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UK voters head to the polls in Northallerton, North Yorkshire, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's constituency, in a general election widely expected to emphatically return the opposition Labour party to power and end nearly a decade-and-a-half of Conservative rule. IMAGES
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese seeks to console his country's Indigenous minority after voters rejected a landmark referendum that would have given them greater rights and constitutional recognition. SOUNDBITE
Disappointment abounds among "Yes" supporters at a campaign event, after a majority of Australians voted "No" in a referendum on Indigenous people's constitutional recognition and greater rights. The result scuppers plans to amend the country's 122-year-old constitution so that it acknowledged Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders for the first time. IMAGES
Polls are closing in Australia and vote-counting is underway in Melbourne for the landmark referendum on recognition and rights for Indigenous citizens. IMAGES
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrives at a polling station at Sydney's Bondi beach as polls open for the Indigenous rights referendum. IMAGES