NRL legend Johnathan Thurston has vowed to continue fighting to improve the lives of his fellow Indigenous Australians, despite the failure of Saturday’s Voice to Parliament referendum.
The four-time Dally M medallist, who publicly supported the referendum’s success, said it was a “sad day” for Australia, however he said he would continue to “fight for our kids”.
“It is a sad day, in my eyes, for Australia, but that’s not going to stop what I continue to do and that is to help inspire the next generation of our culture, that are still dying eight years younger than the rest of our nation.”Thurston added that Indigenous Australians had a higher incarceration rate against non-Indigenous demographics, and said Aboriginal kids lived and went to school in “third world conditions”.
“I thought it was an opportunity to unite Australia, but while I respect what the Australian nation has voted on, I don’t agree with it,” he said.The sporting great’s appearance on The Project comes after he was inducted into Sports Australia’s Hall of Fame for his contribution to NRL. He began his career with the Canterbury Bulldogs in 2002, before joining the North Queensland Cowboys in 2004.
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