Why is sheep breeding so strongly developed in Australia?

Sheep breeding was one of the earliest activities of the first British settlers to Australia. It was also very developed in Britain itself, so this occupation for immigrants was of a traditional nature. Sheep, which are much more resilient to hot and dry climates than large horned animals, have been able to perfectly adapt to the natural conditions of a distant continent. One of the advantages was also the absence of natural predators in Australia capable of attacking a large sheep.