The AFL, NRL, Rugby Australia, Netball Australia, Football Australia, Cricket Australia and Tennis Australia are working on a co-ordinated campaign to support the Voice to parliament.
Seven of Australia’s largest sporting codes are preparing to unite and campaign for the Indigenous Voice to parliament, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese personally moving to secure the support of the sporting codes.
Four senior sources in the major sporting codes and two in the federal government confirmed discussions about a joint campaign to support the Voice were underway and Albanese had been personally involved. Adam Goodes is one of the Indigenous sports stars being discussed as a possible ambassador for the Voice.The matter was discussed last month at a meeting of some of the members of the Coalition of Major Professional and Participation Sports, the peak body that represents the seven codes who between them have 8.95 million participants and 16,000 clubs.
Reed said the support of the NRL could make a difference in Queensland, which was the “least positive about the Voice according to our last poll”.
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