AFL legend and Indigenous chief Michael Long has revealed plans to journey to London to petition King Charles III to assist the Voice.
The former Essendon participant has been a vocal advocate for the Yes camp, and is strolling from Melbourne to Canberra to drum up assist.
With lower than two weeks left on his 600km journey, the 53-year-old advised Nine newspapers he would petition the King for assist.
“I call on the head of the Commonwealth, I’m calling on King Charles … You are head of the Commonwealth, you are our king,” Long stated.
“Well, it’s time. If you are the leader you say you are, support the Yes campaign, support the change.
“So, we’re going to take this to London, even if we have to beg the King.”
Royals not often remark publicly on political points within the United Kingdom, not to mention in Australia and different realms or Commonwealth nations.
None of the royals, together with King Charles III, have made any public statements in regards to the Voice to parliament or the respective campaigns.
“I’m calling on his sons, Prince William and Harry (too), your grandmother was head of other black nations, we are no different,” Long stated.
“So we are calling on King Charles please stand with us, please stand with the Australians that want to move forward.”
The plea comes as Long seeks to recreate an equivalent stroll made 19 years earlier to protest former prime minister John Howard abolition of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission.
Long was on Monday joined by former Liberal MP and ultra-marathoner Pat Farmer, who’s working round Australia to assist the Voice.
Farmer advised Nine he had spoken to Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, a vocal opponent of the Voice, previous to begining his run in April.
Mr Farmer stated he was “incredibly disappointed with the fact that this whole thing has been politicised by the opposition”.
“If they didn’t make this political it would sail through, it would be no problem whatsoever,” he stated.
“I think we’ll be damned by the rest of the world if we make the wrong decision.”
Mr Dutton drew criticism on Sunday after telling SkyNews he would assist a second referendum if the Voice failed.
The vote, contigenet on the Liberal social gathering gaining energy, can be on constitutional recognition, however with no Voice to parliament.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
