Nicole Kidman

By Stacie & Chelsea

Born in Hawaii, but moved shortly after to Australia. As a young Miss Kidman, she started her performing arts career as a ballet dancer. At the age of ten she convinced her parents, her father an author who lectures over phsychology and biochemistry, and her mother, a nurse and educator who edits her husbands books, to enroll her in a drama school.

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Ian Thorpe

By Stacie & Chelsea

Ian Thorpe was born on the 13th of October 1982. With his huge size 17 flipper like feet he was a 'thorpedo' as he is now known. Thorpe made his first major impact on the sport of swimming when, in March 1997 at just 14 years and 5 months, he was selected for the Australian swimming team.

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Don Bradman

By Daniel & PJ

"The Don" was international cricket's most successful batter he played 52 tests between 1930 and 1948 and captained the Australian team from 1936 to 1948.

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Cathy Freeman

By Daniel & PJ

Cathy was born in 1973. She was a good runner when she was young and got a scholarship to a good school where she could get coached on how to run.
She was the first Aboriginal sprinter to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth games in 1994. She won a silver medal in 1996 at the Olympic Games. She carried the Olympic torch at the Sydney Olympics.

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