Independent Senator David Pocock says he has “a lot of respect” for athletes willing to “stick their neck out” and express if they are uncomfortable with unethical sponsors.
Australian netballers have taken a stance against Gina Rinehart’s mining company Hancock Prospecting because of its record on Indigenous matters.
Indigenous netballer Donnell Wallam’s stance on the company relates to comments made by Ms Rinehart’s father and Lang Hancock who in 1984 suggested killing off troublesome Indigenous Australians.
“My understanding is that, and I can’t speak for the netballers, but what they’re wanting is for Gina Rinehart to distance herself and apologise for Lang Hancock’s horrendous language around poisoning waterways to deal with the ‘Aboriginal problem’,” Mr Pocock told Sky News Australia.
“That seems pretty reasonable to me – if you’re an athlete you don’t want to be associated with that sort of legacy, that sort of history of a company.”
Independent Senator David Pocock says he has “a lot of respect” for athletes willing to “stick their neck out” and express if they are uncomfortable with unethical sponsors. Australian netballers have taken a stance against Gina Rinehart’s mining company Hancock Prospecting because of its record on Indigenous matters. Indigenous netballer Donnell Wallam’s stance on the company relates to comments made by Ms Rinehart’s father and Lang Hancock who in 1984 suggested killing off troublesome Indigenous Australians. “My understanding is that, and I can’t speak for the netballers, but what they’re wanting is for Gina Rinehart to distance herself and apologise for Lang Hancock’s horrendous language around poisoning waterways to deal with the ‘Aboriginal problem’,” Mr Pocock told Sky News Australia. “That seems pretty reasonable to me – if you’re an athlete you don’t want to be associated with that sort of legacy, that sort of history of a company.”
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