Born in 1981

A selection from Wikipedia's '1981 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

• 30 January – Sir Harry Gibbs is announced as the next Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia in the wake of Sir Garfield Barwick's resignation.
• 10 February – Townsville International Airport opens in Townsville
• 19 March – The South Australian Parliament passes the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Rights Act 1981.
• 26 April – First tethered flight of Defence Science and Technology Group's Hoveroc rocket is carried out at Port Wakefield, South Australia. It was the world's first practical hovering rocket.
• 7 May – Alleged crime boss, Robert Trimbole, leaves Australia.
• 5 June – Rupert Hamer resigns as Premier of Victoria after losing the support of his party. Lindsay Thompson is selected by the party-room to become Victorian Liberal leader and Premier of Victoria.
• 17 July – A truck drivers' strike in most states causes the Queensland Government to declare a state of emergency.
• 19 September – The ALP government of Neville Wran is re-elected in New South Wales, increasing his majority from his "Wranslide" win in 1978.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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