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 – Bob Hawke
By Greg Blood ROBERT ‘BOB’ LEE HAWKE AC – AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY 23nd Prime Minister – 1983-1991 Bob Hawke and his government significantly enhanced the federal government’s support for sport through the establishment of the Australian Sports Commission, Australian Sports Drug Agency, Australian Sports Foundation and expansion of the Australian Institute of Sport. Hawke’s genuine…
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…
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