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1. Australians jokingly refer to sports as their national religion. Naturally, sports make a good topic of conversation. You can divide Australian sports into activities and spectator sports. Many Aussies have a favorite activity: they play tennis or golf, cycle, surf, swim, hike, or go boating on a regular basis. (You should, too, when you go to Australia. Expect to be asked, “What’s your sport?”) Spectator sports, ranked by popularity, range from Australian-rules football—the most popular—to horse racing, rugby, cricket, and football (soccer). Remember also that Sydney hosted the Summer Olympics in 2000.
2. It’s a big country, so be aware of the distances between population centers. Australia’s 22 million people are concentrated ...
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