Is Australia to obsessed with sport?

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Is Australia too obsessed with Sport?
Is Australia to obsessed with sport? Are Australians sports mad? You can bet your life on it. It is the national religion. More newspaper space is devoted to it than any other subject. Television is full of it. It is estimated that one in thirty of the words used in the Australian language is a sporting word. Australians play it, watch it, read about it and most of all talk about it with a passion. It is an obsession.
Many people have been questioned on this topic and the general view is that Australia is a nation utterly addicted to sport. We need it, we crave it. This has occurred from the days of Australian settlement. Sport in Australia originated from the mother country of England and was used to pass the time being millions of miles away from any other country and having know quick link up with them. Aussies love their cricket and have adapted to all climates and conditions all over the world, they especially love to beat th...