Shaquille O’Neal meets with PM in support of Indigenous voice to parliament

Anthony Albanese announces the NBA legend will be part of the effort to mobilise support in the lead-up to a referendum

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The prime minister is usually a towering figure in the national imagination, but on Saturday Anthony Albanese was quite literally dwarfed by Shaquille O'Neal during an announcement the NBA star would be lending his support to the campaign for an Indigenous voice to parliament.

The former LA Lakers centre is in Australia for a speaking tour and reached out to the government to inform himself about the proposal for the First Nations voice, Albanese said.

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