1976 in Australia

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1976 in Australia

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1976 in Australia
Monarch Elizabeth II
Governor-General John Kerr
Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser
Population 13,892,995
Elections NSW, VIC, TAS
Years in Australia: 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Centuries: 19th Century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades: 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
Years: 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
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Incumbents

Events

  • 5 January Family Law Act comes into effect, Elizabeth evatt is sworn in as first Chief justice of the Family Court of Australia.
  • 1 May – Neville Wran Becomes NSW Premier
  • 1 September - Cigarette + Tobacco advertising banned on TV + Radio
  • 30 September – Blue Hills, the long running ABC radio serial, comes to an end after 32 years
  • 4 December – The Royal Australian Navy's fleet of Grumman Tracker aircraft is destroyed by arson at Nowra, New South Wales
  • Edward (Weary) Dunlop is announced as Australian of the Year
  • Mining on Fraser Island ends.
  • Random Breath Testing introduced in Victoria

Science and technology

Arts and literature

Film

Television

Nine Network soap operas The Young Doctors and The Sullivans both begin on air in November.

Sport

  • 31 July – Victor Anderson wins the men's national marathon title, clocking 2:23:28.6 in Sydney.

Births

Deaths


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