As Australia queued up to cast their polls on Saturday, the quirky tradition of having a ‘democracy sausage’ after voting was ...

The volunteers take a lunchtime break to cast their own votes, and, naturally, enjoy a democracy sausage. At the 2022 election, the website registered 2,200 of Australia’s 7,000 polling places as ...

Enjoying a sausage – or ‘sag’ as it is known in Aussie slang – after casting your vote has become a beloved Australian election day tradition.

A beloved election-day snack, the democracy sausage is now so iconic that websites help voters find one near polling booths.

A simple post-vote snack or a powerful totem of egalitarianism? Could the Aussie tradition of the humble election-day sausage sizzle heal a riven world?

As Aussies head to the polls, the act of voting becomes an experience steeped in tradition and community connection—complete with the beloved democracy sausage, proving that even serious moments of ...

The volunteers take a lunchtime break to cast their own votes, and, naturally, enjoy a democracy sausage. At the 2022 election, the website registered 2,200 of Australia’s 7,000 polling places ...

The volunteers take a lunchtime break to cast their own votes, and, naturally, enjoy a democracy sausage. At the 2022 election, the website registered 2,200 of Australia’s 7,000 polling places ...

It makes for a hectic election day. People get their "Democracy Sausage" at the Marrickville Public School in Sydney, Australia, Saturday, May 3, 2025, after voting in the general election.