Craig Foster

Obviously, you know, I worked with refugees.

I played with refugees.

And I think this is the difference of the world, the game as well.

We actually play with refugees, like, you know, every week, and including with Australia.

And so these guys left their countries for a whole range of reasons and ended up here, you know, came to love the country, love the opportunity that we provided to them, and they returned that, you know, with immense love and passion by wearing the national shirt.

The idea of multiculturalism is not that we are a whole range of different countries.

I think this is what Pauline Hanson is getting wrong, it seems to me.

Anyway, you know, we are one country.

I think what the Socceroos have done is encapsulated that perfectly, actually, in their pre-tournament video.

And what they say is we have many different backgrounds but one purpose.

But, you know, this concept of trying to reduce Australia to just one kind of, you know, monolithic view of the world where everyone speaks only one language, you know, it's ridiculous.

like, are we supposed to all just eat meat pies?

Or like, what do we do?

Do we stop all the Greek restaurants?

Do we get rid of the Eroses?

Do we get rid of, you know, the Turkish restaurants?

Like, where does the line end here?

I'm just not clear.

Like, what is monoculture supposed to actually mean?

And again, our Australian values has to mean not leaving anyone out, not allowing people to be homeless.