<Ul> <Li> 1978 </Li> <Li> 1982 </Li> <Li> 1986 </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> 1998 </Li> <Li> 2002 </Li> <Li> 2006 </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> 2014 </Li> <Li> 2018 </Li> </Ul> <P> Australia competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Queensland between 4 and 15 April 2018 . It was Australia's 21st appearance at the Commonwealth Games, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1930 . Australia has previously hosted the Games four times--1938 Sydney, 1962 Perth, 1982 Brisbane and 2006 Melbourne . </P> <P> Being the host nation, Australia sent a contingent of 474 athletes, participating in all of the 18 sports staged . Though only 469 competed . This was the highest number of athletes to represent Australia in a Commonwealth Games ever, eclipsing their previous record of 417 athletes at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games . Hockey athlete Mark Knowles was the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony . </P> <P> Steve Moneghetti was appointed Chef de Mission . He held this position at the 2010 and 2014 Games . Opening ceremony appointments included: hockey player Mark Knowles as Australian flag bearer, lawn bowler Karen Murphy taking the athletes' oath and Australian netball coach Lisa Alexander the coaches' oath . Kurt Fearnley in his last major multi-sport competition was the closing ceremony flag bearer . </P>

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