Former Liberal MP, who is undertaking a six-month ultramarathon around Australia in support of the referendum, says he’s ‘incredibly disappointed this has become a political issue’
“These people have been neglected for such a long period of time. Everything we have in place just isn’t working. It’s not addressing the early mortality rate, more Indigenous people in the prison system, health and infrastructure needs. It makes sense that we need a different approach.”
“I’ve heard things said by politicians that they want more detail – that’s just a lie, they know they create the detail, as part of the processes the Australian people will vote on,” he says. Early Monday morning, Farmer joined Labor MP Andrew Leigh and dozens of Canberra locals for a lap around part of Lake Burley Griffin, as his run made it to the Australian Capital Territory – expected to be a strong backer of the referendum.Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP
Farmer says his body is holding up well, with the end of the run in sight. He calls it “a big gig”, and says he is feeling better than the last time he ran around Australia a quarter of a century ago.
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