Anthony Albanese’s beloved South Sydney Rabbitohs say they will consult players before taking a public stance on the Voice as the prime minister says he expects sports stars to get behind the referendum.
Albanese told Sky News on Sunday he would be surprised if Australians did not see a range of sporting figures advocating for an Indigenous Voice to parliament. AFL icon Adam Goodes and former NRL star Johnathan Thurston are among Indigenous stars being discussed as ambassadors.Mark Metcalfe
South Sydney CEO Blake Solly said: “We’re consulting our board, staff and players and we’ll announce a position closer to the referendum.”Albanese led the Rabbitohs’ team song in the sheds after their Good Friday win over Canterbury, while stars Latrell Mitchell and Cody Walker rank among the NRL’s most influential Indigenous figures.
Albanese also foreshadowed the solicitor-general would come out in support of the Voice in the face of the Coalition’s persistent challenges to the government to release his advice. Nationals MP and former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce told Sky in a later interview people did not understand the extent of what they were being asked to vote for, “and that’s why you need the solicitor-general’s advice”.
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