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Sheep farmer Rob Armstrong says he was terrified of public speaking and had no interest in wading into political issues. But a levy proposed by the Victorian government propelled Rob into action and he found himself leading protest rallies outside parliament house in Melbourne.

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00:14Farming is hard, but the most reason it is so hard is you are just at the mercy of the
00:19gods.
00:20Every time you walk outside and you look up, that's your life.
00:25What's coming out of that sky?
00:27Snow, hail, fires, floods, whether you make any money or not.
00:38That's how we're going to do it.
00:40I don't think Rob knows how to be anything other than a farmer, but I think the drought
00:44has really worn Rob down.
00:47It's relentless, but I never would have imagined him getting involved in political sort of
00:55issues.
00:56So what really has changed my life is the emergency services levy that the government
01:02announced on December 24th.
01:06And I thought, this is just not on.
01:08I've got to do something about this.
01:10Let him tell his story.
01:11A big round of applause for Rob.
01:13Make your way up.
01:14Away you go, fella.
01:16And if this government refuses to listen, we will stop the food from leaving the farm.
01:22I think I've become an accidental leader.
01:27Not something that I planned, but it just happened.
01:33And I'm glad it's happened.
01:35And I'm glad that I'm out there fighting for other people.
01:39I'm glad that I'm not going to do something.
01:42I'm glad that I'm on.
01:43I hope you enjoyed this.
01:44I hope you enjoyed it.
01:44You're welcome.
01:44I hope you enjoyed it.
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