John Howard - Prime Minister of Australia

John Winston Howard (also known Writing Howard, John Winston Howard) - the 25th Prime Minister of Australia, who held the position from 11 March 1996 to 3 December 2007. His term as prime minister was the second in duration, second only to Sir Robert Menzies, the 12th Prime Minister of Australia.

John Howard was born in the July 26, 1939 in Sydney, becoming the fourth child of his parents. From his youth he have a hearing loss, and to this day remains a defect, so Howard wears a hearing aid. However, this does not impact on the performance of his training, he received awards for their excellent memory and diligence.

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Julia Gillard - Prime Minister of Australia

Julia Gillard - Prime Minister of Australia

Julia Eileen Gillard (Julia Eileen Gillard) - the first female Australian, who served as Prime Minister of Australia, the leader of the Australian Labor Party. In all her biography phrase "first woman" occurs more than once.

Julia Gillard was born in September 29, 1961 in the town of Barry, Vale of Glamorgan in Wales, United Kingdom in a simple miner's family. As a child, Julia suffered a serious illness - bronhopnevmaniya, and doctors advised parents to change the cool and overcast Britain for something warmer. The choice of the family settled on Australia, where they moved.

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David Warren - the creator of the black box

David Warren - the creator of the black box

David Warren - the only Australian who in 2007 was included in the list of 100 geniuses of the century. Main invention, which he presented to the world in 1956 - the recorder of flight data recorder and cockpit voice, which translated from technical to the public means "black box".

Спорт

Спорт в Австралии, особенно командные и водные виды спорта, популярен среди населения и распространён во всех регионах. Правительство вкладывает в его развитие значительные суммы, кроме того, экономическое состояние страны и климатспособствуют популяризации этой сферы. Австралийские команды участвуют на Олимпийских играх, Играх Содружества и других международных соревнованиях.

Спорт играет настолько важную роль в жизни страны, что его называют «народной религией». Наиболее популярныавстралийский футбол, скачки, моторные виды спорта, регбилиг, крикет, регби-юнион и футбол. Согласно опросу, проведенному в 2006—2007 гг. в крупнейших городах Австралии, «наибольший интерес» среди взрослой аудитории вызывают крикет, плавание, теннис, австралийский футбол, футбол и регбилиг Сами жители чаще всего занимаются аэробикой, плаванием, играют в гольф, теннис, футбол или австралийский футбол. Среди женщин популярен нетбол. Национальным видом спорта де-факто стал крикет.

Sport in Australia, particularly command and water sports, popular with the public and distributed in all regions. The government is investing in the development of its substantial sums, in addition, the economic situation of the country and climate contribute to the popularization of this sphere. Australian teams participate in the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games and other international competitions.

Sport plays such an important role in the life of the country, that it is called "folk religion". The most popular Australian football, horse racing, motor sports, rugby league, cricket, rugby union and football. According to a survey conducted in 2006 -2007. in the largest cities of Australia, "the most interesting" among adult audiences cause cricket, swimming, tennis, Australian Rules football, soccer and rugby league. Residents often engaged in aerobics, swimming, playing golf, tennis, football and Australian Rules football. Among the popular women's netball. The national sport of the de facto cricket.

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