1988 in Australia

Summary

The following lists events that happened during the year 1988 in Australia.

1988 in Australia
MonarchElizabeth II
Governor-GeneralSir Ninian Stephen
Prime ministerBob Hawke
Population16,532,164
ElectionsNSW, Referendum, VIC

1988
in
Australia

Decades:
  • 1960s
  • 1970s
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
  • 2000s
See also:

Incumbents edit

 
Sir Ninian Stephen
 
Bob Hawke

State and territory leaders edit

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Events edit

  • Australia's Bicentenary year, celebrations lasting throughout year.

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  • 29 November – The four acts granting the ACT self-government are given Royal Assent.
  • Olympic Dam, the world's largest uranium deposit and the largest underground mine in Australian opens

December edit

  • 4 December – In Sydney, Federal Opposition Leader John Howard launches a statement of principle and general policy entitled Future Directions which reveals that a Liberal government would encourage the introduction of external school examinations, establish a National Standards Monitoring Program for schools and did not rule out the introduction of a consumption tax after the first term of a Coalition government. Based on intensive research in 20 marginal seats, the statement also speaks nostalgically of traditional values.[1]
  • 24 December – Arbitration Commission President Barry Maddern finds that the Remuneration Tribunal's November recommendations for a 29% increase in MP's salaries and allowances are justified.

Arts and literature edit

  • No Miles Franklin Award winner is announced as date changed from year of publication to year of announcement
  • The Aboriginal Memorial was created to honour all Aboriginals that had died defending their land since 1788

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References edit

  1. ^ Lenore, Taylor (5 December 1988). "Howard launches 'Future Directions' – Schools, tax head blueprint". The Canberra Times, p.1.
  2. ^ "Will Genia ARU profile". ARU. Archived from the original on 22 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Australian Olympic Team profile". Olympics Australia. Archived from the original on 23 August 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Dani Samuels". Glasgow XX Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  5. ^ Egan, Ted (2012). "Lingiari, Vincent (1919–1988)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 18. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  6. ^ Asia Yearbook. Review Publishing Company. 1989. p. 254. ISBN 978-962-7010-33-3.
  7. ^ Australian Physiological and Pharmacological Society (1989). Proceedings of the Australian Physiological and Pharmacological Society. Ramsay Ware Stockland. p. v.

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