“How could anyone think it, let alone say it?” PM weighs in on Matildas furore with Jase & Lauren

This morning on Nova 100’s Jase & Lauren, PM Anthony Albanese weighed in on controversial comments about the Matildas which sent shockwaves through the sporting community and ultimately led to the departure of a high-profile radio host.

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The PM said “They were just shocking comments that anyone could think it, let alone say it. Completely unacceptable.”

 “The Tillies are just legends. They excited and brought together the whole country. The whole country was united in cheering for them. Women’s and girls’ sport has been a revolution in my lifetime, in football, as in soccer football, AFLW has a Governor General, Sam Austin was the first woman appointed as an AFL Commissioner, and she really drove the creation of AFLW, that’s fantastic. Rugby League in Vegas, in a couple of days’ time, there’ll be a women’s game there, it’s fantastic”