This article is part of the series History of Australia

Prehistory

Before 1788

1788-1850

1851-1900

1901-1945

Since 1945

Timeline

This is a timeline of Australian history. The written history of Australia began when Dutch explorers first sighted the country in the 17th century The prehistory of Australia is the period between the first human habitation of the Australian continent and the first definitive sighting of Australia by Europeans The first definite sighting of Australia by European explorers was in 1606. The history of Australia from 1851 - 1900 continues Australia's colonial history the discovery of gold in 1851 which led to increased economic and political independence from Britain and The history of Australia from 1901 - 1945 begins with the federation of the colonies to create the Commonwealth of Australia The history of Australia since 1945 has seen a move away from Britain in political social and cultural terms to engagement with the United States and For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.

Contents 1 BC 2 1600s 3 1700s 4 1800s 5 1900s 5.1 1910s 5.2 1920s 5.3 1930s 5.4 1940s 5.5 1950s 5.6 1960s 5.7 1970s 5.8 1980s 5.9 1990s 6 2000s

BC

• c. 68,000 BC-40,000 BC: Aboriginal tribes thought to have arrived in Australia.

1600s

• 1606 (March): The Duke of York's ship Duyfken, under Captain Willem Janszoon, explores the western coast of Cape York Peninsula. Voyages In 1596 a ship named "Duyfken" sailed in the first expedition to Bantam, the crew was captured by the islanders Not to be confused with Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638 a contemporary Dutch cartographer Willem Janszoon (c This article is about the peninsula located in the Australian state of Queensland; it should not be confused with either Yorke Peninsula in South Australia The first recorded landfall by a European on Australian soil.
• 1606 (August): Portuguese seaman Luis Vaez de Torres sails through the Torres Strait, between Australia and New Guinea, along the latter's southern coast. Luis Váez de Torres (born c 1565; fl 1607) was a 16th-17th century Spanish maritime explorer serving the Spanish Crown The Torres Strait is a body of water which lies between Australia and the Melanesian island of New Guinea. New Guinea, located just north of Australia, is the world's second largest island, having become separated from the Australian mainland when the area now known He may well have sighted the northernmost extremity of Australia, although this is not recorded. Torres reported 'shoals', some of which may have been the northernmost atolls of the Great Barrier Reef. The name 'Coste Dangereuse', for the tropical Queensland coast, appears on French charts.
• 1616: Dutch captain Dirk Hartog in the Eendracht makes the second recorded landfall by a European, at Dirk Hartog Island on the western coast of Australia. Dirk Hartog (1582 — 1631 was a 17th century Dutch sailor and Explorer, Dirk Hartog's expedition was the second European group to land on Australian The Eendracht was an early 17th Century Dutch ship launched in 1615 in the service of the Dutch East India Company. Dirk Hartog Island is an island off the Gascoyne coast of Western Australia, within the Shark Bay World Heritage Area Leaves behind the Hartog plate. Hartog Plate or Dirk Hartog's Plate is either of two plates although primarily the first which were left on Dirk Hartog Island during a period of European exploration
• 1623: Dutch captain Jan Carstensz navigates the Gulf of Carpentaria aboard the Pera and Arnhem. Jan Carstenszoon (also known by the abbreviation of his Patronym Carstensz or Carstensz The Gulf of Carpentaria is a large shallow sea enclosed on three sides by northern Australia and bounded on the north by the Arafura Sea (the body of water that lies The Arnhem crosses the Gulf to reach and name Groote Eylandt. Groote Eylandt is the largest island in the Gulf of Carpentaria in northeastern Australia.
• 1642: Dutch explorer Abel Tasman explores the west coast of Tasmania, lands on its east coast and names the island Anthoonij van Diemenslandt. Abel Janszoon Tasman ( 1603 - October 10 1659) was a Dutch seafarer, explorer, and Merchant. Tasmania is an Australian island and state of the same name It is located south of the eastern side of the Continent, being separated from it by Bass Van Diemen's Land was the original name used by Europeans for the island of Tasmania, now part of Australia.
• 1688: English explorer William Dampier explores the west coasts of Australia. William Dampier ( 5 September 1651 (baptised &ndash March 1715 was an English Buccaneer, sea captain Author and scientific observer
• 1696: Flemish explorer Willem de Vlamingh charts the southwestern coast of Australia, making landfall at Rottnest Island and the site of the present-day city of Perth. Willem de Vlamingh (born 28 November 1640, Vlieland - around 1698 was a Dutch sea-captain who explored the southwest coast of Australia Rottnest Island is located 18 km off the coast of Western Australia, near Fremantle. Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia.

1700s

• 1770: English Lieutenant James Cook's expedition in HM Bark Endeavour charts the eastern coast, and claims it for the British Crown. Captain James Cook FRS RN ( – 14 February 1779) was an English Explorer, Navigator and Construction The Endeavour was originally a merchant collier named Earl of Pembroke, launched in June 1764 from the coal and whaling port of Whitby in TalkCommonewalth realm.--> The monarchy
• 1788: The First Fleet from England under Arthur Phillip arrives in Australia and founds first European settlement and penal colony at Sydney Cove (Sydney). See also other events of 1788, 1789 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. The First Fleet is the name given to the 11 Ships which sailed from Great Britain on 13 May 1787 to establish the first European colony in New South Wales. Admiral Arthur Phillip RN (11 October 1738 &ndash 31 August 1814 was a British naval Admiraland colonial administrator A penal colony is a Settlement used to detain Prisoners and generally use them for Penal labour in an economically underdeveloped part of the state's Sydney Cove is a small bay on the southern shore of Port Jackson (commonly but incorrectly called Sydney Harbour) on the coast of the state of New South Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 New South Wales, according to Arthur Phillip's amended Commission dated 25 April 1787, includes "all the islands adjacent in the Pacific Ocean" and running westward to the 135th meridian. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. These islands included the current islands of New Zealand, which was administered as part of New South Wales. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island
• 1788: An English settlement is founded at Norfolk Island. See also other events of 1788, 1789 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Norfolk Island ( Norfuk: Norfuk Ailen) is a small inhabited island in the Pacific Ocean located between Australia, New Zealand
• 1792: Two French ships, La Recherche and L'Espérance, anchor in what was named Recherche Bay, near the southernmost point of Tasmania at a time when England and France were racing around the globe to be the first to discover and colonise Australia. See also 1791 in Australia other events of 1792, 1793 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Tasmania is an Australian island and state of the same name It is located south of the eastern side of the Continent, being separated from it by Bass
• 1797: Sydney Cove wrecked and some survivors travelled from Bass Strait to Port Jackson allowing for the rescue of others but also furthering knowledge of the geography of Australia

1800s

• 1803: Matthew Flinders completes the first circumnavigation of the continent. See also 1796 in Australia, other events of 1797, 1798 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Sydney Cove was a sailing ship wrecked in 1797 on Preservation Island off Tasmania while on her way from Calcutta to Port Jackson. See also 1802 in Australia, other events of 1803, 1804 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Captain Matthew Flinders, RN (16 March 1774 – 19 July 1814 was one of the most successful navigators and cartographers of his age
• 1804: A settlement is founded at Risdon on the Derwent River in Australia by Lieutenant Bowen. See also 1803 in Australia, other events of 1804, 1805 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Risdon is a suburb of Hobart, capital city of Tasmania, Australia. The Derwent is a River in Tasmania, Australia. It was named after the River Derwent Cumbria by British Commodore John Hayes
• 1804: Castle Hill convict rebellion also known as the second Battle of Vinegar Hill
• 1804: The settlement is moved to Sullivan's Cove in Van Diemen's Land (now Hobart in Tasmania) by Colonel David Collins. The Castle Hill Rebellion of 4 March, 1804, also called the Irish Rebellion, was a large scale rebellion by Irish convicts against Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Tasmania is an Australian island and state of the same name It is located south of the eastern side of the Continent, being separated from it by Bass David Collins ( 3 March 1754 – 24 March 1810) was the inaugural Lieutenant Governor of the Colony of Van Diemens Land, founded
• 1808: The Rum Rebellion
• 1813: Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth cross the Blue Mountains. See also 1807 in Australia, other events of 1808, 1809 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. The Rum Rebellion, also known as the Rum Puncheon Rebellion of 1808 was the only successful armed takeover of government in Australia's recorded history See also 1812 in Australia, other events of 1813, 1814 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. William Charles Wentworth (13 August 1790 – 20 March 1872 was an Australian poet explorer journalist and politician and one of the leading figures of early colonial New South
• Matthew Flinders calls New South Wales (Australia's old name) Australia
• 1817: John Oxley charts the Lachlan River. See also 1816 in Australia, other events of 1817, 1818 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. This article is about the person For the Australian pilot ship see John Oxley (ship. The Lachlan River is a significant River in central New South Wales, Australia.
• 1817: Australia's first bank the Bank of New South Wales opens in Macquarie Place, Sydney. (Became Westpac in 1982)
• 1818: Oxley charts the Macquarie River. This article is about the bank For the defunct airline see Western Pacific Airlines. See also 1817 in Australia, other events of 1818, 1819 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. See also Macquarie River Tasmania. The Macquarie River is one of the main inland rivers in New South Wales.
• 1824: A penal colony is founded at Moreton Bay, now the city of Brisbane. See also 1823 in Australia, other events of 1824, 1825 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Moreton Bay is a large bay on the eastern coast of Australia 19 km from Brisbane, Queensland. Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland
• 1824: Bathurst and Melville Islands are annexed. A member of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Bathurst Island is one of the Queen Elizabeth Islands in Nunavut Territory Canada. Melville Island lies in the eastern Timor Sea, off the coast of the Northern Territory of Australia.
• 1825 New South Wales western border is extended to 129° E. See also 1824 in Australia, other events of 1825, 1826 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Van Diemen's Land is proclaimed. Van Diemen's Land was the original name used by Europeans for the island of Tasmania, now part of Australia.
• 1828: Charles Sturt charts the Darling River. See also 1827 in Australia, other events of 1828, 1829 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Captain Charles Napier Sturt (28 April 1795 – 16 June 1869 was an English explorer of Australia, part of the European Exploration of Australia The Darling River is the third longest river in Australia, flowing 1390 km from northern New South Wales to its confluence with the Murray River at
• 1829: The whole of Australia is claimed as British territory. See also 1828 in Australia, other events of 1829, 1830 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. The settlement of Perth is founded. Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. Swan River Colony is declared by Charles Fremantle for Britain. Swan River Colony was a British settlement established at the Swan River on the west coast of Australia in 1829 Admiral Sir Charles Howe Fremantle RN ( 1 June 1800 - 25 May 1869) was a Captain of the British The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom from 1 January 1801 until 12 April 1927
• 1830: Sturt arrives at Goolwa, having charted the Murray River. See also 1829 in Australia, other events of 1830, 1831 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Goolwa is a historic river port on the Murray River near the Murray Mouth in South Australia, and joined by a bridge to Hindmarsh Island. The Murray River, or River Murray and sometimes informally referred to as the "Mighty Murray" is Australia 's largest River.
• 1831: Sydney Herald (later to become The Sydney Morning Herald) first published. See also 1830 in Australia, other events of 1831, 1832 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. The Sydney Morning Herald ( SMH) is a daily Broadsheet Newspaper published by Fairfax Media in Sydney, Australia
• 1832 Swan River Colony has its name changed to Western Australia. See also 1831 in Australia, other events of 1832, 1833 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Swan River Colony was a British settlement established at the Swan River on the west coast of Australia in 1829 Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent.
• 1833: The penal settlement of Port Arthur is founded in Van Dieman's Land. See also 1832 in Australia, other events of 1832, 1834 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Port Arthur is a small town and former convict settlement on the Tasman Peninsula, in Tasmania, Australia.
• 1835: John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner establish a settlement at Port Phillip, now the city of Melbourne. See also 1834 in Australia, other events of 1835, 1836 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. John Batman (born 21 January 1801 - 6 May 1839) was an Australian farmer and businessman who was John Pascoe Fawkner ( 20 October 1792 – 4 September 1869) was an early pioneer businessman and politician of Melbourne, "Port Phillip" may also refer to a Local Government Area called the City of Port Phillip. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3
• 1836: Province of South Australia proclaimed with its western border at 132° E. See also 1835 in Australia, other events of 1836, 1837 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country A proclamation (Lat proclamare, to make public by announcement is an official declaration
• 1841 New Zealand is proclaimed and is no longer under New South Wales. See also 1840 in Australia, other events of 1841, 1842 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island
• 1842: Copper is discovered at Kapunda in South Australia. See also 1841 in Australia, other events of 1842, 1843 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Copper (ˈkɒpɚ is a Chemical element with the symbol Cu (cuprum and Atomic number 29 Kapunda is a town near the Barossa Valley in South Australia. South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country
• 1845: The ship Cataraqui is wrecked off King Island in Bass Strait. See also 1844 in Australia, other events of 1845, 1846 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Bass Strait (bæs is a sea Strait separating Tasmania from the south of the Australian mainland ( Victoria in particular It is Australia's worst civil maritime disaster with 406 lives lost.
• 1845: Copper is discovered at Burra in South Australia. See also 1844 in Australia, other events of 1845, 1846 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Copper (ˈkɒpɚ is a Chemical element with the symbol Cu (cuprum and Atomic number 29 Burra is a pastoral centre and historic tourist town in the mid-north of South Australia. South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country
• 1850: Western Australia becomes a penal colony. See also 1849 in Australia, other events of 1850, 1851 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent.
• 1850: Australia's first university, the University of Sydney, is founded. The University of Sydney (informally Sydney Uni or USyd) is the oldest university in Australia
• 1851: Victoria separates from New South Wales. See also 1850 in Australia, other events of 1851, 1852 in Australia, 1853 in Australia, 1854 in Australia,and the Timeline of
• 1851: The Victorian gold rush starts when gold is found at Summerhill Creek and Ballarat. The Victorian Gold rush was a period in the history of Victoria, Australia approximately between 1851 and the late 1860s Ballarat (formerly spelt "Ballaarat" is a city in Victoria, Australia, and one of the country's largest inland cities
• 1851: Forest Creek Monster Meeting of miners at Chewton near Castlemaine
• 1853: Bendigo Petition and Red Ribbon Rebellion at Bendigo
• 1854: The Eureka Stockade
• 1855: The transportation of convicts to Norfolk Island ceases. See also 1850 in Australia, other events of 1851, 1852 in Australia, 1853 in Australia, 1854 in Australia,and the Timeline of One of the social effects of the Australian gold rushes in the colony of Victoria (Australia in the period 1851-54 was the growing demand for political representation and reasonable See also 1850 in Australia, 1851 in Australia, 1852 in Australia,1853 in Australia other events of 1853, 1854 in Australia, and the The Bendigo Petition was an attempt by miners in the colony of Victoria (now Australia) to demand political representation and reasonable limits to taxation from The Anti-Gold Licence Association was formed in Bendigo Victoria, Australia on 6 June 1853. Bendigo is a regional city in central Victoria Australia, located in the City of Greater Bendigo. See also 1853 in Australia, other events of 1854, 1855 in Australia, and the Timeline of Australian history. The Eureka Stockade was the setting of a gold miners' Revolt in 1854 near Ballarat, Victoria, Australia against the officials supervising the See also 1854 in Australia, other events of 1855, 1856 in Australia, and the Timeline of Australian history. Norfolk Island ( Norfuk: Norfuk Ailen) is a small inhabited island in the Pacific Ocean located between Australia, New Zealand
• 1856 Van Diemen's Land name changed to Tasmania. See also 1855 in Australia, other events of 1856, 1857 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Van Diemen's Land was the original name used by Europeans for the island of Tasmania, now part of Australia. Tasmania is an Australian island and state of the same name It is located south of the eastern side of the Continent, being separated from it by Bass
• 1857:Victorian Committee reported that a 'federal union' would be in the interests of all the growing colonies. See also 1856 in Australia, other events of 1857, 1858 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. However, there was not enough interest in or enthusiasm for taking positive steps towards bringing the colonies together.
• 1858: Sydney and Melbourne linked by Electric Telegraph. See also 1857 in Australia, other events of 1858, 1859 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
• 1859: SS Admella wrecked off south-east coast of South Australia with the loss of 89 lives. See also 1858 in Australia, other events of 1859, 1860 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. SS Admella The SS Admella (so named for her circuit Ad elaide Mel bourne La unceston was built by Lawrence Hill and Co South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country
• 1859: Australian football rules codified, Melbourne Football Club founded
• 1859: Queensland separates from New South Wales with its western border at 141° E. See also 1858 in Australia, other events of 1859, 1860 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. See also 1858 in Australia, other events of 1859, 1860 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent
• 1860: John McDouall Stuart reaches the centre of the continent. See also 1859 in Australia, other events of 1860, 1861 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. John McDouall Stuart ( 7 September 1815 &ndash 5 June 1866) was the most accomplished and most famous of all Australia's inland explorers South Australian border changed from 132° E to 129° E. South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country
• 1861: The ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition occurs. See also 1860 in Australia, other events of 1861, 1862 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. In 1860-61 Robert O'Hara Burke and William John Wills led an expedition of 19 men with the intention of crossing Australia from Melbourne in the south to
• 1862: Stuart reaches Port Darwin, founding a settlement there. See also 1861 in Australia, other events of 1861, 1863 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Queensland's western border is moved to 139° E. Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent
• 1863: South Australia takes control of the Northern Territory which was part of the colony of New South Wales. See also 1862 in Australia, other events of 1863, 1864 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the center of the mainland continent as well as the central northern regions
• 1867: Gold is discovered at Gympie, Queensland. The town of Gympie is located in south eastern Queensland, Australia, and is approximately 160 kilometres north of the state capital Brisbane
• 1868: The transportation of convicts to Western Australia ceases. See also 1867 in Australia, other events of 1868, 1869 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent.
• 1872: Overland Telegraph Line linking Darwin and Adelaide opens. See also 1871 in Australia, other events of 1872, 1873 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. The Australian Overland Telegraph Line was a 3200 km Telegraph line that connected Darwin with Port Augusta in South Australia. Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia with a
• 1873: Uluru is first sighted by Europeans, and named Ayers Rock. See also 1872 in Australia, other events of 1873, 1874 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Uluru, also referred to as Ayers Rock, is a large Sandstone rock formation in the southern part of the Northern Territory, Central Australia
• 1875: SS Gothenburg strikes Old Reef off North Queensland and sinks with the loss of approximately 102 lives. See also 1874 in Australia, other events of 1875, 1876 in Australia, Timeline of Australian history. Description and History The Gothenburg was commissioned in 1855 following her construction at Lungley's building yards in Millwall, London. Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent
• 1879: The first congress of trade unions is held. See also 1878 in Australia, other events of 1879, 1880 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
• 1880: The bushranger Ned Kelly is hanged. See also 1879 in Australia, other events of 1880, 1881 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Bushrangers, or bush rangers, were Outlaws in the early years of the European settlement of Australia who had the survival skills necessary to use the Edward "Ned" Kelly (3 June 1855 &ndash 11 November 1880 was an Australian Bushranger, and to some a Folk hero for his defiance of the colonial
• 1880: Parliamentarians in Victoria become the first in Australia to be paid for their work.
• 1883: The opening of the Sydney-Melbourne railway
• 1883: Silver is discovered at Broken Hill
• 1887: An Australian cricket team is established, defeating Britain in the first Ashes series. See also 1882 in Australia, other events of 1883, 1884 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 For the Local Government Area of Broken Hill see City of Broken Hill Broken Hill is an isolated Mining city and Local Government Area See also 1886 in Australia, other events of 1887, 1888 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia.
• 1889: The completion of the railway network between Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. See also 1888 in Australia, other events of 1889, 1890 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia with a Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4
• 1889: Sir Henry Parkes delivers the Tenterfield Oration. Sir Henry Parkes, GCMG (27 May 1815 – 27 April 1896 was an Australian statesman the "Father of Federation The Tenterfield Oration was a speech given by Sir Henry Parkes at the Tenterfield School of Arts, New South Wales, Australia on
• 1890: The Australian Federation Conference calls a constitutional convention. See also 1889 in Australia, other events of 1890, 1891 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
• 1891: A National Australasian Convention meets, agrees on adopting the name "the Commonwealth of Australia" and drafting a constitution. See also 1890 in Australia, other events of 1891, 1892 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. The Constitution of Australia is the law under which the Australian Commonwealth Government operates
• 1891: The first attempt at a federal constitution is drafted.
• 1891: The Convention adopts the constitution, although it has no legal status
• 1891: A severe depression hits Australia
• 1892: Gold is discovered at Coolgardie, Western Australia. See also 1891 in Australia, other events of 1892, 1893 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Coolgardie is a small town in the Australian state of Western Australia, east of the state capital Perth.
• 1893: The Corowa Conference (the "people's convention") calls on the colonial parliaments to pass enabling acts, allowing the election of delegates to a new constitutional convention aimed at drafting a proposal and putting it to a referendum in each colony. See also 1892 in Australia, other events of 1893, 1894 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. The Corowa Conference was a political meeting held in the New South Wales border town of Corowa in 1893 to discuss a proposed federation of the Australian colonies
• 1895: The premiers, except for those of Queensland and Western Australia, agree to implement the Corowa proposals. See also 1894 in Australia, other events of 1895, 1896 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent.
• 1895: Waltzing Matilda is first sung in public, in Winton, Queensland
• 1895: Banjo Paterson publishes The Man from Snowy River
• 1896: The Bathurst Conference (the second "people's convention") meets to discuss the 1891 draft constitution
• 1897: In two sessions, the Second National Australasian Convention meets (with representatives from all colonies except Queensland present). "Waltzing Matilda" is Australia 's most widely known country Folk song, and has been referred to as 'the unofficial national anthem of Australia' Winton is a town in central west Queensland, Australia, located 177 kilometres northwest of Longreach. Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson (17 February 1864 – 5 February 1941 was a famous Australian Bush poet, journalist and author " The Man From Snowy River " is a Poem by Australian Bush poet Banjo Paterson. See also 1895 in Australia, other events of 1896, 1897 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common See also 1896 in Australia, other events of 1897, 1898 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent They agree to adopt a constitution based on the 1891 draft, and then revise and amend it later that year.
• 1898: The Convention agrees on a final draft to be put to the people. See also 1897 in Australia, other events of 1898, 1899 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
• 1898: After much public debate, the Victorian, South Australian and Tasmanian referendums are successful; the New South Wales referendum narrowly fails. Later New South Wales votes "yes" in a second referendum, and Queensland and Western Australia also vote to join.
• 1899: The decision is made to site the national capital in New South Wales, but not within 100 miles of Sydney. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4
• 1899: The Australian Labor Party holds office for a few days in Queensland, becoming the first trade union party to do so anywhere in the world.

1900s

• 1900 - Several delegates visit London to resist proposed changes to the agreed-upon constitution. See also 1899 in Australia, other events in 1900, 1901 in Australia, Timeline of Australian history. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
• 1900 - The constitution is passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom as a schedule to the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act, and is given royal assent
• 1901 - Australia becomes a federation on January 1. The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories The Constitution of Australia is the law under which the Australian Commonwealth Government operates See also 1900 in Australia, other events of 1901, 1902 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Edmund Barton becomes Prime Minister; Lord Hopetoun becomes Governor-General
• 1901 - The first parliament meets in Parliament House, Melbourne
• 1901- Immigration Restriction act was introduced- The White Australian Policy
• 1902 - The Franchise Act guarantees women the right to vote in federal elections (by this stage, most states had already done this). Sir Edmund Barton, GCMG, QC (18 January 1849 – 7 January 1920 Australian politician and judge was the first Prime Minister of Australia and The Prime Minister of Australia is the Head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General. The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia is the representative in Australia of the monarch of Australia (currently Elizabeth II Queen of Australia) Parliament House in Melbourne has been the seat of the Parliament of Victoria, Australia, since 1855 except for the years 1901 to 1927 when it was occupied See also 1901 in Australia, other events of 1902, 1903 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. The Commonwealth Franchise Act 1902 was an Act of the Parliament of Australia which defined who was allowed to Vote in Australian federal However, it excludes most non-European ethnic groups, including Aboriginal people. Indigenous Australians are descendants of the first known human inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands.
• 1902 - Breaker Morant is executed for having shot Boers who had surrendered
• 1903 - The High Court of Australia is established with Samuel Griffith as the first Chief Justice. For the film of the same name see Breaker Morant (film Harry 'Breaker' Harbord Morant ( 9 December[[ 864]] – 27 February See also 1902 in Australia, other events of 1903, 1904 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. The High Court of Australia is the final court of appeal in Australia the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy. Sir Samuel Walter Griffith GCMG, ( 21 June 1845 – 9 August 1920) was an Australian politician Premier of Queensland The Chief Justice of Australia is the senior justice of the High Court of Australia and the highest-ranking judicial officer in the Commonwealth of Australia.
• 1903 - The Defence Act gives the federal government full control over the Australian Army
• 1903 - Alfred Deakin elected Prime Minister
• 1904 - A site at Dalgety, New South Wales chosen for the new national capital
• 1904 - Chris Watson forms the first federal Labor (minority) government
• 1906 - Australia takes control of south-eastern New Guinea
• 1908 - Dorothea Mackellar publishes My Country
• 1908 - The Dalgety proposal for the national capital is revoked, and Canberra is chosen instead
• 1909 - The first powered aeroplane flight in Australia is made. The Australian Army is Australia's military land force It is part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Alfred Deakin (3 August 1856 – 7 October 1919 Australian politician was a leader of the movement for Australian federation and later second Prime Minister See also 1903 in Australia, other events of 1904, 1905 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Dalgety is a small town in New South Wales Australia, on the banks of the Snowy River between Melbourne and Sydney. John Christian Watson (9 April 1867 – 18 November 1941 commonly known as Chris Watson, Australian politician was the third Prime Minister of Australia See also 1905 in Australia, other events of 1906, 1907 in Australia, Timeline of Australian history. New Guinea, located just north of Australia, is the world's second largest island, having become separated from the Australian mainland when the area now known See also 1907 in Australia, Other events of 1908, 1909 in Australia, Timeline of Australian history. My Country part 1jpg|thumb|right|Mackellar's notebook with first two verses]] Isobel Marion Dorothea Mackellar, OBE ( July 1, 1885 &ndash January 14 Canberra ( is the capital city of Australia With a population of over 340000 it is Australia's largest inland City. See also 1908 in Australia, other events of 1909, 1910 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.

1910s

• 1910 - Andrew Fisher forms the first federal majority Labor government. See also 1909 in Australia, other events of 1910, 1911 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
• 1911 - The Royal Australian Navy is founded
• 1911 - The Northern Territory comes under Commonwealth control, being split off from South Australia
• 1911 - The first national census is conducted. See also 1910 in Australia, other events of 1911, 1912 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. The Royal Australian Navy ( RAN) is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force. The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the center of the mainland continent as well as the central northern regions South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country
• 1911 – Australian Capital Territory proclaimed. } The Australian Capital Territory (ACT is the Capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and its smallest self-governing internal territory
• 1912 - Australia sends women to the Olympic Games for the first time
• 1912 - Walter Burley Griffin wins a design competition for the new city of Canberra
• 1913 - The foundation stone for the city of Canberra is put in place
• 1914 - Australian soldiers are sent to the First World War. See also 1911 in Australia, other events of 1912, 1913 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games Walter Burley Griffin November 24, 1876 &ndash February 11, 1937) was a US Architect and Landscape architect, Canberra ( is the capital city of Australia With a population of over 340000 it is Australia's largest inland City. See also 1912 in Australia, other events of 1913, 1914 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. 1913 in Australia|1914|1915 in Australia|Timeline of Australian history 1914 in Australia was dominated by the outbreak of World War I. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All This was first time Australians had fought for Australia, as opposed to Britain.
• 1915 - Australian soldiers land at Anzac Cove on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey
• 1915 - Jervis Bay Territory comprising 6,677 hectares surrendered and becomes part of the Australia Capital Territory. See also 1914 in Australia, other events of 1915, 1916 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Gallipoli peninsula (Gelibolu Yarımadası is located in Turkish Thrace, the European part of Turkey, with the Aegean Sea to the west and the Dardanelles
• 1915 - Surfing is first introduced to Australia
• 1916 - Hotels are forced to close at 6 p. See also 1914 in Australia, other events of 1915, 1916 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Surfing is a surface water sport in which the participant is carried along the face of a breaking wave, most commonly using a Surfboard, although wave-riders See also 1915 in Australia, other events of 1916, 1917 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. m. , leading to the beginning of the "six o'clock swill"
• 1916 - The Returned Sailors’ and Soldiers’ Imperial League of Australia, the forerunner to the Returned and Services League is founded
• 1916 - The Labor government under Billy Hughes splits over conscription. The Six o'clock swill was the last-minute rush to buy drinks at a Hotel bar before it closed The Returned and Services League of Australia (often abbreviated to RSL) is a support organisation for men and women who have served or are serving in the Australian William Morris 'Billy' Hughes, CH, KC (25 September 1862 &ndash 28 October 1952 Australian politician was the seventh Prime Minister of Australia Conscription (also known as the draft, the call-up or national service) is a general term for involuntary labor demanded by some established authority First referendum on conscription is rejected
• 1917 - Second referendum on conscription is rejected
• 1918 - First World War ends

1920s

• 1920 - The airline Qantas is founded
• 1921 - Edith Cowan becomes the first woman elected to an Australian parliament
• 1922 - The Smith Family charity is founded in Sydney
• 1923 - Vegemite is first produced
• 1926 - The first Miss Australia contest is held
• 1927 - The tenth parliament is formally opened in Canberra, finalising the move to the new capital
• 1928 - Bert Hinkler makes the first successful flight from Britain to Australia, and Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first flight from the United States to Australia
• 1929 - Western Australia celebrates its centenary
• 1929 - Labor returns to office under James Scullin. See also 1916 in Australia, other events of 1917, 1918 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. See also 1919 in Australia, other events of 1920, 1921 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Qantas Airways Limited (ˈkwɔntəs ( is the National airline of Australia. See also 1920 in Australia, other events of 1921, 1922 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Edith Dircksey Cowan (née Brown) MBE (2 August 1861–9 June 1932 was an Australian Politician, social campaigner and the first woman elected as a representative See also 1921 in Australia, other events of 1922, 1923 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. The Smith Family is an Australian, independent Non-profit organisation committed to unlocking opportunities for disadvantaged children and their families to participate Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 See also 1922 in Australia, other events of 1923, 1924 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Vegemite ( is a dark brown savoury food paste made from Yeast extract, used mainly as a spread on Sandwiches Toast and cracker biscuits See also 1925 in Australia, other events of 1926, 1927 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Miss Australia is the title for the winner of the Miss Australia Quest/Awards which ran from 1954 until 2000 when the last Miss Australia was named See also 1926 in Australia, other events of 1927, 1928 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Canberra ( is the capital city of Australia With a population of over 340000 it is Australia's largest inland City. See also 1927 in Australia, other events of 1928, 1929 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Herbert Hinkler AFC DSM (8 December 1892 – 7 January 1933 - better known as Bert Hinkler, was a pioneer Australian aviator (dubbed "Australian The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith MC, AFC (9 February 1897 - 8 November 1935 often called Charles Kingsford Smith or by his nickname Smithy, was a well-known The United States of America —commonly referred to as the See also 1928 in Australia, other events of 1929, 1930 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. See also 1928 in Australia, other events of 1929, 1930 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. James Henry Scullin (18 September 1876 &ndash 28 January 1953 Australian Labor Politician and ninth Prime Minister of Australia. The Great Depression hits Australia. The Great Depression of the 1930s was an economic catastrophe that severely affected most nations of the world and Australia was not immune

1930s

• 1930 - Don Bradman scores a record 452 not out in one cricket innings
• 1930 - Phar Lap wins his first Melbourne Cup
• 1931 - Sir Douglas Mawson charts 4,000 miles of Antarctic coastline and claims 42% of the icy mass for Australia
• 1932 - The Sydney Harbour Bridge opens
• 1932 - the Labor government falls and Joseph Lyons becomes Prime Minister
• 1933 - Western Australia votes at a rerefendum to secede from the Commonwealth, but the vote is ignored by both the Commonwealth and British governments
• 1936 - The last Thylacine dies
• 1937 - The radio series Dad and Dave begins
• 1938 - Sydney hosts the Empire Games, the forerunner to the Commonwealth Games
• 1939 - Australia enters the Second World War
• 1939 - The first flight is made by an Australian-made warplane, the Wirraway
• 1939 - Victoria is devastated by the Black Friday bushfires
• 1939 - Lyons dies in office and is succeeded by Robert Menzies

1940s

• 1940 - A team of scientists, under Howard Florey, develops penicillin
• 1941 - Labor comes to power under John Curtin
• 1942-43 - Japanese planes make almost 100 attacks against sites in the Northern Territory, Western Australia and Queensland. See also 1929 in Australia, other events of 1930, 1931 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Sir Donald George Bradman, AC (27 August 1908 – 25 February 2001 often referred to as The Don, was an Australian Cricketer widely Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries For the Computer software, see Phar Lap (company. Phar Lap, a giant chestnut Thoroughbred Gelding, is considered The Melbourne Cup is Australia 's major annual Thoroughbred horse race. See also 1930 in Australia, other events of 1931, 1932 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. See also 1931 in Australia, other events of 1932, 1933 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. } The Sydney Harbour Bridge is a Steel arch bridge across Sydney Harbour that carries rail vehicular and pedestrian traffic between the Sydney central business Joseph Aloysius Lyons, CH (15 September 1879 &ndash 7 April 1939 Australian politician See also 1932 in Australia, other events of 1933, 1934 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. See also 1935 in Australia, other events of 1936, 1937 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. The Thylacine (ˈθaɪləsaɪn -iːn ( Thylacinus cynocephalus Latin wolf-headed pouched dog was the largest known carnivorous Marsupial of modern See also 1936 in Australia, other events of 1937, 1938 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. See also 1937 in Australia, other events of 1938, 1939 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. The Commonwealth Games is a multinational Multi-sport event. Held every four years it involves the elite athletes of the Commonwealth of Nations. The Commonwealth Games is a multinational Multi-sport event. Held every four years it involves the elite athletes of the Commonwealth of Nations. See also 1938 in Australia, other events of 1939, 1940 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Australia entered World War II shortly after the invasion of Poland, declaring war on Germany on 3 September 1939 WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Black Friday fires of January 13, 1939, in Victoria Australia, are considered one of the worst natural Bushfires (wildfires in the Sir Robert Gordon Menzies, KT, AK, CH, QC (20 December 1894 - 15 May 1978 Australian politician was the twelfth person to serve See also 1939 in Australia, other events of 1940, 1941 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Howard Walter Florey Baron Florey, OM, FRS, ( September 24, 1898 &ndash February 21, 1968) was an Australian Penicillin (sometimes abbreviated PCN or pen) is a group of Beta-lactam antibiotics used in the treatment of Bacterial Infections See also 1940 in Australia, other events of 1941, 1942 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. John Joseph Curtin (8 January 1885 &ndash 5 July 1945 Australian politician and 14th Prime Minister of Australia, led Australia when the Australian mainland came under direct See also 1941 in Australia, other events of 1942, 1943 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. The Empire of Japan ( {{unicode|Kyūjitai}}: ja 大日本帝國 Shinjitai: ja 大日本帝国 pronounced Dai Nippon Teikoku The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the center of the mainland continent as well as the central northern regions Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent (See also: Japanese air attacks on Australia, 1942-43)
• 1942 - National daylight saving is introduced as a war time measure. Between February 1942 and November 1943, during the Pacific War, the Australian mainland domestic airspace offshore islands and coastal shipping were Daylight saving time ( DST
• 1942 - The UK Statute of Westminster is formally adopted by Australia. The Statute formally grants Australia (along with New Zealand, South Africa, and the Irish Free State) the right to pass laws that conflict with UK laws. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa The Irish Free State (Saorstát Éireann (1922&ndash1937 was the state established as a Dominion on 6 December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty, signed by
• 1943 - Australia wins its first Oscar, with cinematographer Damien Parer being honoured for his coverage of the war
• 1944 - The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme is introduced, providing subsidised medicine to all Australians
• 1945 - Australia becomes a founding member of the United Nations
• 1945 - The Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race is held for the first time
• 1945 - Curtin dies in office and is succeeded by Ben Chifley
• 1946 - Minister for Immigration Arthur Calwell introduces the major post-war immigration scheme
• 1946 - An Australian, Norman Makin, is voted in as the first President of the United Nations Security Council. See also 1942 in Australia, other events of 1943, 1944 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Damien Peter Parer ( 1 August 1912 &ndash 17 September 1944) was an Australian war photographer See also 1943 in Australia, other events of 1944, 1945 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme or PBS is a program of the Australian Government that provides subsidised prescription drugs to residents of Australia See also 1944 in Australia, other events of 1945, 1946 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. For the current edition of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race see 2007 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. Joseph Benedict Chifley (22 September 1885 &ndash 13 June 1951 Australian politician and 16th Prime Minister of Australia, was one of Australia's most influential Prime Ministers See also 1945 in Australia, other events of 1946, 1947 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Arthur Augustus Calwell (28 August 1896 - 8 July 1973 Australian politician was Leader of the Australian Labor Party from 1960 to 1967 Norman John Oswald Makin ( 31 March 1889 - 20 July 1982) Australian politician was a Cabinet minister,
• 1948 - Australian Minister for External Affairs, Dr. See also 1947 in Australia, other events of 1948, 1949 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. H.V. Evatt is elected President of the United Nations General Assembly. Herbert Vere Evatt, QC MP ( April 30, 1894 - November 2, 1965) was an Australian Jurist, politician Membership For two articles dealing with membership in the General Assembly see General Assembly members
• 1948 - Australia becomes a signatory to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights ( UDHR) is a declaration adopted by the United Nations General Assembly ( 10 December 1948 at Palais
• 1949 - Construction of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme begins
• 1949 - Indigenous Australians who are eligible to vote in State Elections in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania are also given the right to vote in Federal Elections. See also 1948 in Australia, other events of 1949, 1950 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. The Snowy Mountains Scheme is a Hydroelectricity and irrigation complex in south-east Australia
• 1949 - The Nationality and Citizenship Act is passed. Rather than being identified as subjects of Britain, the Act established Australian citizenship for people who met eligibility requirements.
• 1949 - Menzies returns to power as leader of the new Liberal Party

1950s

• 1950 - Australian troops are sent to the Korean War, as well as to fight a communist insurgency in Malaya
• 1951 - Australia signs the ANZUS treaty with the United States and New Zealand
• 1951 - Voters reject a referendum to change the Constitution to allow the Menzies Government to ban the Communist Party
• 1952 - First nuclear test conducted in Australian territory by the United Kingdom off the coast of Western Australia. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. See also 1949 in Australia, other events of 1950, 1951 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the See also 1950 in Australia, other events of 1951, 1952 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. The Australia New Zealand United States Security Treaty ( ANZUS or ANZUS Treaty) is the Military alliance which binds Australia and The United States of America —commonly referred to as the New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island This article is about the historical Communist Party of Australia dissolved in 1991 See also 1951 in Australia, other events of 1952, 1953 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Nuclear weapons tests are experiments carried out to determine the effectiveness yield and explosive capability of Nuclear weapons Throughout the twentieth century most nations Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent.
• 1954 - Elizabeth II and Prince Philip make a royal visit; the Soviet diplomat Vladimir Petrov defects, leading to the Petrov Affair and another split in the Labor Party
• 1955 - Hotels in New South Wales no longer have to close at 6 p. See also 1953 in Australia, other events of 1954, 1955 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Vladimir Mikhaylovich Petrov ( 15 February, 1907 - 14 June, 1991) was a member of the Soviet Union 's clandestine services who became The Petrov Affair was a Cold War spy drama in Australia in April 1954 involving the defection of Vladimir Petrov, Third Secretary of the Soviet See also 1954 in Australia, other events of 1955, 1956 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. m. , ending the "six o'clock swill"
• 1956 - Melbourne holds the Summer Olympics
• 1959 - The Sidney Myer Music Bowl is opened in Melbourne; Australia becomes a signatory to the International Antarctic Treaty

1960s

• 1962 - Indigenous Australians gain the right to vote in all states except Queensland; Australia enters the Vietnam War

• 1963 - Indigenous Australians are given full rights as citizens. The Six o'clock swill was the last-minute rush to buy drinks at a Hotel bar before it closed See also 1955 in Australia, other events of 1956, 1957 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne See also 1958 in Australia, other events of 1959, 1960 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. The Sidney Myer Music Bowl is an outdoor performance venue in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. See also 1961 in Australia, other events of 1962, 1963 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia See also 1962 in Australia, other events of 1963, 1964 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.

• 1964 - The Beatles tour Australia; 82 sailors die when HMAS Voyager sinks after being rammed by HMAS Melbourne; the editors of Oz magazine are charged with obscenity; PM Robert Menzies announces the reintroduction of compulsory military service for men 18-25

• 1965 - Indigenous Australians gain right to vote in state of Queensland

• 1966 - The ban on the employment of married women in the Commonwealth Public Service is lifted; Menzies retires as Australia's longest-serving Prime Minister and is succeeded by Harold Holt. See also 1963 in Australia, other events of 1964, 1965 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 List of disasters in Australia by death tollThe second HMAS Voyager (D04 was a ''Daring'' class destroyer laid down by the Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Company The Melbourne - Voyager collision, also referred to as the " Melbourne - Voyager incident" or simply the " Voyager Construction and acquisition Melbourne was constructed by Vickers-Armstrongs at their Naval Construction Yard in Barrow-in-Furness, England Oz was first published as a satirical humour magazine between 1963&ndash69 in Sydney, Australia and in its second and more famous incarnation became See also 1964 in Australia, other events of 1965, 1966 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. See also 1965 in Australia, other events of 1966, 1967 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Harold Edward Holt, CH (5 August 1908 17 December 1967 was an Australian politician who became the 17th Prime Minister of Australia in 1966

• 1966 - Decimalisation; on *14 February the Australian currency is changed to dollars and cents, with the Australian Dollar replacing the Australian pound. See also 1965 in Australia, other events of 1966, 1967 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. In the management of currencies, decimalisation (or decimalization) is the process of converting from traditional denominations to a " Decimal " Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German The Australian dollar ( sign: $; code: AUD) is the Currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas The pound was the currency of Australia until 1966 It was subdivided into 20 Shillings each of 12 pence.

• 1967 - large areas of Hobart and south-eastern Tasmania are devastated by bushfires on 7 February that kill 62 people; Prime Minister Holt drowns and is succeeded by John Gorton; Aboriginal Australians gain the right to citizenship after a referendum to allow the federal government to legislate for them is supported by over 90% of the population; Sydney is rocked by a series of brutal underworld killings; talkback radio is introduced; British comedian Tony Hancock commits suicide in Sydney; Gough Whitlam becomes leader of the Labor Party

• 1968 - Australia signs the nuclear non-proliferation treaty; Aboriginal boxing champion Lionel Rose defeats Masahiko "Fighting" Harada in Japan to become the world bantamweight champion; Australia's first liver transplant operation is performed in Sydney;

• 1969 - French conceptual artist Christo 'wraps' Little Bay in Sydney; renowned author-artists Norman Lindsay and May Gibbs die; the Australian production of the rock musical Hair premieres in Sydney; top pop groups The Easybeats and The Twilights break up; Tim Burstall directs2000 Weeks, the first all-Australian feature released since Charles Chauvel's Jedda in 1958

1970s

• 1970 - More than 200,000 people participate in the largest demonstrations in Australian history, against the Vietnam War
• 1971 - Neville Bonner becomes the first Aboriginal to become an Australian Member of Parliament; John Gorton resigns and is succeeded by William McMahon
• 1971 - The 1971 Springbok tour sparks protest all throughout Australia. See also 1966 in Australia, other events of 1967, 1968 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Tasmania is an Australian island and state of the same name It is located south of the eastern side of the Continent, being separated from it by Bass Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Sir John Grey Gorton, GCMG, AC, CH (9 September 191119 May 2002 Australian politician was the 19th Prime Minister of Australia. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 Talk radio is a Radio format containing discussion about topical issues Anthony John "Tony" Hancock (born 12 May 1924 &ndash 24 June 1968) was a popular British Actor and Edward Gough Whitlam, AC, QC (born 11 July 1916 known as Gough Whitlam (ˈɡɒf goff is an Australian former politician and 21st See also 1967 in Australia, other events of 1968, 1969 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Lionel Edward Rose, MBE (born June 21, 1948) is an Australian Bantamweight boxer, now retired who became the first The liver is a vital organ in the human body and is present in Vertebrates and some other animals See also 1968 in Australia, other events of 1969, 1970 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Christo (born as Christo Vladimirov Javacheff, Bulgarian: Христо Явашев and Jeanne-Claude (born as Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon Norman Alfred William Lindsay ( 22 February 1879 – 21 November 1969) was an Australian artist Cecilia May Gibbs MBE ( 17 January 1877 &ndash 27 November 1969) was an Australian children's author illustrator and Hair The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical is a Rock musical with a book and lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt The Easybeats were a Rock and roll band from Australia. They formed in Sydney in late 1964 and split at the end of 1969 The Twilights were the leading Australian pop music group of the mid to late 1960s Tim Burstall (20 April 1927 Stockton-on-Tees, UK &ndash 19 April 2004 Melbourne) was an Australian Film director writer and producer best known for Jedda ( 1955) was the last movie made by the Australian filmmaker Charles Chauvel. See also 1957 in Australia, other events of 1958, 1959 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. See also 1969 in Australia, other events of 1970, 1971 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia See also 1970 in Australia, other events of 1971, 1972 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Neville Thomas Bonner AO ( 28 March, 1922 - 5 February, 1999) was an Australian politician and the first indigenous Indigenous Australians are descendants of the first known human inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands. Sir John Grey Gorton, GCMG, AC, CH (9 September 191119 May 2002 Australian politician was the 19th Prime Minister of Australia. Sir William "Billy" McMahon, GCMG, CH (23 February 1908 31 March 1988 was an Australian Liberal politician and the 20th Prime Minister of Premier of Queensland Joh Bjelke-Petersen declares a state of emergency in QLD in response to escalating protest. Sir Johannes "Joh" Bjelke-Petersen KCMG (13 January 1911 &ndash 23 April 2005] New Zealand -born Australian Politician, was the longest-serving A state of emergency is a governmental declaration that may suspend certain normal functions of government alert citizens to alter their normal behaviors or order government agencies
• 1972 - The Commonwealth Arbitration Commission rules that women doing the same job as men have the right to be paid the same wage. See also 1971 in Australia, other events of 1972, 1973 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
• 1972 - Aboriginal Tent Embassy erected in response to the Coalition government's approval of exploration licences and mining tenements on reserves
• 1972 - The first Labor government since 1949 is elected under the leadership of Gough Whitlam
• 1972 - Australia recognises the People's Republic of China
• 1973 - The Sydney Opera House is opened
• 1973 - The White Australian Policy (established 1901) is officially dismantled
• 1973 - The federal voting age is dropped from 21 to 18
• 1973 - Unionists save the historic "The Rocks" area of Sydney from demolition by introducing "Green Bans"
• 1973 - Patrick White becomes the first Australian to win the Nobel Prize for Literature
• 1974 - Darwin is devastated by Cyclone Tracy
• 1975 - A constitutional crisis occurs when Malcolm Fraser blocks supply, bringing the nation to a standstill until Governor-General John Kerr dismisses Prime Minister Gough Whitlam. Edward Gough Whitlam, AC, QC (born 11 July 1916 known as Gough Whitlam (ˈɡɒf goff is an Australian former politician and 21st Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES See also 1972 in Australia, other events of 1973, 1974 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. The Sydney Opera House is located in Sydney New South Wales, Australia The Rocks is an inner-city Suburb, Tourist precinct and historic area of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 A green ban is a form of Strike action, usually taken by a Trade union or other organised labour group which is conducted for environmentalist Patrick Victor Martindale White (28 May 1912 — 30 September 1990 was an Australian author who was widely regarded as a major English-language novelist of the 20th century The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred See also 1973 in Australia, other events of 1974, 1975 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Cyclone Tracy was a Tropical cyclone that devastated the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, from Christmas Eve See also 1974 in Australia, other events of 1975, 1976 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. John Malcolm Fraser, AC, CH (born 21 May 1930 is an Australian Liberal politician who was the 22nd Prime Minister of Australia. The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia is the representative in Australia of the monarch of Australia (currently Elizabeth II Queen of Australia) John Kerr may refer to one of the following Government and politics John Kerr (Governor-General (1914&ndash1991 Australian Governor-General Edward Gough Whitlam, AC, QC (born 11 July 1916 known as Gough Whitlam (ˈɡɒf goff is an Australian former politician and 21st Fraser wins elections and becomes Prime Minister
• 1975 - The 'Privy Council (Appeals from the High Court) Act removes the right to appeal High Court decisions to the British Privy Council. A privy council is a body that advises the Head of state of a nation on how to exercise their executive authority, typically but not always in the context of a Appeals to the Privy Council direct from State Supreme Courts remain until 1988.
• 1975 - South Australia becomes the first state in Australia to legalise homosexuality between consenting adults in private. See also 1974 in Australia, other events of 1975, 1976 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
• 1975 - Whitlam government introduced the Aboriginal Land (NT) Bill into Parliament. The bill proposed land rights in the Northern Territory based on land claimed on grounds of need as well as traditional affiliation and traditional landowners maintaining control over mining and development.
• 1976 - The Australian Capital Territory legalises homosexuality between consenting adults in private. See also 1975 in Australia, other events of 1976, 1977 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. } The Australian Capital Territory (ACT is the Capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and its smallest self-governing internal territory
• 1977 - Advance Australia Fair becomes Australia's official national anthem
• 1978 - The First Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras kicks off in Sydney - People were arrested. See also 1976 in Australia, other events of 1977, 1978 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. " Advance Australia Fair " is the official National anthem of Australia. A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history traditions and struggles of its people recognized either by a nation's See also 1977 in Australia, other events of 1978, 1979 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
• 1979 - Australian women win the right to maternity leave
• 1979 - Kakadu National Park and the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park are both proclaimed. See also 1978 in Australia, other events of 1979, 1980 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Kakadu National Park is in the Northern Territory of Australia, 171 km south-east of Darwin. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park protects a large part of Australia 's Great Barrier Reef from damaging activities

1980s

• 1980 - Baby Azaria Chamberlain disappears from a campsite at Ayers Rock (Uluru), reportedly taken by a dingo. See also 1979 in Australia, other events of 1980, 1981 in Australia Incumbents Queen of Australia - HM Queen Azaria Chantel Loren Chamberlain (born 11 June 1980 in Mount Isa, Queensland) was a ten-week-old Australian baby who disappeared on the night of 17 The Coalition wins the 1980 Australian federal election. Issues The mood in the electorate was moving against the Fraser Government by 1980
• 1981 - A referendum is held in Tasmania to vote for whether or not the Franklin Dam should be built. See also 1980 in Australia, other events of 1981, 1982 in Australia Incumbents Queen of Australia - HM Queen
• 1982 - Commonwealth Games held in Brisbane. See also 1981 in Australia, other events of 1982, 1983 in Australia ---- The 1982 Commonwealth Games were held in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia from 30 September&mdash9 October 1982 The National Gallery of Australia is opened. The National Gallery of Australia is the premier art gallery and museum in Australia, holding over 120000 works of Art.
• 1983 - Australia wins the America's Cup; Bob Hawke defeats Fraser and leads Labor back to government. See also 1982 in Australia, other events of 1983, 1984 in Australia ---- The America’s Cup is the most prestigious Regatta and Match race in the sport of Sailing, and the oldest active Trophy in international Robert James Lee (Bob Hawke, AC (born 9 December 1929 was the 23rd Prime Minister of Australia and longest serving Australian Labor Party Prime Minister The Australian Dollar is floated. The Australian dollar ( sign: $; code: AUD) is the Currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas The Ash Wednesday fires kill 71 people. The Ash Wednesday fires were a Natural disaster that occurred in south-east Australia on 16 February 1983
• 1984 - Advance Australia Fair is proclaimed as Australia's national anthem. See also 1983 in Australia, other events of 1984, 1985 in Australia ---- " Advance Australia Fair " is the official National anthem of Australia. The one dollar coin is introduced. Labor wins the 1984 Australian federal election. Medicare is established. This article describes the Australian universal health scheme Medicare
• 1985 - The government grants the freehold title of a large area of land in central Australia, including prominent landmarks Uluru and Kata Tjuta, to the Mutitjulu people, who in turn give them a 99-year lease. See also 1984 in Australia, other events of 1985, 1986 in Australia ---- Uluru, also referred to as Ayers Rock, is a large Sandstone rock formation in the southern part of the Northern Territory, Central Australia Kata Tjuta, sometimes written Kata Tjuta, and also known as Mount Olga (or colloquially as The Olgas) are a group of large domed rock formations The last state to do so (New South Wales) abolishes capital punishment.
• 1986 - The Australia Act removes the right of appeal from State courts to the British Privy Council, making the High Court the final court of appeal in Australia. See also 1985 in Australia, other events of 1986, 1987 in Australia ---- The Australia Act 1986 is the name given to a pair of two separate but related pieces of legislation one an Act of the Parliament of Australia (No The Act also removes all remaining rights of the UK parliament to pass law for Australia. Anita Cobby Murder in Sydney. Russell Street Bombing in Melbourne. The Russell Street Bombing refers to the March 27, 1986 bombing of the Russell Street Police Headquarters complex in Russell Street, Crocodile Dundee is released in Australia. Crocodile Dundee is a 1986 Australian Comedy film set in the Australian Outback and in New York City
• 1987 - Hoddle Street Massacre kills 7 victims and injures 19, Queen Street Massacre kills 8 victims and injures 5. See also 1986 in Australia, other events of 1987, 1988 in Australia ---- The Hoddle Street massacre is the name given to a mass murder that occurred on the evening of Sunday August 9, 1987 in Hoddle Street, Clifton Hill The Queen Street massacre was a Murder-suicide that occurred on December 8, 1987 at the Australia Post offices in Melbourne, Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen resigns as Premier of Queensland after 19 years at the top. Sir Johannes "Joh" Bjelke-Petersen KCMG (13 January 1911 &ndash 23 April 2005] New Zealand -born Australian Politician, was the longest-serving
• 1988 - Australia celebrates its bicentenary, with large celebrations and major funding for capital works projects. See also 1987 in Australia, other events of 1988, 1989 in Australia ---- The bicentenary of Australia was celebrated in 1970 on the 200th anniversary of Captain James Cook landing and claiming the land and again in 1988 to celebrate 200 years The new Parliament House opens. Parliament House is the meeting place of the Parliament of Australia. Federal referendums on 4-year parliamentary terms, recognition of local government and other issues are defeated. Brisbane hosts World Expo '88. Expo (short for "exposition" and also known as World Fair and World's Fair) is the name given to various large public exhibitions held since the
• 1989 - Newcastle Earthquake kills 13 people. See also 1988 in Australia, other events of 1989, 1990 in Australia ---- ACT gains self-Government. The Kempsey bus crash and Grafton bus crash kill a total of 56 people. The Kempsey bus crash occurred in Australia on December 22, 1989 when two full tourist coaches each travelling at 100km/h collided head-on on the The Grafton bus crash killed 21 people and injured 22 on the Pacific Highway on the North Coast of New South Wales near Grafton on 20 October

1990s

• 1990 - Royal Australian Navy deployed in preparation for the First Gulf War. See also 1989 in Australia, other events of 1990, 1991 in Australia ---- The Royal Australian Navy ( RAN) is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force. Carmen Lawrence becomes the first female premier of an Australian state. Dr Carmen Mary Lawrence (born 2 March 1948) is an Australian politician a former Premier of Western Australia and the first woman to become Premier of Labour wins the 1990 federal election.
• 1991 - Prime Minister Bob Hawke is replaced by Paul Keating. See also 1990 in Australia, other events of 1991, 1992 in Australia ---- Paul John Keating (born 18 January 1944 was the 24th Prime Minister of Australia, from 1991 to 1996 Seven people die in the Strathfield massacre. The Strathfield massacre was a shooting rampage in Sydney, Australia on Saturday August 17, 1991. Prominent heart surgeon Victor Chang is gunned down. Doctor Victor Peter Chang AC ( Chang Yam Him 21 November, 1936 &ndash 4 July, 1991) was a Chinese-Australian The Coode Island chemical storage facility in Melbourne explodes, leaving a toxic cloud hanging over the city for days. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3
• 1992 - The High Court delivers the Mabo Decision, which rules that indigenous native title does exist. See also 1991 in Australia, other events of 1992, 1993 in Australia ---- Mabo v Queensland (No 2 (commonly known as Mabo) was a landmark Australian court case which was decided by the High Court This effectively extinguishes the concept of terra nullius. Terra nullius ( English pronunciation ˈtɛrə nəˈlaɪəs Latin pronunciation ˈtɛrːa nʊlːˈiʊs is a Latin expression deriving from New South Wales Premier Nick Greiner resigns. Nicholas Frank Hugo Greiner AC (born 27 April 1947) was the parliamentary leader of the Liberal Party in New South Wales,
• 1993 - Keating defeats John Hewson in the 1993 federal election; the Australian Greens stand candidates for the first time. See also 1992 in Australia, other events of 1993, 1994 in Australia ---- For the English soldier and regicide see John Hewson (regicide. The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is a Green Australian political party.
• 1994 -
• 1995 - The Northern Territory legalises voluntary euthanasia, but it is overruled by the federal government when Liberal MP Kevin Andrews proposes the Euthanasia Laws Bill 1996
• 1996 - The High Court hands down the Wik Decision, which holds that indigenous native title can survive the granting of pastoral leases. See also 1993 in Australia, other events of 1994, 1995 in Australia ---- See also 1994 in Australia, other events of 1995, 1996 in Australia ---- The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the center of the mainland continent as well as the central northern regions Euthanasia (literally "good death" in Ancient Greek) refers to the practice of ending a life in a painless manner Kevin James Andrews (born 9 November 1955) is an Australian politician and member of the Liberal Party of Australia. See also 1995 in Australia, other events of 1996, 1997 in Australia ---- Incumbents Queen of Australia - HM Wik Peoples v The State of Queensland (commonly known as the Wik decision) is a decision of the High Court of Australia delivered on 23 December 1996
• 1996 - Liberal John Howard becomes Prime Minister, defeating Paul Keating after a record 13 years of Labor government
• 1996 - All Australian states and territories agree to introduce uniform gun laws following the deaths of 35 people in the Port Arthur massacre
• 1997 - Expelled Liberal MP Pauline Hanson forms the One Nation Party
• 1997 - On the 1 May 1997 Tasmania finally legalises homosexuality between consenting adults in private after a nine-year battle, the last Australian state to do so, also maintaining a law so there is 'constituting no defence' for any person who practices anal sex with another person under 17 (12 with a two year gap and 15 with a three year gap). See also Howard Government John Winston Howard AC (born 26 July 1939 was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia from 11 March Paul John Keating (born 18 January 1944 was the 24th Prime Minister of Australia, from 1991 to 1996 The Port Arthur massacre of 28 April 1996 was a killing spree which claimed the lives of 35 people and wounded 37 others mainly at the historic See also 1996 in Australia, other events of 1997, 1998 in Australia ---- Pauline Lee Hanson ( née Seccombe; born 27 May 1954) is an Australian Politician and former leader of Pauline Hanson's Not to be confused with the One Nation program of infrastructure works carried out from 1991 to 1996 by the Keating Labor Government See also 1996 in Australia, other events of 1997, 1998 in Australia ---- Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor.
• 1997 - Eighteen people die when the Bimbadene and Carinya Lodges collapse at Thredbo Alpine Village at 11. Thredbo ( is a village and Ski resort in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, Australia, in the Snowy River Shire. 30 p. m. on 30 July
• 1998 - A major strike results when Patrick Stevedores attempt to introduce non-union labour to reduce the influence of the Maritime Union of Australia
• 1998 - The Australian Stock Exchange is demutualized and floated as a public company, becoming the world’s first stock exchange to be listed on an exchange. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off See also 1997 in Australia, other events of 1998, 1999 in Australia ---- The Australian waterfront dispute of 1998 was a severe and protracted Industrial relations dispute primarily between the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA and Patrick Corporation Ltd was an Australian publicly listed Logistics conglomerate The Maritime Union of Australia covers waterside workers, Seamen, port workers professional divers and office workers associated with Australian ports The Australian Securities Exchange ( ASX) is the primary Stock exchange in Australia.
• 1999 - Both houses of the federal parliament pass a motion signifying both recognition of and regret at past treatment of indigenous Australians. See also 1998 in Australia, other events of 1999, 2000 in Australia ----
• 1999 - A referendum on changing to a republic is unsuccessful
• 1999 - Australian soldiers are deployed to East Timor as part of the INTERFET peacekeeping force

2000s

• 2000 - Sydney holds the Summer Olympics. The 1999 Australian referendum was a two-question Referendum held on 6 November 1999. East Timor, also known as Timor-Leste (officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste) is a country in Southeast Asia. The International Force for East Timor (INTERFET was a multinational Peacekeeping taskforce mandated by the United Nations to address the humanitarian and security See also 1999 in Australia, other events of 2000, 2001 in Australia ---- Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 "I am proud and happy to proclaim that you have presented to the world the best Olympic Games ever
• 2001 - John Howard is re-elected after the Tampa affair and Children overboard affair occur as part of a crackdown on illegal immigration
• 2001 - Western Australia now has a Uniform Age Of Consent at 16 for Everyone. See also 2000 in Australia, other events of 2001, 2002 in Australia Incumbents Monarch - Queen Elizabeth II The MV Tampa is a Norwegian Cargo ship. In August 2001 under Captain Arne Rinnan, a diplomatic dispute brewed between Australia Australian federal election 2001 The Children Overboard affair was an Australian Political controversy involving public allegations by Howard government See also 2000 in Australia, other events of 2001, 2002 in Australia Incumbents Monarch - Queen Elizabeth II
• 2002 - On 12 October 2002 bombs explode in a Bali nightclub and bar killing 202 people, including 88 Australians. See also 2001 in Australia, other events of 2002, 2003 in Australia Incumbents Monarch - Queen Elizabeth II Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The 2002 Bali bombings occurred on 12 October 2002 in the tourist district of Kuta on the Indonesian island of Bali. Bali is an Indonesian Island located at, the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to
• 2003 - Australian military deployed to participate in the Iraq War. See also 2002 in Australia, other events of 2003, 2004 in Australia. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign
• 2003 - The Northern Territory now has a uniform Age Of Consent set at 16 for everyone. See also 2002 in Australia, other events of 2003, 2004 in Australia.
• 2003 - New South Wales becomes the last State to have a Uniform Age of Consent at 16 for Everyone. See also 2002 in Australia, other events of 2003, 2004 in Australia.
• 2004 - A bomb explodes outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, Asia. See also 2003 in Australia, other events of 2004, 2005 in Australia Incumbents See also 2004 Australian incumbents The 2004 Australian embassy bombing took place on September 9, 2004 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Jakarta (also DKI Jakarta) is the Capital and largest city of Indonesia. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia.
• 2004 - The John Howard led conservative Liberal and National Party coalition wins its fourth term in office after defeating the Mark Latham led Australian Labor Party at the federal election. See also 2003 in Australia, other events of 2004, 2005 in Australia Incumbents See also 2004 Australian incumbents See also Howard Government John Winston Howard AC (born 26 July 1939 was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia from 11 March The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Mark William Latham (born 28 February 1961) a former Australian politician was leader of the Federal Parliamentary Australian Labor Party
• 2005 - Sixteen people are charged with planning terrorist attacks in Sydney and Melbourne
• 2005 - Sydney beachside suburb of Cronulla sees racially charged riots. See also 2004 in Australia, other events of 2005, 2006 in Australia Incumbents See also 2005 Australian incumbents Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion See also 2005 in Australia, other events of 2006, 2007 in Australia Incumbents See also 2006 Australian incumbents Cronulla is a beachside Suburb, in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Riots are a form of Civil disorders characterized by disorganized groups lashing out in a sudden and intense rash of Violence, Vandalism or other
• 2006 - The Commonwealth Games are held in Melbourne. See also 2005 in Australia, other events of 2006, 2007 in Australia Incumbents See also 2006 Australian incumbents The Commonwealth Games is a multinational Multi-sport event. Held every four years it involves the elite athletes of the Commonwealth of Nations.
• 2006 - Australian Forces are again deployed to East Timor to help stabilize the country. See also 2005 in Australia, other events of 2006, 2007 in Australia Incumbents See also 2006 Australian incumbents East Timor, also known as Timor-Leste (officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste) is a country in Southeast Asia.
• 2007 - Australians Forces are brought home from East Timor. See also 2006 in Australia, other events of 2007, 2008 in Australia Incumbents See also 2007 Australian incumbents East Timor, also known as Timor-Leste (officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste) is a country in Southeast Asia.
• 2007 - Sydney hosted the APEC summit meeting. See also 2006 in Australia, other events of 2007, 2008 in Australia Incumbents See also 2007 Australian incumbents Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4
• 2007 - Australian Labor Party is elected; Kevin Rudd becomes Prime Minister. See also 2006 in Australia, other events of 2007, 2008 in Australia Incumbents See also 2007 Australian incumbents Kevin Michael Rudd (born 21 September 1957 is the 26th and current Prime Minister of Australia and federal leader of the Centre-left Australian Labor
• 2008 - Kevin Rudd officially apologises to the Stolen Generation. See also 2007 in Australia, other events of 2008, 2009 in Australia Incumbents See also 2008 Australian incumbents Kevin Michael Rudd (born 21 September 1957 is the 26th and current Prime Minister of Australia and federal leader of the Centre-left Australian Labor

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