Australian Sport Reflections
Melbourne Cricket Ground, international football game between Australia and Greece on 25 May 2006. Wikicommons
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Australian Prime Ministers and Sport Series – Malcolm Fraser
MALCOLM FRASER AC CH PC – – LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA 22nd Prime Minister – 1975-1983 Malcolm Fraser had a significant impact on Australian sport through investing in high performance sport for the first time through establishing the Australian Institute of Sport and upholding the Gleneagles Agreement that discouraged sporting contacts with South Africa. His…
Australian Prime Ministers and Sport Series – Robert Menzies
SIR ROBERT GORDON MENZIES – LIBERAL PARTY of AUSTRALIA 12th Prime Minister – 1939-1941, 1949-1966 It is argued that Robert ‘Bob’ Menzies to date has been the Australian prime minister with the greatest interest in sport particularly cricket, tennis and Australian football. He understood how sport, particularly international sporting contests, was important in maintaining relationships…
Australian Prime Ministers and Sport Series – John Curtin
By Greg Blood JOHN CURTIN – AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY 14th Prime Minister – 1941-1945 John Curtin was prime minister for the majority of World War II and believed that the continuation of sport was important as long as it did not unduly impact on the war effort. Curtin had a strong connection to sport as…
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