and the United States. After World War II , Australia encouraged mass immigration from Europe. Since the 1970s immigration from Asia and other parts of the world was also encouraged. Culture Australians are making a name for themselves in sports. They are especially well- known for their swimming and tennis. They are good horseman and yachtsmen, too. Sport in an important part of Australian culture thanks to a climate that favours outdoor activities. At an international level, Australia has practicularly strong teams in cricket, field hockey, netball, rugby league, rugby union, and performs well in cycling and swimming. Australia has participated in every summer Olympic Games of the modern era, and every Commonwealth Games. Australia hosted the 1956 and 2000 Summer Olympics
Canberra is a small city. It was built in the early 1900s just to be the capital of the country. When the government of Australia decided to build a new capital, a contest was held for a plan for it. An architect from Chicago won the contest. Sports Australians are making a name for themselves in sports. They are especially well known for their swimming and tennis. They are good horsemen and yachtsmen, too. Export Aeroplanes have now cut down the travel time to and from Australia. Refrigerator boats make it easy to ship meat, butter, and even fresh fruit to faraway markets. Today Australia's chief exports to other lands are wool and hides, meat, wheat and sugar.
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