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Thanks for following our live coverage of the Voice to parliament referendum result. Here’s how the day unfolded.

Voice rejected The Indigenous Voice to parliament was defeated on Saturday, putting an end to the plans to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in the country’s constitution.

PM accepts Voice defeat, calls for optimism Anthony Albanese called on Yes campaigners to accept the result with “grace and humility”.

Dutton says defeat ‘good for country’ The opposition leader urged Australians to “accept the result in this great spirit of our democracy”.

Over half the country to voted on Saturday More than 9.2 million people, over half of the 17.6 million people on the electoral roll, went to polling stations for Saturday’s historic referendum.

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