Yes campaigner trashes MP’s office because he does not support the Voice
Yes, campaigner vandalizes MP’s office for not supporting Voice
- MP destroyed by Voice supporter
- The incident left several staff members shocked
- Prime Minister urged to condemn the alleged acts of man
Disturbing footage has emerged of a Voice supporter vandalizing the office of an MP campaigning for the No vote.
CCTV footage shows a man hurling a pile of flyers and stationery on top of the reception desk at South Australian Liberal MP Tony Pasin’s polling station in Mount Gambier last Thursday.
Two female staff at the front desk claim the man launched into a foul-mouthed tirade at them in the run-up to the incident and called the No campaign “bulls**t,” The Australian reported.
One of the staff members was a 15-year work experience student.
The man then appears to be engaged in a tense conversation with the women, keeping his right hand clasped tightly together while pointing directly at them.
South Australian MP Tony Pasin, whose office was vandalized by an alleged Voice to Parliament supporter, has urged Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to condemn the man’s alleged actions.
He appears to step out of the building for a moment, before walking back and waving once more at several other piles of pamphlets.
South Australia Police confirmed that a man has since been charged with disorderly conduct in connection with the incident.
He was released on bail to appear at Millicent Magistrates Court on 25 October.
Mr Pasin, member of Barker and Liberal Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, said his staff were ‘shocked and feared for their safety’ and that the incident was sparked by the ongoing Voice to Parliament debate.
‘Difference of opinion is fine. Voicing an opinion to your local MP on an issue is welcome, but abusing staff, using abusive language and vandalizing a Commonwealth office is out of the question,” Pasin told The Australian.
He now calls on Anthony Albanese to ‘condemn the actions’.
“No one should question the safety implications of going out for lunch, and unfortunately that’s what my staff are doing now,” he said.
“I ask both the Prime Minister and the Yes campaign to denounce this behaviour. It’s not good enough. Our community is becoming increasingly divided and disrespectful and that has to stop.”
Disturbing footage has emerged of a Voice supporter vandalizing the office of an MP campaigning for the No vote
Two female staff on reception claim he launched into a foul-mouthed diatribe against them in the run-up, calling the No campaign ‘b******t’.
Dean Parkin, the director of the Yes23 campaign, said: ‘We condemn this behaviour’.
“Our Yes23 campaign is committed to a respectful debate and we encourage all parties to do the same,” said Mr Parkin.
Mr Albanese has previously commented on the need to have a respectful debate ahead of the referendum.
The vote, expected to take place in October, aims to enshrine the First Nation people in the constitution and create a body of Indigenous representatives to advise Parliament on issues facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted South Australia Police and Mr Pasin’s office for comment.