1.
Popular
sports (including popular teams or athletes)
The most popular sports in
Australia are basketball, rugby, tennis, golf, cricket, car racing, and
marathon.
Some of the popular rugby teams are
the Brisbon Broncos, Reds, Melbourne Victory, Collingwood, and Geelong Cats.
2.
Music
(traditional music, popular music, well-known performers)
The traditional music inlcudes
indigenous, classical, bush, folk, and country (Tex Morton, Slim Dusty), and jazz
(Don Burrows)
The popular music includes pop
(John Farnham, Olivia Newton-John) and rock (Men at Work, Midnight Oil).
3.
Food
(traditional foods, popular foods)
The traditional foods include meat
pie, chicko rolls, and surf n’ turf
The popular foods include the pie
floater, Sydney rock oysters, Moreton Bay Bugs, and lots of barbecues.
4.
Major
religions and/or spiritual beliefs
The major religion is Christian
(Catholic, Anglican) with Buddhism as largest non-Christian religion. Also,
many people are not religious (17%).
5.
National
holidays and traditional customs in Perth Australia
The Public Holidays in Perth,
Australia inclue New Years Day, Australia Day, Labour day, Good Friday, Easter
Monday, Anzac Day, Western Australia Day, Queen’s Birthday, Christmas, and Boxing
Day. The Public Holidays vary between different states.
Traditional Customs include social
drinking, gambling, and barbecues.
6.
Popular
TV shows or movies (and popular stars)
Some famous TV shows include
Farscape, Home and Away, Rake, and Terra Nova.
Some popular movies include The
Adventures of Priscilla, Mad Max, Rabbit- Proof Fence, Moulin Rouge, and Wolf
Creek.
Some famous actors and actresses
include Margot Robbie, Jai Courtney, Travis Fimmel, Chris Hemsworth, Yvonne
Strahovski, Liam Hemsworth, Hugh Jackman, and Heath Ledger.
7.
Online
news sources (with links)
http://www.news.com.au/
8.
Online
forums for expatriates (include links)
9.
Type
of Government (plus political leaders, political parties)
The government style is a Constitutional
Monarchy.
Some political leaders are Tony
Abbot (prime minister) and Colin Barnett (Western Australia Chief Minister).
A few political parties are Liberal,
Labor, Democrats, Green, and the Nationals.
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