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Click on a title to explore how most Australians spend their time
| Sport is an every day part of Australian life. Famous teams include the Wallabies, the national rugby union squad. Australia is well known for its cricket and its Australian Rules Football. This is a mixture of Gaelic football, soccer and rugby, played with an oval ball on an oval field, with 18 players per team. The Grand final of the Australian Rules football is every bit as important in Australia as the All- Ireland Hurling final is in Ireland, the FA cup is in Britain and the Superbowl in the USA. Every year Ireland play Australia in Compromise Rules. This is a mixture of Gaelic Football and Aussie Rules.(click the picture to visit a compromise rules site). Many people also like camping, sailing, swimming and watching television. |  |
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The school year runs from February to mid-December and education is free up to university level. Children start primary school at the age of 5 or 6 and leave at 12. Secondary school is compulsory up to the age of 15. School students work towards important examinations which are taken at 15 or 17 years of age. This is known as the HSC- Higher School Certificate, which students must pass if they want to go to university.Back to the top |
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Schools of the air Did you know? Schoools of the Air, in Australia are designed to reach children who live in areas far away from schools, towns or cities. Children talk to teachers during lessons using two-way radios. The first such school was set up in Alice Springs in 1951. |
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Most Australians have a high standard of living. More than 70 per cent own their own
homes. Most families live in detached, brick houses, with large gardens, though an
increasing number of people in the inner cities live in apartments. Practically every home
has a refigerator, washing machine and a car. About one in ten families have a swimming
pools. Food: Breakfast is usually cereal, toast and tea. Lunch is often sandwiches. The main meal is in the evening when the family is together. |
Farming
| Farmland covers about two-thirds of Australia,
but most of it is dry grazing land. Only about 7 per cent of Australian is used for
growing crops. Australia has huge cattle and sheep stations, the Australian term for ranches, and the country is the leading producer and exporter of wool. Australia also exports dairy products, meat and weat. |
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