HOW WAS AUSTRALIA INFLUENCED BY OTHER COUNTRIES IN THE 1960’S – EMMA CHANDLER. Other countries had a major influence on Australia in the 1960’s; everything that would happen overseas would affect Australian’s. The fashion was affected by famous celebrities from other countries that would wear simple outfits that would make a trend over in Australia. Sport was influenced by other countries that would compete in Olympic Games and bring their sports to share with Australia. Music and entertainment had a heavily impact on what was listened to/watched over here, mainly all the artists and actors from TV shows that were popular in Australia were from other countries like Britain and America. The fashion that was worn in the 1960’s by society was influenced on models and actors from overseas. ‘Mod …show more content…
Victorian Football League was the most popular and strongest team. Sporting coverage on television attracted more audiences to watch the sports as well as allowing professionals to gain fame and fans. During the Rome Olympics in ’60 Australia won 22 medals and at the ’64 Tokyo Olympics 18 were won. While rising in the interest of sports, Australia was still only amateur compared to American and Europe. Australia remained amateur until the Government introduced a funding scheme for its professional sporting teams. Discrimination was very prominent at the time where ethnicity, skin colour and gender were all restricted to the ‘public standard’. Women were limited to less straining sports such as croquet and tennis. Throughout the 60’s, however, women demanded and fought to be equal to men in all areas of life. Some women challenged society by competing in sports like football, horse racing, long-distance running and even weight-lifting. Gradually women became socially and professionally accepted into the sporting lifestyle, demolishing gender discrimination in sports in