The high-profile codes have followed the lead of the NRL, Football Australia, the Australian Olympic Committee and Tennis Australia.
The AFL and Rugby Australia have announced they will back a Yes vote in the Indigenous voice referendum.Australians will vote in a referendum on an enshrining an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.Several AFL clubs had already announced their support.
It comes as Rugby Australia announced its support through a full-page ad in the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper on Thursday offering support.READ MOREWhich sports organisations have said they back a Voice to Parliament? The campaigns for and against the Voice meanwhile are ratcheting up their operations ahead of a referendum sometime between October and December.The AFL said it had taken a Yes stance after many discussions and consultations with clubs, staff, players and its own Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander advisory council.
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