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Money for Indigenous ‘Voice’ Should Go Directly to Struggling Communities: Former NBA Player

Australian PM lobbying sporting leagues to back changing the Constitution

Money for Indigenous ‘Voice’ Should Go Directly to Struggling Communities: Former NBA Player
Members of the Mutitjulu Aboriginal community walk through the grounds in Mutitjulu, near Alice Springs, Australia, on July 6, 2007. Ian Waldie/Getty Images
Daniel Y. Teng
Daniel Y. Teng
Editor
2/27/2023|Updated: 2/28/2023
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The millions being spent on encouraging Australians to vote to change the Constitution should, instead, be directly spent on helping Indigenous communities, says former NBA player Andrew Bogut.

His comments come as reports emerge of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese personally lobbying the country’s sporting leagues to back the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, which will effectively shrine an “Indigenous advisory body” into the Constitution.

Daniel Y. Teng
Daniel Y. Teng
Editor
Daniel Y. Teng is based in Brisbane, Australia. He focuses on national affairs, including federal politics and Australia-China relations. Got a tip? Contact him at [email protected].
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