What’s the democracy sausage, Australia’s favourite election day tradition?
As Australia queued up to cast their polls on Saturday, the quirky tradition of having a ‘democracy sausage’ after voting was largely followed. Over the years, the snack has become a national symbol for electoral participation and part of the nation’s election day culture. The phrase was even chosen as Australia’s Word of the Year in 2016. But how did it become so significant? We explain
As Australia queued up to cast their polls on Saturday, the quirky tradition of having a ‘democracy sausage’ after voting was largely followed. Over the years, the snack has become a national symbol for electoral participation and part of the nation’s election day culture. The phrase was even chosen as Australia’s Word of the Year in 2016. But how did it become so significant? We explain
