Matildas should stick with soccer and represent all Australians
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22 July 2021
The Matildas should stick to playing soccer and represent all Australians at the Tokyo Olympics instead of using the event as a platform for the politics of division.
One Nation leader Senator Pauline Hanson said an official photo of Australia’s Olympic women’s soccer team posing with the indigenous flag was a slap in the face to all Australians.
“Athletes in the Australian Olympic team are there representing all Australians on the biggest of international stages,” Senator Hanson said. “Indigenous flags don’t represent all Australians. There’s only one flag which truly represents all of us.
“Taxpayers don’t shell out millions of dollars to send Olympic teams to represent two nations. We’re one nation, Australia, indigenous and non-indigenous alike.
“I think a lot of Australians are sick and tired of athletes and celebrities hijacking platforms to make token PC gestures that only inflame division. Australians are sick and tired of their favourite sports being ruined by politics.
“Australians supporting their Olympic team deserve an explanation from the Australian Olympic Committee, and I’m sure they want to know what the Prime Minister has to say about it too.”
