What Was 1978 Like in Australia?

If you were born in 1978, you came into an Australia that was building something culturally significant, even if nobody had quite named it yet.

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Life in Australia in 1978

Prime Minister

Malcolm Fraser

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$0.12

Loaf of Bread

$0.50

Average House

$36,000

Weekly Wage

$185.00

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