Sheep farmer Tony Beck and his wife Kathy, a Luritja woman, say they are 'extremely disappointed' that signs they put up in favour of constitutional change were taken from their property.
A farming couple from South Australia's south-east who had signs in favour of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament stolen from their property say they are "extremely disappointed".Tony and Kathy Beck put Yes signs on a fence on their property near Mount GambierForums have been held for and against the Voice to Parliament in the South East
The couple have now put two new signs up much higher, in red gum trees facing a nearby road."Not so far, I think they'll be hard to reach … we've put them up fairly high so hopefully they'll be left alone," she said. He said the Voice to Parliament would be good for people in rural areas as it was likely to advocate for more services in those areas benefiting both Indigenous and non-Indigenous residents.
"Democracy — the one that we have in Australia — fails most of the people in remote and regional areas, irrespective of their race."What is the Voice to Parliament and how would it work? Here's a breakdown
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