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Australian sports stars urged not to stand for national anthem

Australian sports stars urged not to stand for national anthem
American football player Colin Kaepernick (Photo: qz).

Australian sports stars are being urged not to stand for the national anthem during this weekend's major rugby league and Aussie Rules finals, as a protest against racism.

The campaign was started by pop culture website Junkee, which called it a show of support for Indigenous Australians.

It has been inspired by American football player Colin Kaepernick.

The player has been refusing to stand for the US anthem before games as a protest against racial inequality.

Paul Gorrie, an Indigenous Australian activist involved in the Junkee campaign, said Kaepernick's protest made him think they shouldn't do that in Australia.

He says the Australian anthem, Advance Australia Fair, "was written in 1878 when land was still being stolen and black people were still being massacred.

According to BBC, this is a call to action for ALL players to show solidarity by not singing and taking a kneel during the national anthem this weekend at the NRL and AFL grand finals.

The NRL grand final will be played between Storm and the Sharks at 8.15pm tomorrow.

Source: BBC

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