Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of the day’s news. I’m Martin Farrer and these are some of our top overnight stories before Rafqa Touma takes the reins. The Australian Electoral Commission says more than 16,000 people living in remote towns and communities have voted via roving mobile polling stations since voting opened this week.
We’ve been to Pia Wadjarri, eight hours north of Perth, where, despite the massive logistical effort, many people are still relying on word of mouth to find out what’s happening. Australia’s former chief justice will today describe the core argument of the anti-voice campaign – that “if you don’t know, vote no” – as “resentful” in a major speech in Canberra today. Plus here’s all you need to know about voting in the voice to parliament referendum.