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Introduction
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INTRODUCTION "The image of the bronzed Aussie may be a myth, but there is nothing fictitious about the importance of sport as a way of life in Australia. It promotes health as well as competitive spirit. We may just stop short of being obsessed, but, sport is available to all Australians - and as necessary as - meat pies, kangaroos and holden cars". 1 Sport has long been a prominent feature of Australian popular culture - so much so that enthusiasm for sport has been described widely as a characteristic of being Australian. Sport was the first form of Australian foreign policy. Until the British got in to some wars to which Australians could send volunteers, it was the only way in which Australia could prove they were best".2 Most Australians have been spectators, rather than players of sports. Over the past several decades the emergence of national club competitions, the...
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