Australia’s prime minister was surprisingly joined by basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal, who expressed his support to build Indigenous voice to parliament. ‘Whatever you need from me you just let me know,’ said O'Neal on a speaking tour in the country. Anthony Albanese said O’Neal reached out to the prime minister’s office to lend his support to the campaign, praising his leadership skills and ability to mobilise people: ‘Shaq has that record, particularly when it comes to bringing people together of different backgrounds, which is consistent with our approach.’
Linda Burney, minister of indigenous affairs, added: ‘I am really pleased and very proud that Shaq has sought a request through the prime minister to specifically talk about the plans that we have in relation to a referendum’
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