A Look Back At
Born in 1976
What Was Life Like in 1976?
Who Was in Charge?
Prime Minister
Malcolm Fraser
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
What Things Cost
Petrol (per litre)
$0.11
Loaf of Bread
$0.40
Average House
$28,000
Weekly Wage
$150.00
Events of 1976 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1976 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 27 January – Gough Whitlam is comfortably re-elected as the leader of the Australian Labor Party despite being challenged for the leadership by Lionel Bowen and Frank Crean.
- 20 March – The 1976 Victorian state election is held which sees the incumbent Liberal government led by premier Rupert Hamer returned with an increased majority.
- 30 March – United States vice-president Nelson Rockefeller arrives in Australia with his wife Happy and stepdaughter Malinda to attend United States Bicentennial engagements in Canberra and Sydney. One person is arrested after police clash with 150 demonstrators in Canberra, protesting Rockefeller's visit.
- 1 May – The 1976 New South Wales state election is held. After a close contest, Neville Wran is eventually elected as Premier of New South Wales, defeating Eric Willis.
- 12 June – Senior Labor Party members are angered with Jack Egerton accepting a knighthood conferred under the traditional British system in the 1976 Birthday Honours, contradicting the ALP's policy endorsing the abolition of British titles.
- 16 June – Australia and Japan sign the Basic Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation, confirming the important trade relations between the two nations.
- 1 August – 29 Australians are evacuated from Peking, China following the 1976 Tangshan earthquake as Chinese authorities warn of the possibility of a new powerful earthquake.
- 16 December – The Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act is enacted.
Popular Toys & Games
- Micronauts
- Playmobil
- Mastermind
Kent Music Report No. 1 on 1 January 1976
Mamma Mia
ABBA