It’s easy to go sports mad in Australia, which hosts events for cricket fans, footy fiends, rugby lovers, rev-heads and marathon runners. Get a courtside view of the tennis greats at the Australian Open or experience the excitement of the uniquely Australian AFL. See Australia’s Wallabies fight New Zealand’s All Blacks for the Bledisloe Cup. Or be there for the Ashes, when the Australia cricket team faces their age-old cricket rivals of England. Smell the rubber at glamorous motor-racing events such as the Grand Prix. Run through Sydney in the City to Surf or watch the world’s fastest cyclists whizz through Adelaide and South Australia in the Tour Down Under.
Australia's motorsport events
Indulge your passion for motor racing in Australia, which has a year-long calendar of events. Head to Melbourne for the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix or visit the popular motorcycle circuit on Phillip Island. For adrenalin-surging V8 action, there’s the Gold Coast 600 in Surfers Paradise, the Sydney 500 and the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide. Learn More
AFL - The Australian Football League
Australia may be secular nation, but religious fervour is the only way to describe the mood at a game of Australian rules football – or AFL – in Melbourne. Here in the sport’s birthplace, players are local heroes and teams command a tribal following. But Melbournians aren’t the only ones who are nuts about this athletic and balletic game with the oval ball. Learn More
Most of the time, Australia and New Zealand have the kind of friendly rivalry you’d expect from Antipodean siblings. We mock each other’s accents, achievements and sporting prowess and squabble over who owns star exports such as Crowded House and Russell Crowe. Only on the sporting field do we get truly competitive, and never more so than at rugby union’s Bledisloe Cup, now part of the Tri Nations series. Learn More
Australia's marathons and running events
Whether you’re competing or cheering, you’ll love the excitement of an Australian running event or marathon. Race along the iconic Great Ocean Road past waterfalls, lush national parks and the wild Southern Ocean. Or join elite and fun-runners from around the world in the popular Gold Coast Airport Marathon, where thousands of spectators line the course between Broadwater and Burleigh Heads. Learn More
Australia's endurance events
Test your sporting stamina in Australia, where we host regular triathlons and our ironmen and ironwomen are household names. Competitors from around the world come here to run, swim, paddle and cycle against some spectacular scenery, from tropical beaches to stylish cities. Watch elite cyclists whizz around Adelaide, the Barossa Valley and Fleurieu Peninsula in the Tour Down Under. Learn More
Australia’s Grand Slam Summer of Tennis
Enjoy January in Australia with a courtside view of the tennis greats. Start the new year watching eight prestigious pairs of men and women play at Perth’s Hopman Cup. See international players warm-up for the Australian Open in sunny Brisbane and historic Hobart. Get spectator seats to top tennis at the Medibank International in Sydney’s Olympic Park. Learn More
Australia’s Summer of Cricket
In Australia, it’s just not summer without cricket. We play it at our picnics and barbeques, in our backyards, on our beaches, roads, in parks and world-class stadiums. Indoors, the Australian cricket team with their trademark baggy green caps, dominate our television screens. In Australia, cricket is almost a religion, uniting players and fans from all walks of life. Learn More
The Ashes – Australia 2010/11
Visit Australia this summer and soak up the excitement of The Ashes - one of the most famous and fiercely fought battles in international cricket. Join the Australian Fanatics and the British Barmy Army as they cheer for their respective teams at hallowed turfs across Australia. See the series kick off at the Brisbane Gabba in November or grab a seat at the Adelaide Oval or Perth WACCA in December. Learn More
The Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne
In Melbourne, there’s no missing the Australian Grand Prix, which takes over Albert Park for four days in March. You’ll hear the distinctive pitch of elite Formula One racing cars across the city. At the purpose-built track, watch the world’s fastest drivers vibrate past you at speeds of up to 300km an hour. Learn More
