MOTIONS › Broadcasting of West Australian Football League on the ABC
Senator MARK BISHOP (Western Australia) (15:40): I, and also on behalf of Senators Johnston and Ludlam, move: That the Senate calls on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation to maintain its broadcasts of West Australian Football League (WAFL) games, recognising: (a) the widespread following of the WAFL, domestically in Western Australia quite separate from the Australian Football League; (b) the WAFL has extensive and far reaching support throughout regional and remote areas of the state; (c) that Australian football, our indigenous game, has a special place within our Indigenous communities and is an ideal vehicle to engage Indigenous students in school; (d) the WAFL provides development opportunities for emerging talent in a range of skills and industries; and (e) the WAFL instils a sense of community pride in the players place of origin. Question agreed to.