Labor senator Nova Peris a frontrunner for AFL's top Indigenous job

By Caroline Wilson
Updated May 24 2016 - 7:13am, first published 6:54am
Julia Gillard announces her endorsement of Nova Peris for the Senate in 2013. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Julia Gillard announces her endorsement of Nova Peris for the Senate in 2013. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Nova Peris says she and her family are strong AFL supporters. Photo: photos@smh.com.au
Nova Peris says she and her family are strong AFL supporters. Photo: photos@smh.com.au
Peris was the first Indigenous Australian to become an Olympic champion. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Peris was the first Indigenous Australian to become an Olympic champion. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Olympic gold medallist and Labor senator Nova Peris has emerged as a frontrunner for the AFL's top Indigenous job, a development that could affect the ALP's federal election campaign and fast-track the competition's push to promote Aboriginal Australians into more influential football roles.

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