Prime Minister in regional SA campaigning for the Voice

ABC NEWS (Australia)

The Prime Minister is in regional South Australia today, hoping to win over support in what is a crucial state for those campaigning for a Yes vote in this weekend's Voice to Parliament referendum.

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00:00 The Prime Minister flew in yesterday from Port Lincoln and met with prominent Indigenous

00:07 leaders, members of the community and local council members, all keen to catch a glimpse

00:12 of the Prime Minister and take a photo with him as well.

00:14 It's the first time he's been here to the regional city.

00:17 Now, he'll be campaigning hard here in regional SA in the lead up to the referendum this Saturday.

00:23 We heard yesterday anecdotally there's a portion of the population that still haven't made

00:28 up their mind about the vote and also a portion that don't understand what the referendum

00:32 will mean for Indigenous people this Saturday.

00:35 Now, I spoke to Bungalow leader Emmeline Richards.

00:38 She's a prominent figure here in Port Lincoln.

00:41 She said she originally was going to vote no, but she's changed her mind recently to

00:45 yes because she recognises the importance of this referendum and what it will mean for

00:52 Indigenous lives.

00:53 Now, I asked her about what she thought about the general sentiment here in Port Lincoln

00:58 from the wider community about the voice.

01:00 Here's what she had to say earlier.

01:03 It's a bit of a mixed bag on the Lower Eye Peninsula.

01:07 I've thought there would be a lot more against and quite strongly, but there's a bit of a

01:16 balance out here, which is good, which is promising.

01:19 Well, the Prime Minister will be heading to Viterra, a grain handling company just behind

01:24 us.

01:25 It's a major employer in town, a major exporter of products here as well.

01:29 He'll be holding a press conference there a little later this morning, and then we hear

01:33 he's off to the Northern Territory.

01:34 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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