Who said politics and sport don't mix.
Its an election year in Australia and no stone will be left unturned as political parties and pressure groups aim to get their message across.
It seems nothing is safe from politics this year, not even kids sport.
Tuart Hill soccer club in Perth have arranged a sponsorship deal with Union WA.
The children aged between 6-15 will have the words "Your rights at work," on the front of their team shirts.
Unions WA secretary Dave Robinson says the deal is no different to a normal commercial sponsorship.
Federal Sports Minister George Brandis told ABC radio in Brisbane "It is sick to be requiring school kids as a condition of playing sport to be carrying political propaganda on their jerseys."
Tuart Hill SC president Sean Eldridge has told The West Australian newspaper several parents have told the newspaper they are not concerned by the sponsorship.
Should parents be concerned? What do you think?
3 comments:
I think that a team being sponsored by a union is no different than a team which is sponsored by a large multinational.
fair point, but Brandis seems to be disagreeing strongly.
I would be horrified if McDonalds sponsered the team and they put a burger logo on the kids shirts. A your rights at work slogan seems reasonable in comparison.
Since nobody else bothered to sponser the kids (I think they havnt had sponsership for over 10 years) I think it's great that Unions W.A did.
Nobody even cared about the girls team until it became news. Funny about that!
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