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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
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
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).