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INCUMBENTS

Prime Minister - John Howard

Governor General - Peter Hollingworth

Premier Of New South Wales - Bob Carr

Premier Of South Australia - Rob Kerin , then Mike Rann

Premier Of Queensland - Peter Beattie

Premier Of Tasmania - Jim Bacon

Premier Of Western Australia - Geoffrey Gallop

Premier Of Victoria - Steve Bracks

Chief Minister Of The Australian Capital Territory - Jon Stanhope

Chief Minister Of The Northern Territory - Clare Martin

EVENTS

February 9 - The last remaining to date Liberal / National Coalition state government is voted out in South Australia & replaced by an Australian Labor Party one, led by Mike Rann.

February onwards - The worst Drought in 100 years affects most of Australia, with water restrictions being put in place in Sydney & Melbourne & many other areas & farmers being devastated by crop failures.

March 31 - Janelle Patton becomes Norfolk Island 's first murder victim in 150 years.

July 7 - The British Naval Destroyer HMS Nottingham runs aground off Lord Howe Island . It is eventually sent out to Newcastle for basic repairs & to Portsmouth in the UK for more detailed repairs.

July 20 - The ALP government of Jim Bacon is re-elected for a second term in Tasmania .

October 14 - The first Bali Bombings take place, killing 202 people, of which 89 were Australian . Indonesian terrorist group Jemaah Islamiah (JI) is banned by the Attorney-General on October 27 .

November 30 - In Victoria , the Labor government of Steve Bracks is re-elected for a second term.

ARTS AND LITERATURE

ARIA Music Awards Of 2002

FILM

TELEVISION

July - '' Kath And Kim '' premieres on the ABC & is a surprise hit.

September - SBS launches its first Digital channel, the '' SBS World News Channel ''.

SPORT

February 15 - Steven Bradbury wins Australia 's first Winter Olympic Games gold medal in the 1000m men's short track speed skating. He does this when all the other competitors fall over.

February 17 - Alisa Camplin wins gold in the women's aerial skiing contest. The favourite, Jacqui Cooper , also from Australia , severely injured herself whilst training & was out of action for some time.

September 13 - The Melbourne Phoenix defeat the Adelaide Thunderbirds 49-44 in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy netball grand final.

September 28 - The Brisbane Lions (10.15.75) defeat the Collingwood Magpies (9.12.66) to win the 106th VFL / AFL premiership. It is the second consecutive premiership for Brisbane .

October 6 - The Sydney Roosters defeat the New Zealand Warriors 30-8 to win the 95th NSWRL / ARL / NRL premiership. It marks the end of a 27-year premiership drought for the Roosters.

BIRTHS

DEATHS

May 13 - Ruth Cracknell , 76, actress

May 16 - Alec Campbell , 103, Australia's last surviving ANZAC

May 19 - John Gorton , 90, 19th Prime Minister

August 25 - Dorothy Hewett , 79, poet, playwright and novelist