The Seamen’s Union of Australia (SUA) has been honoured 30 years after they raised $50,000 to send the Australian Olympic Team to Moscow defying demands for a 1980 Games’ boycott by the Fraser Government.
At its Annual General Meeting today, the AOC made a special presentation to the
The Australian Olympic Committee acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this nation.
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of all the lands on which we are located. We pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past and present.
We celebrate and honour all of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Olympians.
The Australian Olympic Committee is committed to honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich contribution to society and sport.
