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30 January – The first Cabinet meeting was held in Canberra. The ministers met and also lodged at Yarralumla House, later the residence of the Governor-General. [1] 1 February – The Australian Loan Council meets for the first time. [2] 12 April – HMAS Australia is scuttled off Sydney Heads.
2.13 Unknown dates. 3 Arts and literature. 4 ... Other events of 1981; Timeline of Australian history ... The Canberra Raiders are accepted as the fourteenth team in ...
The University of New South Wales (UNSW), also known as UNSW Sydney, is a public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the founding members of Group of Eight , a coalition of Australian research-intensive universities.
22 February – Prince Philip opens the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra. Talbot Duckmanton succeeds Sir Charles Moses as chairman of The Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) The Seekers' single "I'll Never Find Another You" reaches No. 1 in the UK charts. It becomes the first recording by an Australian act to sell more than 1 million ...
But the most significant event of 1927 was clearly the opening of the provisional Parliament House (now known as the "Old Parliament House") on 9 May 1927. On this date also, Melbourne ceased being the national capital and seat of government and Canberra assumed this role.
The Canberra Raiders, in their inaugural season, finish in last position, claiming the wooden spoon. 30 September – 9 October – The 1982 Commonwealth Games are held in Brisbane , Queensland 2 November – Gurner's Lane wins the Melbourne Cup .
A Thunderstorm asthma event in Melbourne kills 10 people and sends thousands to emergency departments 2017: Late July: John Cameron sets off the chain of events that became the 2017 Australian parliamentary eligibility crisis. 9 December: Same-sex marriage is legalised by the Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017. [36 ...
4 January — Australia's highest daily rainfall, 1,140 millimetres or 44.88 inches, is recorded at Bellenden Ker Top Station, Queensland. [citation needed]9 January — Deputy Prime Minister Doug Anthony signs a pact to allow uranium mining to begin at the Ranger Uranium Mine in the Northern Territory. [1]