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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 urges voters to back the referendum on rights and recognition for Indigenous citizens, as voters begin to cast their ballots. SOUNDBITE
Thousands of Australians march in Melbourne to fight for a landmark Indigenous rights reform before the October 14 referendum. Tens of thousands joined "Walk for Yes" events in major cities ahead of the vote that could grant Indigenous Australians a constitutionally enshrined right to be consulted on policies that affect them -- a so-called Voice. IMAGES
Polls open in a Chadian referendum on a new constitution, with the vote seen as a key step towards elections and the return of civilian rule promised by the ruling military junta more than two years ago. A large section of the opposition and civil society in the central African country have called for a boycott. IMAGES
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