Born in 1949

A selection from Wikipedia's '1949 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

• 26 January – The Nationality and Citizenship Act is passed. Rather than being identified as subjects of Britain, the Act established Australian citizenship for people who met eligibility requirements.
• 2 March – A cyclone crosses the Central Queensland coast impacting Gladstone and Rockhampton.
• 16 March – Australia's domestic counter-intelligence and security agency, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) is established, by order of the Directive for the Establishment and Maintenance of a Security Service.
• 16 March – Indigenous Australians who are eligible to vote in state elections in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania are also given the right to vote in federal elections.
• 27 June – A seven-week coal strike begins, involving 23,000 miners and broken by the sending in of troops.
• 17 October – Construction of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme begins.
• 10 December – A federal election is held. The incumbent Australian Labor Party led by Ben Chifley is defeated by Robert Menzies' Liberal Party.
• 18 December – Prime Minister-elect Robert Menzies announces his cabinet, including Dame Enid Lyons as Australia's first female cabinet minister.

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