00:16 the only place, has voted yes.

00:18 Overall, that's a defeat for the referendum.

00:20 There's been patterns across the country.

00:22 The Teal seats voted yes, Inner-City seats voted yes,

00:26 some Inner-City Liberal seats voted yes,

00:28 as did Labor seats in the regional areas in the country.

00:31 A solid no vote.

00:32 Where this leaves Indigenous affairs

00:34 and the debate over representation and welfare

00:37 is a matter that will continue for the future.

00:39 But the attempt to change the Constitution

00:41 to insert the voice and recognise Indigenous Australians

00:44 has been rejected.

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