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The event held in both Australia and New Zealand was expected to inject $360 million directly into both economies. [3] Several Australian state and territory governments have established major event organisations to assist in the bidding and financing for major international sporting events in Australia. Their objectives are to improve their ...
The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south-east Asia 50,000 to 65,000 years ago, during the last glacial period. [1] [2] Arriving by sea, they settled the continent and had formed approximately 250 distinct language groups by the time of European settlement, maintaining some of the longest known continuing artistic and religious traditions in the world.
Category: Historical events in Australia. ... View history; General ... International conferences in Australia (1 C, 4 P) M.
Australia first entered an ice hockey team in the 1960 Winter Olympics held in Squaw Valley. By the 1960s, Australia had an international identity as a sport-obsessed country, an identity which was embraced inside the country. In a 1962 edition of Sports Illustrated, Australia was named the most sports-obsessed country in the world. [52]
The human history of Australia, however, commences with the arrival of the first ancestors of Aboriginal Australians by sea from Maritime Southeast Asia between 50,000 and 65,000 years ago, and continues to the present day multicultural democracy. Aboriginal Australians settled throughout continental Australia and many nearby islands.
The Timeline of Australian history outlines historical events related to Australia. ... 1959: Australia becomes a signatory to the International Antarctic Treaty
Australian sport fans have historically attended events in large numbers, dating back to the country's early history. An early football game played in Melbourne in 1858 had 2,000 spectators. [ 101 ] By 1897, tens of thousands of spectators attended an early Australian rules football match at a time when top level soccer matches in England would ...
International ice hockey competitions hosted by Australia (9 P) International sports competitions hosted at Sydney Olympic Park (3 C, 15 P) 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships (11 P)