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A record strong monsoon gave an average rainfall over Australia of 231.69 millimetres (9.12 in), which beat the previous record by 105.11 millimetres (4.14 in), [1] resulting in the heaviest flood of Lake Eyre for at least 500 years.
(1974–1977) 19 October 1974 13 August 1977 2 years, 267 days 1974 1977 166. AUS: Sir Edmund Barton (1849–1920) GCMG KC: Protectionist: MP for Hunter, NSW (1901–1903) 1 January 1901 24 September 1903 2 years, 266 days 1901 167. TAS: Jeremy Rockliff (1970–) Liberal: MHA for Braddon (2002–) 8 April 2022: Incumbent: 2 years, 281 days [3 ...
The prime minister of Australia is the leader of the Australian Government and the Cabinet of Australia, with the support of the majority of the House of Representatives. [1] [2] Thirty-one people (thirty men and one woman) have served in the position since the office was created in 1901. [3]
The following lists events that happened during 2019 in Australia. 2019 in Australia; Monarch: ... Timeline of Australian history; Incumbents ... 1974) 13 November.
The term of Australian parliaments is determined by the opening and dissolution (or expiration) of the House of Representatives. The Senate is not normally dissolved at all, except at a double dissolution, when the entire parliament is dissolved. Parliaments do not have a fixed term. The maximum term permitted by section 28 of the Constitution of Australia is three years, counted from the date ...
(1929-2019) Labor forms another government under Bob Hawke after a double dissolution over the Australia Card. 86: 43 19 148 Election Year Prime Minister Summary Labor Liberal Nationals - Independent Other parties Total seats 36th 1990 Bob Hawke (1929-2019) Paul Keating (1944– ) Labor forms another government under Bob Hawke. 78: 55 14 1 148 ...
This page indexes the individual Australian year pages. It only references years commencing with the European colonisation of the country. Twenty-first century
The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south-east Asia 50,000 to 65,000 years ago, during the last glacial period. [1] [2] Arriving by sea, they settled the continent and had formed approximately 250 distinct language groups by the time of European settlement, maintaining some of the longest known continuing artistic and religious traditions in the world.