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Australia's regional and global links
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Australia has numerous regional and global links; these links include sports, culture, tourism, migration, aid and communication. Australia is a continent which is strongly engaged with the rest of the world and not only because so many of its people originate from so many parts of the world but also because of its longstanding relationships with the USA and the UK and their more recent links with the countries in the Asia Pacific. It is imperative that Australia establishes and maintains these links to ensure the stability, security and prosperity of Australia.
Sport is one of Australia’s most developed global links because of previous ties with the traditionally British Commonwealth countries. Sport is considered to be a national ‘religion’ or ‘obsession’ amongst Australians. Australia competes in numerous tournaments annually such as the Commonwealth Games, Asia-Pacific Games, Australian Formula One Grand Prix, the tennis Australian Open, the World Rugby 7’s and Test cricket – one of Australia’s oldest sporting ties with England in which countries such as New Zealand, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, the West Indies, South Africa and Zimbabwe participate in. Australia’s sporting links are good for the country because it brings the Australian people closer together and also creates business relationships with other countries, however, sports can also harm relationships with countries when players personal lives start becoming an issue in sports, for example Ian Thorpe’s sexuality and the impact that had on his career.
Australia is a country of multiculturalism, not only because of the Indigenous people which grace the land, but also due to the amount of immigrants that enter Australia every year and their countries of origin – immigrants from Africa, Europe, America and the Asia-Pacific Region. Australia’s cultural links were traditionally European and very Christian, however, due to changing times, Australian culture is becoming more

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