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A moment in history: The Voice vote in photos

Olivia Harris
1 min read·October 14, 2023 - 6:46PM
News Corp Australia Network

The Voice referendum campaign comes to a close today after months of heated debates. We document this historic day by taking a look at the best from the polling stations.

 

Voters at Bondi Beach in NSW pictured casting votes. Picture: Sam Ruttyn
Voters at Bondi Beach in NSW pictured casting votes. Picture: Sam Ruttyn

 

People prepare to vote at a polling station at the Prahran Library, Melbourne. Picture: Jake Nowakowski
People prepare to vote at a polling station at the Prahran Library, Melbourne. Picture: Jake Nowakowski

 

Senator Lidia Thorpe casts her ‘No’ vote in Reservoir, Victoria. Picture: David Crosling/NCA NewsWire
Senator Lidia Thorpe casts her ‘No’ vote in Reservoir, Victoria. Picture: David Crosling/NCA NewsWire

 

Mitchell Bulmer takes a moment after voting at the Indigenous community of Yarrabah in Far North Queensland. Picture: Brian Cassey
Mitchell Bulmer takes a moment after voting at the Indigenous community of Yarrabah in Far North Queensland. Picture: Brian Cassey

 

Voters encounter a long wait at a polling centre at the Docklands Library in Melbourne. Picture: Jake Nowakowski
Voters encounter a long wait at a polling centre at the Docklands Library in Melbourne. Picture: Jake Nowakowski

 

A protester waves a sign at the St Frances Xavier school in Goodna, QLD. Picture: Tertius Pickard
A protester waves a sign at the St Frances Xavier school in Goodna, QLD. Picture: Tertius Pickard

 

Democracy sausages in full flow at an East Melbourne voting booth. Picture: David Crosling/NCA Newswire
Democracy sausages in full flow at an East Melbourne voting booth. Picture: David Crosling/NCA Newswire

 

Pups give their support at Bondi Beach. Picture: Sam Ruttyn
Pups give their support at Bondi Beach. Picture: Sam Ruttyn

 

Members of the Indigenous community of Yarrabah cast their votes in Far North Queensland. Picture: Brian Cassey
Members of the Indigenous community of Yarrabah cast their votes in Far North Queensland. Picture: Brian Cassey

 

A woman argues with a YES23 Volunteer at Plympton Glenelg RSL polling place in Adelaide. Picture: Morgan Sette/NCA Newswire
A woman argues with a YES23 Volunteer at Plympton Glenelg RSL polling place in Adelaide. Picture: Morgan Sette/NCA Newswire

 

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrives at Balmain Public School polling station in NSW. Picture: Tim Hunter
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrives at Balmain Public School polling station in NSW. Picture: Tim Hunter

 

A statue of King George V oversees voting at the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: Martin Ollman/NCA Newswire
A statue of King George V oversees voting at the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: Martin Ollman/NCA Newswire

 

A surfer returns to the waves after casting her vote in the 2023 Voice referendum. Picture: Sam Ruttyn
A surfer returns to the waves after casting her vote in the 2023 Voice referendum. Picture: Sam Ruttyn

 

A woman volunteering for the YES23 campaign reacts to comments that South Australian Opposition Leader David Speirs makes while speaking to media. Picture: Morgan Sette/NCA NewsWire
A woman volunteering for the YES23 campaign reacts to comments that South Australian Opposition Leader David Speirs makes while speaking to media. Picture: Morgan Sette/NCA NewsWire

 

‘Yes’ bracelets for sale at a polling station in Melbourne. Picture: David Crosling/Melbourne
‘Yes’ bracelets for sale at a polling station in Melbourne. Picture: David Crosling/Melbourne

 

People prepare to vote at a polling station at the Prahran Library in Melbourne. Picture: Jake Nowakowski
People prepare to vote at a polling station at the Prahran Library in Melbourne. Picture: Jake Nowakowski

 

Budgy Smugglers on parade at a polling booth at Bondi Beach in NSW. Picture: Sam Ruttyn
Budgy Smugglers on parade at a polling booth at Bondi Beach in NSW. Picture: Sam Ruttyn

 

Member for Kennedy Bob Katter casts his vote at the Townsville Central State School. Picture: Evan Morgan
Member for Kennedy Bob Katter casts his vote at the Townsville Central State School. Picture: Evan Morgan

 

NSW Premier Chris Minns, wife Anna Minns (R) and Minister for Indigenous Australians, Linda Burney, prepare to vote at a polling centre in Sydney. Picture: Jenny Evans/Getty Images
NSW Premier Chris Minns, wife Anna Minns (R) and Minister for Indigenous Australians, Linda Burney, prepare to vote at a polling centre in Sydney. Picture: Jenny Evans/Getty Images

 

Senator Lidia Thorpe speaks after casting her ‘No’ vote in Reservoir, Victoria. Picture: David Crosling/NCA Newswire
Senator Lidia Thorpe speaks after casting her ‘No’ vote in Reservoir, Victoria. Picture: David Crosling/NCA Newswire

 

History calls as Mina Andrews arrives to cast her vote in the Indigenous community of Yarrabah in Far North Queensland. Picture: Brian Cassey
History calls as Mina Andrews arrives to cast her vote in the Indigenous community of Yarrabah in Far North Queensland. Picture: Brian Cassey

 

Support in all sizes as Paul Denyer with his 5 week old daughter register their ‘Yes’ vote at Bondi Beach in NSW. Picture: Sam Ruttyn
Support in all sizes as Paul Denyer with his 5 week old daughter register their ‘Yes’ vote at Bondi Beach in NSW. Picture: Sam Ruttyn

 

An AEC staff member locates a voters voting area on a map at a polling centre in Melbourne, Australia. Picture: Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images
An AEC staff member locates a voters voting area on a map at a polling centre in Melbourne, Australia. Picture: Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images

 

Early voting opened on October 2. Indigenous ‘Yes’ vote supporters celebrate at the Wurrumiyanga polling station on Bathurst Island, the largest community on the Tiwi Islands. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin
Early voting opened on October 2. Indigenous ‘Yes’ vote supporters celebrate at the Wurrumiyanga polling station on Bathurst Island, the largest community on the Tiwi Islands. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

 

Treasurer Jim Chalmers arrives to vote with his wife Laura and children Jack 4, Annabel 6, and Leo 8 at Springwood Central State School. Picture: Adam Head
Treasurer Jim Chalmers arrives to vote with his wife Laura and children Jack 4, Annabel 6, and Leo 8 at Springwood Central State School. Picture: Adam Head

 

‘Yes’ dog Oreo shows her support for the Voice in Sydney. Picture: Julian Andrews
‘Yes’ dog Oreo shows her support for the Voice in Sydney. Picture: Julian Andrews

 

SA Premier Peter Malinauskas and family casting their ballots for a Voice to federal parliament in Brompton. Picture: Dean Martin
SA Premier Peter Malinauskas and family casting their ballots for a Voice to federal parliament in Brompton. Picture: Dean Martin

 

AEC staff count votes at a vote counting centre in Melbourne. Picture: Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images
AEC staff count votes at a vote counting centre in Melbourne. Picture: Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images

 

The sausage sizzle at the Seacliff Uniting Church polling place in Adelaide. Picture: Morgan Sette/NCA Newswire
The sausage sizzle at the Seacliff Uniting Church polling place in Adelaide. Picture: Morgan Sette/NCA Newswire

 

More early voters at the Wurrumiyanga polling station on the Tiwi Islands. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin
More early voters at the Wurrumiyanga polling station on the Tiwi Islands. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

 

Voting underway at Balmain Public School polling station, NSW. Picture: Tim Hunter
Voting underway at Balmain Public School polling station, NSW. Picture: Tim Hunter

 

People prepare to vote at a polling station at the Prahran Library in Melbourne. Picture: Jake Nowakowski
People prepare to vote at a polling station at the Prahran Library in Melbourne. Picture: Jake Nowakowski

 

A voter cast his vote at a polling centre at Stan Thiess Memorial Center in Muswellbrook, NSW. Picture: Roni Bintang/Getty Images
A voter cast his vote at a polling centre at Stan Thiess Memorial Center in Muswellbrook, NSW. Picture: Roni Bintang/Getty Images

 

Surf Life Savers cast their vote at a polling centre in Bondi Beach. Picture: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images
Surf Life Savers cast their vote at a polling centre in Bondi Beach. Picture: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images

 

David Williamson talks to voters during voting at Coorabell Hall polling station, NSW. Picture: Luke Marsden.
David Williamson talks to voters during voting at Coorabell Hall polling station, NSW. Picture: Luke Marsden.

 

Indigenous elders Margret Campbell, Beryl Van Oploo, Millie Ingram and Norma Ingram cast their votes in Redfern, NSW Picture: Sam Ruttyn
Indigenous elders Margret Campbell, Beryl Van Oploo, Millie Ingram and Norma Ingram cast their votes in Redfern, NSW Picture: Sam Ruttyn

 

A YES23 supporter gets into the spirit of things at Brisbane State High School. Picture: Liam Kidston
A YES23 supporter gets into the spirit of things at Brisbane State High School. Picture: Liam Kidston

 

Voters at Bondi Beach in NSW. Picture: Sam Ruttyn
Voters at Bondi Beach in NSW. Picture: Sam Ruttyn

 

AEC staff count Melbourne’s votes at a vote counting centre. Picture: Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images
AEC staff count Melbourne’s votes at a vote counting centre. Picture: Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images

 

A pedestrian walks past a gate painted in the Aboriginal flag on the day of the referendum in South Yarra, Melbourne. Picture: Jake Nowakowski
A pedestrian walks past a gate painted in the Aboriginal flag on the day of the referendum in South Yarra, Melbourne. Picture: Jake Nowakowski

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