“I said that (our) state and territory leaders should consider it and I know they’ve mostly been pretty warm to it,” Albanese said. “It is much more than a sporting event. It is an inspiration for young people,” he added. The Premier of the most populous state of New South Wales, Chris Minns, has already promised today that he will declare a public holiday within a week if the women’s footballers win the historic gold.
The Australian women’s footballers will take on England in the semi-finals on Wednesday in Sydney. They haven’t made it that far at the World Cup yet, and their matches are watched by millions of people. The last time Australia experienced such sports fever was at the Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000. A day earlier, Sweden and Spain will meet in the first semi-final in Auckland.
2023-08-14 22:49:30
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