ACA Supports the Voice to Parliament
25 August, 2023
The ACA Board and Executive support the proposed Voice to Parliament through the following statement.
Sport holds a unique place in Australian culture for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to give voice to their rights.
The Board and Executive of the Australian Cricketers’ Association support the proposal to formalise a lasting and appropriate voice for First Nations people through the referendum on the Voice to Parliament.
In doing so, we acknowledge and respect that our members are able to reach their own decision come the referendum.
We encourage respectful and inclusive conversations across cricket and will continue to support our staff and members to better understand the histories and cultures of our First Nations people.
We thank our Reconciliation Plan Working Group for their guidance on this matter.
This statement is consistent with the commitments the ACA has made through its Reconciliation Action Plan and is done in a spirit of inclusion that underpins all we aim to do at the ACA.
As the statement suggests, the ACA does not claim to speak on behalf of all our members and understands people will reach their own decisions.
If you are interested in learning more about the Voice to Parliament, we encourage you to seek out the appropriate resources to learn more.
You can find two such resources below:
