(3 May 2025)
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Bangkok, Thailand – 3 May 2025
1. Mid of voting centre at Australian Embassy in Bangkok with voters casting ballot inside
2. Close of voters
3. Close of voting centre sign
4. Various of voters
5. Various of voter Ray (no surname given) casting ballot
6. Close of Australian Embassy Thailand sign
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Ray, Australian retiree:
"Basically I haven’t liked the lies of Albanese when he first got in 3 years ago. He said the power was going to go down $250 and it’s gone up with more than $1000. And it’s more lies coming out this time around. I’m probably, it’s going to be a silent majority, so it’s going to be very interesting this afternoon or tonight when they’re counting."
8. Various of Selena Marr, Australian working in Bangkok, voting
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Selena Marr, Australian working in Bangkok:
"I think cost of living is really important for Australians and I think cost of housing, but I also think we’re in a very difficult geopolitical climate, so I think it’s a very important election that we get that right and we have someone elected that can take care of things on a global level."
10. Various of voters
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Timothy Ng and Daniel Howells, Australians travelling in Thailand:
"I think there’s a big move away from the two big parties and people are looking for alternatives in the centre somewhere."
12. Various of voter
13. Close of ballot box
14. Wide of democracy sausage stall at Australian Embassy
15. Various of cook preparing sausages
16. Various of voters receiving sausage sandwich
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Martin Nicholls and Max Nicholls, father and son and Australian voters:
Martin Nicholls: "Fantastic"
Max Nicholls : "It makes people vote, I think. It encourages people to vote, especially young people. It’s a bit of a social media hype and it definitely makes it worth coming."
18. Various of Timothy Ng and Daniel Howells, Australians travelling in Thailand, ordering sausages
19. SOUNDBITE (English) Timothy Ng and Daniel Howells, Australians travelling in Thailand:
Daniel Howells: "Yeah I always like to vote on the Saturday to get the sausage so that’s a big thing for me."
Timothy Ng: "I love a democracy sausage."
Reporter: "Were you expecting to find it here in Bangkok as well?"
Daniel Howells: "I wasn’t, I saw the barbecue on the way in and I thought ‘yes!’"
Timothy Ng: "I took a quick snap saying I’ve got to send it home to my mates."
20. Various of Timothy Ng and Daniel Howells eating
STORYLINE:
Australians in Bangkok voted in their general election on Saturday as polls close early evening in Australia.
Polling booths were set up at the Australian Embassy, with voters arriving Saturday morning to cast their ballot.
"I haven’t liked the lies of Albanese when he first got in three years ago," said 68-year-old retiree Ray, who moved to Thailand, adding that he felt part of a "silent majority."
"I also think we’re in a very difficult geopolitical climate, so I think it’s a very important election that we get that right and we have someone elected that can take care of things on a global level," said Selena Marr, an Australian working in Bangkok.
Australians were also able to enjoy the tradition of the democracy sausage at the embassy, with a grill station set up nearby.
The grilled sausage wrapped in a slice of white bread and often topped with onions and ketchup is a regular fixture of Antipodean public life.
Father and son Martin and Max Nicholls enjoyed their sausages after voting.
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