‘Politics and Sport Should Mix’: Australia’s Sporting Codes Vote Yes to Indigenous Voice

Chair of Football Australia’s National Indigenous Advisory Committee Jade North, Mal Meninga and Jamie Pittman speak on stage during a media opportunity with Australian sports governing body representatives who will support the Voice, at North Sydney Oval in Sydney, Australia on May 26, 2023. Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images

Every sports organisation in Australia has announced they will support the yes vote in the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum.

It comes despite warnings from Indigenous leaders that the legislation, which proposed to insert a clause into the Constitution, would divide Australians based on race instead of promoting inclusivity or unity.