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1993 in Australia
Monarch Elizabeth II
Governor-General Bill Hayden
Prime Minister Paul Keating
Population 17,667,093
Elections Federal, WA, SA

See also:

  • 1993 Australian incumbents
Years in Australia: 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
Centuries: 19th Century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades: 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
Years: 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
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Incumbents

Premiers and Chief Ministers

Governors and administrators

Events

  • 6 February – Elections in Western Australia see the ALP government of Carmen Lawrence voted out and the Liberal Party voted in. Richard Court becomes the new premier.
  • 7 March – Two prisoners, Peter Gibb and Archie Butterley, escape from the Melbourne Remand Centre with the help of prison officer Heather Parker.[1]
  • 13 March – Paul Keating and the ALP win the federal 'unwinnable election' and are re-elected for a fifth term in power.
  • 4 August – Coles Myer announces a $4 billion expansion plan creating 100,000 new jobs & spanning five years.
  • 28 August - HMAS Collins is officially launched at a ceremony by the RAN and announced by Paul Keating
  • 23 September – The IOC selects Sydney to be the site of the 2000 Summer Olympics
  • 11 December – Dean Brown and the Liberal Party win the South Australian elections, winning government from Lynn Arnold and the ALP.

Arts and literature

Film

The Piano (1993) – New Zealand co-production, won 3 Oscars and received a further 5 nominations. AFI winner for Best Film

Television

  • 3 March – The "birthday cake interview" with John Hewson takes place on A Current Affair. Hewson's confused explanation of the effect of a consumption tax in the Coalition's Fightback! package is seen as a crucial factor in the surprise re-election of the ALP at the federal election.
  • 30 July – A Country Practice is axed after 1,058 episodes by the Seven Network. The final episode aired on 22 November, Network Ten pick up the series the following year, but it is nowhere near as successful as the Channel Seven version and is axed soon after.
  • 25 November – Ray Martin presents his final episode of Midday. He moves on to A Current Affair in 1994 and is replaced in the Midday role by Derryn Hinch.

Sport

Births

Deaths

References

  1. ^ Encel, Vivien (2003). "The Lovestruck Prison Officer". Murder! 25 true Australian crimes. Kingsclear Books. ISBN 0-908272-47-2. 

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