1984 In Australia

1983 In Australia ,
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1985 In Australia

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1984 Australian Incumbents

INCUMBENTS

Prime Minister - Bob Hawke

Governor General - Sir Ninian Stephen

Premier Of New South Wales - Neville Wran

Premier Of South Australia - John Bannon

Premier Of Queensland - Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen

Premier Of Tasmania - Robin Gray

Premier Of Western Australia - Brian Burke

Premier Of Victoria - John Cain

Chief Minister Of The Australian Capital Territory - Post did not exist in 1984

Chief Minister Of The Northern Territory - Paul Everingham , then Ian Tuxworth

EVENTS

February 1 - Medicare comes into effect in Australia .

February 2 - Melbourne Newspaper The Age publishes Phone Taps incriminating an unknown judge.

February 6 - A Bomb blast wrecks the home of High Court judge Richard Gee in the Sydney suburb of Belrose . High Court Judge, Justice Lionel Murphy is named in Parliament as the judge referred to in The Age tapes published on February 2.

March 24 - Wran Government re-elected in NSW for a 4th term.

April 19 - '' Advance Australia Fair '' is proclaimed as Australia's National Anthem , and green and gold as the national colours.

May 14 - The One Dollar coin is introduced in Australia.

July 18 - National Crime Authority estabished

August 1 - Australian Banks are Deregulated .

August 21 - The Federal budget 1st Televised .

September 2 - 7 people shot dead and 12 wounded in Bikie shootout between rival Bikie gangs the Bandidos and Comancheros in the Sydney Suburb of Milperra .

September 5 - Western Australia becomes the last Australian state to abolish Capital Punishment for ordinary crimes (ie Murder ). New South Wales maintained it as a punishment for Treason & piracy with violence until 1985 †, when capital punishment was finally abolished in Australia.

November 26 - Fmr NSW Corrective Services Minister Rex Jackson appears in Court on conspiracy charges for the early release of Prisoners.

December 2 - Hawke Government Re-elected with a reduced majority.

†=It should be noted that it was never used in those circumstances, as no-one was prosecuted for those crimes.

ARTS AND LITERATURE

FILM

TELEVISION

Eyewitness News won the 6-7pm timeslot.

February 3 - Australia's first nationally-televised Telethon screens on Channel 10. It is a 26-hour effort to raise money for Australia's Olympic athletes.

February 11 - Hey Hey It's Saturday moves from Saturday mornings to the 9:30 pm timeslot.

Christopher Skase purchases TVQ-0

Network Ten televises the 1984 Summer Olympics from Los Angeles . Also, all stations adopt a uniform on-air look for the first time.

The first televised federal election Debate takes place.

SPORT

September 23 - Canterbury Bulldogs defeat Parramatta Eels 6-4 to win the 77th NSWRL premiership.

September 29 - Essendon Bombers (14.21.105) defeat Hawthorn Hawks (12.9.81) to win the 88th VFL / AFL premiership

Brownlow Medal awarded to Peter Moore ( Melbourne )

BIRTHS

March 30 - Samantha Stosur , Tennis player

April 3 - Allana Slater , gymnast

April 13 - Kris Britt , cricketer

May 31 - Jason Smith , actor

October 17 - Michelle Ang , actress

November 9 - Delta Goodrem , singer & actress

November 28 - Andrew Bogut , Basketball player

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