Nita Green (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Tourism) | Link to this | Hansard source

I want to rise in this chamber to acknowledge and encourage the Socceroos in their must-win game of the World Cup on Friday. For those of you who are new to football here in Australia, yes, the Socceroos are the boy Matildas, and they are an excellent team who are doing a great job in the World Cup. They were written off for their first game, but they did an amazing job, and we know that they are preparing for a must-win game on Friday. Every single Australian will be behind them. Every single Australian will be supporting them from over here.

The Socceroos are the very best of Australia. They represent modern multicultural Australia. They come from all over the world, born in places like Sydney, Newcastle, Scotland and even Tanzania. From refugees to sons of Socceroos, we are so proud of this team and what they represent to our country, and we know that, when they go out wearing the green and gold jersey, they represent Australia with pride. We are incredibly proud of their performance, and we know that they will do a great job on Friday night.

We know how important it is for Australians to be able to watch the World Cup live and free on SBS, and we know how important it is for governments to support the SBS and to ensure that Australians can continue to watch the World Cup live and free on SBS. On Friday, we will continue to show our support for this incredible team, a team that shows us exactly what modern multicultural Australia means, and the support that is shown from all around this country is because that is what Australians want to see represented back to them. Go the Socceroos. We know you've got this. Let's go, Socceroos.