Shadow Indigenous Australians Minister Jacinta Price says she thinks it’s “deeply insulting” that sporting codes think they know what’s best for her and her family amid debate over the Voice.
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This comes after former prime minister John Howard came out and urged sporting codes to not get involved in the Voice debate, saying they shouldn’t get involved in partisan political debates. “It’s also very arrogant to suggest that they could influence Australians on a matter that affects well everybody but treats Indigenous Australians in a most paternalistic way,” Ms Price told Sky News host Paul Murray.
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