Cricket Australia is backing a ‘sure’ vote within the Indigenous voice referendum.
The organisation’s chair Mike Baird introduced the news on behalf of the board on Monday afternoon.
“The Cricket Australia Board is proud of cricket’s powerful and unique history with First Nations people and in keeping with our continuing contribution to reconciliation, supports the recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Australian Constitution through the voice,” Mr Baird mentioned in a press release.
“We encourage respectful and inclusive conversations across cricket to support our staff, players, volunteers and officials’ ongoing journey of education on First Nations histories and cultures and the proposal to formalise a lasting and appropriate voice for First Nations people through the referendum.”
Cricket Australia’s announcement joins different sporting organisations together with the NRL, AFL, Tennis Australia, Football Australia, Rugby Australia and Australian Olympic Committee to publicly help the voice to parliament proposal.
Cricket Australia consulted their Indigenous advisory council and Indigenous gamers akin to Ashleigh Gardner and Scott Boland on the matter.
The organisation has beforehand come underneath fireplace for scheduling a world recreation on January 26 for the second straight 12 months.
Muruwari lady Gardner, the second Indigenous lady to play Test cricket for Australia, raised considerations with the fixturing and mentioned the day the primary fleet arrived in Australia in 1788 was a “day of hurt and a day of mourning” for Indigenous Australians.
“Unfortunately this year the Australian women’s cricket team has been scheduled to play a game on the 26th of Jan which certainly doesn’t sit well with me as an individual but also all the people I’m representing,” she tweeted.
As a part of the choice to play in Hobart on January 26, the Australian crew will carry out a smoking ceremony earlier than the match and embark on a stroll round native mountain kunanyi/Mt Wellington to find out about the local people.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
