- Khawaja needs immigrants’ contributions to be celebrated
- Pakistan-born batter got here to Australia with mother and father aged 4
Cricket star Usman Khawaja has revealed his frustration at immigrants who transfer to Australia being blamed for the nation’s housing disaster.
Khawaja, 38, was born in Pakistan and relocated to Sydney together with his household when he was 4.
Talking forward of the federal election subsequent month, the opening batsman acknowledged attitudes in direction of immigration are enhancing – however might be higher.
‘Once I hear immigration getting blamed for the housing disaster, which I basically know will not be true – housing costs went via the roof when no immigrants have been coming via in COVID – it disappoints me as a result of I believe Australia was constructed on the again of immigration,’ he informed Fairfax.
‘Until you’re First Nations or an individual of Aboriginal descent, we’re all immigrants in a method or one other.’
Khawaja went onto state his perception that ‘Australia’s biggest asset is its immigrant group’ earlier than pointing to the present hype surrounding monitor star Gout Gout.
Cricket star Usman Khawaja (pictured with spouse Rachel) has revealed his frustration at immigrants who transfer to Australia being blamed for the nation’s housing disaster
Khawaja was born in Pakistan and relocated to Sydney together with his household when he was 4
The opening batter (pictured with spouse Rachel) used Aussie dash sensation Gout Gout for example of how immigrants have enriched the nation
The sprinter, 17, was born in Brisbane – however his mother and father fled South Sudan for a greater life on Australian shores.
A burning need for Australia to embrace immigration was one of many chief causes the cricketer launched the Usman Khawaja Basis.
The Basis gives grants, help and academic assist to younger individuals and households from refugee, immigrant, Indigenous, rural, distant and low socio-economic backgrounds.
Khawaja admitted he was racially focused as a teen – and maintains there must be extra multicultural illustration in Australian cricket elite teaching circles.
After first being handed his dishevelled inexperienced in 2011, Khawaja is closing in on 6000 runs at Check degree, having being an automated choice lately.
Final month Khawaja courted controversy after he was accused of ditching the Queensland Bulls to attend the Australian F1 Grand Prix in Melbourne as an alternative.
Khawaja then launched a passionate defence of his Sheffield Defend absence, taking intention at Queensland’s head of cricket, Joe Dawes, for what he referred to as ‘categorically unfaithful’ feedback.
The veteran – who can be a professional pilot – later featured within the Sheffield Defend closing, which was received by South Australia.
He’s anticipated to face the brand new ball when Australia tackle South Africa within the World Check Championship Closing at Lord’s from June 11.
