Former NBA star Shaquille O'Neal will help Australia's new government implement reforms for an Indigenous voice to parliament, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Saturday, standing alongside the Hall of Famer.
Albanese's center-left Labor Party government is seeking a referendum, needed to change the constitution, on recognizing Indigenous people in the constitution and mandating consultation with them on decisions that affect their lives.Details on the so-called Indigenous voice to parliament will follow the national referendum on the question, which the government wants to hold in the parliament's current term.
"Read MoreAlbanese said O'Neal, a four-time NBA champion, had a track record in the United States of working for social justice and"lifting people up who are marginalized.""We want to build the broadest possible support and we want to engage with people who can connect with young people in particular but with all sections of society," Albanese said."Shaq has that record of ...
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