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1986 Australian Incumbents

INCUMBENTS

Prime Minister - Bob Hawke

Governor General - Sir Ninian Stephen

Premier Of New South Wales - Neville Wran , then Barrie Unsworth

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 Northern Territory - Ian Tuxworth , then Stephen Hatton

EVENTS

February 2 - Nurse Anita Cobby is abducted, robbed, raped and murdered by John Travers, Michael Murdoch, and Lesile, Gary and Micheal Murphy at Prospect in Sydney . (All 5 men sentenced to life imprisonment without parole, June 1987 )

February 8 - Elections in Western Australia & Tasmania see the re-election of the ALP in WA & the Liberal Party in Tasmania.

March 27 - Russell Street Bombing takes place at the headquarters of the Victorian Police in Melbourne. A Police constable is killed.

July 4 - After 10 years in power, Neville Wran resigns as Premier of New South Wales & is replaced by Barrie Unsworth.

July 7 - Barlow & Chambers are executed at Malaysia 's Pudu Prison for Drug Trafficking . Prime Minister Hawke condemns the move as 'barbaric'.

July 16 - An explosion at Moura No.4 mine in Moura, Queensland kills 12 people.

August 6 - A low pressure system moving from South Australia and redeveloping off the New South Wales coast dumps a record 328 millimetres of Rain in a day on Sydney. Resulting floods kill 6 people.

November 1 - Joh Bjelke-Petersen wins his final election as Premier of Queensland with his party, the National Party gaining 38.6% of the vote.

ARTS AND LITERATURE

FILM

TELEVISION

January 5 - SBS ceases VHF transmissions on Channel 0 in Sydney & Melbourne .

January 20 - Neighbours makes its debut on Network Ten & comes to dominate the 7pm weeknight timeslot

April - The Movie Show begins on SBS

December - The Herald And Weekly Times Ltd , owners of HSV-7 & ADS-7 are sold to Rupert Murdoch 's News Limited for $ 1.8 billion. As News Limited owned ATV-10 at this time, HSV-7 is sold to Fairfax (already owners of ATN-7 & BTQ-7 ) in February 1987 for $320 million.

Christopher Skase 's Qintex company sells TVQ-0 to Darling Downs Television , owners of DDQ-10 in Toowoomba .

AUSSAT satellites are launched, bringing Television to remote areas for the first time.

SPORT

March 16 - Parramatta Stadium is opened. The Parramatta Eels defeat the St. George Dragons 36-6.

June 29 - Last game of Rugby League is played at the Sydney Sports Ground . Eastern Suburbs Roosters defeat the North Sydney Bears 21-14.

September 27 - The Hawthorn Hawks (16.14.110) defeat the Carlton Blues (9.14.68) to win the 90th VFL / AFL premiership.

September 28 - The Parramatta Eels defeat the Canterbury Bulldogs 4-2 in the lowest scoring grand final in history to win the 79th NSWRL premiership.

Brownlow Medal awarded to Robert DiPierdomenico ( Hawthorn )

BIRTHS

October 31 - Christie Hayes , actress

November 2 - Lara Sacher , actress

DEATHS