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1989 in Australia

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The following lists events that happened during 1989 in Australia.

1989 in Australia
MonarchElizabeth II
Governor-GeneralSir Ninian Stephen, then Bill Hayden
Prime ministerBob Hawke
Population16,814,416
ElectionsWA, ACT, TAS, SA, QLD

1989
in
Australia

Decades:
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Incumbents

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Bob Hawke

State and territory leaders

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Governors and administrators

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Events

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January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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  • 9 August – The Victorian Government releases its Budget, proposing further savage cuts to the public sector due to the decreasing amount of Commonwealth funding available.
  • 13 August – Thirteen people die in a hot air balloon accident near Alice Springs, Northern Territory.
  • 22 August – The damaging 2-month airline pilots' strike over a 30% pay rise begins in earnest. Prime Minister Bob Hawke makes a crusade of resisting the claim.
  • 23 August – All of Australia's 1,645 domestic airline pilots resign over an airline's move to sack and sue them over a dispute, following a strike.

September

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October

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  • 11 October – Media magnate Rupert Murdoch criticises Andrew Peacock as having a poor standing as Opposition Leader.
  • 17 October – New South Wales Premier Nick Greiner announces a Royal Commission under Mr. Justice Lee to investigate the case of Police Chief Superintendent Harry Blackburn who had been arrested and charged with sexual offences allegedly committed over a 20-year period. After several months, it was found that he had no case to answer.
  • 20 OctoberGrafton bus crash – 21 people are killed and 22 are injured when a tourist bus collides with a semi-trailer on the Pacific Highway near Grafton.
  • 22 October – The first Pride March is held at Parliament House, Perth as a rally in support of homosexual law reform (currently being debated in the West Australian Parliament).
  • 25 October – In response to the Fitzgerald Inquiry recommendations, the Queensland Government establishes two new bodies - the Criminal Justice Commission (CJC) to be headed by former NCA Commissioner Sir Max Bingham and the Electoral and Administrative Review Commission (EARC) under Tom Sherman.

November

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December

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Arts and literature

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Film

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Television

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  • January – Young Talent Time is cancelled before the new series goes to air.
  • 31 March – Phase 1 of Aggregation of television services occurs in Southern NSW, with WIN Television becoming a regional Nine Network affiliate, Prime Television becoming the Seven Network affiliate & Capital Television (now Southern Cross Ten) becoming the Network Ten affiliate.
  • 12 April – Fast Forward premieres in Australia (1989–1992).
  • June – Neighbours introduces a new look theme song. The theme is sung by Barry Crocker when it lasted until the end of 1994.
  • July – Bob Shanks takes over as managing director of Network Ten due to ailing ratings & totally revamps the network, giving it the name 10 TV Australia as well as introducing a new lineup with increased game show content. Most of the new shows are axed by the end of the year.
  • August – Acropolis Now premieres in Australia (1989–1992).
  • September – Network Ten is sold to Steve Cosser, head of Broadcom Australia, for $22 million.
  • 31 December – Phase 2 of Aggregation of Television services occurs in Orange & Wagga Wagga, with aggregation occurring in Wollongong & Canberra in March
  • The Big Gig premieres in Australia (1989–1992).

Sport

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Births

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Emma Watkins

Full date unknown

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Deaths

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See also

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References

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