Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

It is the Andrew Bolt definition of multiculturalism, Senator Faulkner. Can the minister explain why the government ignored the recommendation of the Australian Broadcasting Authority in 2001 to include these matches on the antisiphoning list? So much for knee-jerk consideration. Why does the minister think that Australian families should have to pay at least $600 a year to watch the Socceroos qualifying campaign for the next World Cup? Why did the government list Rugby Union tests involving the Wallabies but not World Cup qualifiers involving the Socceroos? Can the minister explain why the government treats soccer as a second-class sport?