Craig Foster speaks to The Northern Rivers Review about why he is dedicating his Australia Day Award to refugees and asylum seekers who have been locked up by our government for nearly 8 years

"In 2013, we had a problem as a country with asylum seeker arrivals by sea however, rather than deal with it sanely and humanely, these people who have been proven to overwhelmingly have fled persecution, have been demonised and a highly effective PR campaign perpetrated on them over a period of decades. It is not surprising that ordinary Aussies have found it difficult to care .. when the issue has been metronomically polluted by lies and propaganda.

"Imagine not knowing when your suffering will end, when you'll see your family again, your child? I can't accept that this represents us as a people.….

Craig Foster speaks exclusively to The Northern Rivers Review about why he is dedicating his Australia Day Award to refugees and asylum seekers