UK, 
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IrelandWhat Was 1979 Like in Australia?
If you were born in 1979, the summer before your birth or arrival was the summer of the Sydney to Hobart race, the beach, and a specific kind of Australian contentment that seems cleaner in retrospect.
Read the full story of 1979 →Life in Australia in 1979
Prime Minister
Malcolm Fraser
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.13
Loaf of Bread
$0.54
Average House
$40,000
Weekly Wage
$200.00
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