- 1983 in Australia
Infobox Australian year
monarch =Elizabeth II
governor-general =Ninian Stephen
pm =Malcolm Fraser , thenBob Hawke
population =
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elections ="See also:"1982 in Australia ,
other events of 1983,1984 in Australia ----See also:
*1983 Australian incumbents
*Australian federal election, 1983 Incumbents
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Queen of Australia -HM Queen Elizabeth II
*Governor General -Sir Ninian Stephen
*Prime Minister -Malcolm Fraser thenBob Hawke
*Premier of New South Wales -Neville Wran
*Premier of South Australia -John Bannon
*Premier of Queensland -Joh Bjelke-Petersen
*Premier of Tasmania -Robin Gray
*Premier of Western Australia -Ray O'Connor , thenBrian Burke
*Premier of Victoria - John Cain
*Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory - Post did not exist in 1983.
*Chief Minister of the Northern Territory -Paul Everingham Events
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February 3 - Australian P.M Malcolm Fraser is granted a double dissolution of both houses of parliament for a double dissolution election for the March 5. On the same day Bob Hawke replacesBill Hayden as federal ALP leader.
*February 16 - The Ash Wednesday bushfires in Victoria andSouth Australia claim the lives of 71 people in Australia's worst ever fires.
*March 5 -Australian federal election, 1983 . The ALP, with Bob Hawke as leader wins with one of the biggest parliamentary majorities in Australian political history.
*March 11 - Hawke Ministry sworn in,Andrew Peacock becomes Federal Opposition leader.
*April 11 -National Economic Summit held inCanberra .
*April 22 - Sovietembassy officialValery Ivanov is expelled fromAustralia for allegedly trying to recruit spies in the Australian government.
*May 1 - TheSydney Entertainment Centre is opened.
*May 16 - NSW Premier Neville Wran steps aside in response to allegations rasied by ABC program "Four Corners" that he Attempted to influence the NSW Magistry
*July 1 - High Court blocks construction of theFranklin Dam inTasmania in the "Tasmanian Dams Case"
*July 28 - New South Wales premier Neville Wran exonerated by Street Royal Commission over claims raised by ABC program "Four Corners" which claimed that he attempted to influence the NSW majestry
*September 26 -Australia II wins theAmerica's Cup ending theNew York Yacht Club 's 132 year domination of the race
*November 30 -ASIS (Australian Secret Intelligence Service) agents bungle a training exercise in theMelbourne Sheraton hotel.
*December 9 - TheAustralian Dollar is floated, by Federal TreasurerPaul Keating . Under the old flexible peg system, the Reserve Bank bought and sold all Australian dollars and cleared the market at the end of the day.Arts and literature
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April 30 - "Four Corners" program aired exposing allegations that NSW Premier Neville Wran had tried to influence the magistry over the dropping of fraud charges againstKevin Humphreys , charged with misappropriation of funds from theBalmain Leagues Club . Humphreys is forced to resign his position asPresident of the NSWRL, while Wran has to face the Street Royal Commission over the allegations & was later exonerated.
*September 26 - After Australia'sAmerica's Cup win, Prime Minister Bob Hawke goes on the "Today" show and declared a public holiday for that day, stating that "any boss who sacks anyone for not turning up today is a bum."
*November 27 - The last ever episode of "The Don Lane Show " goes to air onGTV-9 .port
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February 26 – Value of arugby league try is increased to four points for the start of the 1983 season.
*March 20 –Robert de Castella is Australia's best finisher at the eleventh IAAF World Cross Country Championships, staged inGateshead, England . He finishes in sixth place (37:00.0) in the race over 11,994 metres.
*May 11 – VFL Board accepts the findings of theMcKinsey Report in principle, suggesting major changes to league administration including the establishment of an independent commission.
*June 12 – John Stanley wins the men's national marathon title, clocking 2:17:04 inSydney , whileMegan Sloane claims the women's title in 2:37:50.
*July 9 – Australia's run of 16 consecutive Rugby League test victories is ended when New Zealand upset Australia 19-12 atLang Park ,Brisbane .
*August 5 – First game played under lights since1952 . Geelong defeat Sydney at the SCG
*September 24 – Hawthorn (20.20.140) defeat Essendon (8.9.57) to win the 87th VFL premiership
*September 25 –Parramatta Eels defeatManly-Warringah Sea Eagles 18-6 to win the 76th NSWRL premiership
*September 26 –Newtown Jets &Western Suburbs Magpies axed from the1984 NSWRL premiership. It is announced thatNewtown will return as Newtown-Campbelltown in1985 . The move never eventuates.
*November 1 – Kiwi wins theMelbourne Cup .
*December 5 – NSWRL reinstate Western Suburbs after Equity Court ruling. Wests end up moving to Campbelltown around the same time.
*Ross Glendinning (North Melbourne) wins theBrownlow Medal Births
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January 9 – Scott Brennan, Olympic rower
*January 15 –Paul Francis Verhoeven , writer and television/radio presenter
*May 10 –Fiona Hammond , water polo player
*May 11 –Holly Valance , actress and singer
*July 23 –Bec Cartwright , actress
*August 18 – Russell Ford, field hockey striker
*August 19 –Tammin Sursok , actress
*August 27 –Suzie Fraser , water polo player
*December 5 –Cooper Cronk , rugby league playerDeaths
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January 28 -Frank Forde , fifteenth Prime Minister of Australia (b.1890 )
*August 29 -Decima Norman , track and field athlete (b. 1909)
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