The Yes camp is clinging to hopes of a miracle victory as Australians line up to cast their votes in theCampaigning at Balmain Public School in his inner-west Sydney electorate of Grayndler on Saturday morning, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese urged voters to be on the “right side of history”, accused the No campaign of stoking division and took a swipe at the media’s coverage of the campaign.“The No campaign has spoken about division while stoking it.
Albanese received a rapt reception from his constituents in Balmain, who lined up with their dogs to take selfies with him, in what was clear Yes territory without a No campaigner in sight at the booth., Albanese quoted African American civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr’s refrain that the “arch of history bends towards justice” and alluded to the“This week of all weeks, with so much hatred on display in the world, this is an opportunity for Australians to show kindness.
“Whatever the outcome of today’s vote, whether the double majority required to make this alteration to the Constitution is achieved or not, reconciliation is dead,” she wrote.Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney joined NSW Premier Chris Minns in voting at the Carlton South Public School in Kogarah in Sydney’s south-west, where she sought to channel a message of optimism.
In the progressive heartland of Melbourne’s inner north, many voters in Fitzroy were writing Yes on their ballot papers, but were sceptical of their side’s chances.Victoria came the closest to voting Yes at the last referendum in 1999, with strong support for the republic proposal in inner Melbourne.
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