Matildas star Mackenzie Arnold calls for Milo to be included on Australian citizenship test [Video]

Mackenzie Arnold has called on Immigration Minister Tony Burke to make Milo an official rite of passage for new Australian citizens.

The soccer star has launched a national petition asking the minister to include the beloved chocolate-malty drink in the Australian citizenship test.

The petition comes as new YouGov research revealed that 76 per cent of Australians agree that drinking Milo is part of the true Aussie experience, with more than a third backing it as something every Australian resident should try.

Arnold, who is a Milo brand ambassador, penned an open letter to Mr Burke calling for him to recognise the drink’s contribution to our culture over the past 90 years.

“Proud Milo-drinking Aussies agree that this delicious drink has earned a place in the bedrock of what it means to be an Aussie,” she wrote.

“To celebrate 90 years of Milo, I think it’s high time it got …