Yes vote celebrated by arts organisations

Arts leaders are calling upon the government to act in the wake of the Yes vote triumphing, while also acknowledging the divisive nature of the debate.

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After months of divisive and often painful public debate, today the Australian Bureau of Statistics announced that 61.6% of respondents to the national postal survey on the issue have voted yes to marriage equality.

A yes vote was also recorded in every Australian state and territory.

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Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in 2020. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts