Australia is a country that has compulsory voting, in which all citizens over the age of eighteen are required to vote at elections. Australians went to the polls on October 14, 2023, in a historic referendum to determine if Indigenous people are recognized in the country’s constitution through a voice to parliament. The referendum asked Australians to vote ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to one single question at the ballot box: “A Proposed Law: to alter the Constitution to recognize the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice. Do you approve this proposed alteration?” . The Voice has been a key feature of Prime Minister Anthony Albaneses term in office, and a referendum loss would stand out, political analysts say, as his biggest setback since coming to power in May. The exact wording was finalised in June and will read: “A Proposed Law: to alter the Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice. Do you approve this proposed alteration?” . The referendum failed, with most of the country’s 17.6 million registered voters writing "No" on their ballots.