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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrives at a polling station at Sydney's Bondi beach as polls open for the Indigenous rights referendum. IMAGES
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
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
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison arrives in East Timor's capital, Dili, to attend the 20th anniversary of the country's UN-backed referendum which paved the way for it to become an independent nation. Morrison is also slated to mark a maritime border treaty that could unlock billions in offshore oil and gas revenue in East Timor. IMAGES
Australia recalls its ambassador to Indonesia following the execution of two convicted Australian drug smugglers by firing squad and Prime Minister Tony Abbott says the Australia-Indonesia relationship "has suffered as a result of what's been done." Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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).
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