Australians sizzle on election day with 'democracy sausage' and 'budgy smugglers'


A voter in Sydney adding ketchup to a so-called "democracy sausage" on May 3, the day of the Australian federal election. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

SYDNEY (Reuters): Australians fired up barbecues and wore tight-fit swim trunks called "budgy smugglers" to voting centres as they welcomed election day on Saturday with some unique and quirky traditions.

Voters across the country grabbed a "democracy sausage", which is sausages, burgers or other barbecued meat sold by volunteers at polling booths, as they turned out to cast their ballots.

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