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INCUMBENTS

Prime Minister - Paul Keating

Governor General - Bill Hayden

Premier Of New South Wales - Nick Greiner , then John Fahey

Premier Of South Australia - John Bannon , then Lynn Arnold

Premier Of Queensland - Wayne Goss

Premier Of Tasmania - Michael Field , then Ray Groom

Premier Of Western Australia - Carmen Lawrence

Premier Of Victoria - Joan Kirner , then Jeff Kennett

Chief Minister Of The Australian Capital Territory - Rosemary Follett

Chief Minister Of The Northern Territory - Marshall Perron

EVENTS

January 1 - George H. W. Bush becomes the first President Of The United States to address the Australian Parliament .

February 1 - Tasmanian state Election . ALP Government of Michael Field defeated & replaced with Liberal Party Government of Ray Groom. On the same day, 1 Cent and 2 Cent coins cease to be legal tender.

February 15 - Second ACT Legislative Assembly election held, reelecting Labor Minority Government of Rosemary Follett.

June 3 - Mabo Decision

June 24 - Nick Greiner resigns as New South Wales Premier in the wake of a corruption scandal & is replaced by John Fahey

September 4 - Lynn Arnold becomes Premier of South Australia after the resignation of John Bannon after the near-collapse of the State Bank

September 19 - Queensland Labor Government of Wayne Goss re-elected for second term

October 3 - Victorian state election sees Jeff Kennett & the Liberal Party defeat the incumbent Labor Government of Joan Kirner.

ARTS AND LITERATURE

FILM

TELEVISION

January 1 - The Victorian television market is Aggregated , with VIC TV (now WIN Television ) becoming the Nine Network affiliate, Prime Television taking a Seven Network affiliation & Southern Cross Network (now Southern Cross Ten ) taking the Network Ten affiliation.

September 4 - Kerry Packer pulls the plug on Australia 's Naughtiest Home Videos mid-air.

Ending this year was:

November - Fast Forward (program comes back as Full Frontal in 1993 )

November - Acropolis Now

The Big Gig ( 1989 -1992) on ABC

SPORT

March 25 - Great Southern Stand opened at the MCG by Donald Cordner, then-President of the Melbourne Cricket Club .

April 6 - Peter Sterling announces his retirement from Rugby League due to injury

May 7 - Exactly 100 years to the day of their first senior-level match, Collingwood meets Carlton in a rematch of that game at the MCG . Carlton wins by 33 points.

May 18 - Auckland (now New Zealand ) Warriors admitted to 1995 ARL premiership. North Queensland , South Queensland & Perth all admitted later, forming 20-team comp.

last Saturday. Finder kindly return it to the Hawthorn Football Club . Before September if possible!"

September 26 - West Coast Eagles (16.17.113) defeat Geelong Cats (12.13.85) in the first non- Melbourne -only Grand Final, to win the 96th AFL premiership. It is the first time that the VFL /AFL premiership has left Victoria.

September 27 - Brisbane Broncos (28) defeat St. George Dragons (8) to win the 84th NSWRL premiership. It is the first time that the NSWRL premiershp has gone to Queensland.

Brownlow Medal awarded to Scott Wynd ( Footscray )

BIRTHS

DEATHS

January 3 - Judith Anderson (b.1897), actor

June 15 - Brett Whiteley (b. 1939), painter

June 19 - Peter Allen (b.1944), entertainer

November 28 - Sidney Nolan (b. 1917), painter