State of Origin players boycott Australian national anthem

Indigenous players from both teams boycott Australia’s national anthem before Wednesday’s State of Origin opener.

Will Chambers — Players from NSW and Queensland during the national anthem ahead of game one of State of Origin. (AAP) Source: AAP

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Published 6 June 2019 11:27am

Updated 6 June 2019 12:30pm

By Stergos Kastelloriou

Source: SBS News, The Australian

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Indigenous players Cody Walker, Josh Addo-Carr and Will Chambers had all spoken in the build-up to the match at Suncorp Stadium that they would not be singing Advance Australia Fair.

Labor frontbencher Tanya Plibersek tweeted yesterday that changing “young and free” would be a small alteration that would allow Indigenous Australians to feel more included.