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Australia first time to host an Olympics event.
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Perth hosted the 1962 British Empire & Commonwealth Games.
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Australia had their first cricket test against England at MCG.
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Australia II won the America's Cup from the US for the first time.
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Australia won the Rugby World Cup for the first time.
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Sydney was selected as the host city for the Olympics event.
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Freeman became the champion in 400 metres event, representing Australia.
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Collingwood and St Kilda match ended in a draw. This was the third draw in AFL Grand Final with two precious occurring in 1948 and 1977.
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Adam Scott became the first Australian to win the US Masters.
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Australia won the Asian Cup after defeating South Korea 2-1.
