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Why is Australia so good at sport? : Comments

By Chris Lewis, published 11/8/2021

Colin Tatz, then an ANU Visiting Professor in Politics and International Relations, argued in 2017 that Australia only excels at a few sports with little international competition.

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We spend too much of the tax payers money on sport. Better that than spending it on religion or weapons.
Posted by david f, Wednesday, 11 August 2021 8:58:49 AM
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We spend too much of the taxpayers money on sport. That's maybe less for religion and weapons.
Posted by david f, Wednesday, 11 August 2021 9:01:31 AM
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SOME Australians are good at sport because the are no good at anything else; they simply extend schoolhood play into careers. MOST Australians are couch potatoes, who take vicarious pleasure in sport. They just want to be entertained.
Posted by ttbn, Wednesday, 11 August 2021 9:25:46 AM
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I believe it has a lot to do with inherited genes. Which we got via the survival of the fittest over the longest most arduous transportation, then again as the rigours of the land itself sorted the wheat from the chaff? Then later with the addition of WW11 survivor genes, as many new Australians found new homes here?

Aided initially via compulsory sports in school? And the rollout across the nation of municipal pools etc?
Alan B.
Posted by Alan B., Wednesday, 11 August 2021 11:59:21 AM
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Why is Australia so good at sport?

Because we are "the lucky country".
Posted by NathanJ, Wednesday, 11 August 2021 5:07:36 PM
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Why is Australia so good at sport?

Is that REALLY the case ?
Japan Airlines would tell you that those Sport types aren't any good as airline passengers !
Posted by individual, Thursday, 12 August 2021 8:19:52 AM
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