A Look Back At
Born in 1989
What Was Life Like in 1989?
Who Was in Charge?
Prime Minister
Bob Hawke
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
What Things Cost
Petrol (per litre)
$0.58
Loaf of Bread
$1.10
Average House
$108,000
Weekly Wage
$505.00
Events of 1989 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1989 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 4 February – The 1989 Western Australian state election is held. Peter Dowding returns as Premier when the Labor Party wins 31 seats albeit with a 10% fall in votes.
- 4 March – The first Australian Capital Territory election is held.
- 13 May – Liberal candidate Robin Gray wins the 1989 Tasmanian state election. The Liberal Party secures 46.9% of the vote, while the Labor Party secures 34.7% and the Green Independents 17.1%.
- 29 May – The Australian Labor Party in Tasmania signs the Labor–Green Accord with the Tasmanian Greens to form government.
- 23 August – All of Australia's 1,645 domestic airline pilots resign over an airline's move to sack and sue them over a dispute, following a strike.
- 25 October – In response to the Fitzgerald Inquiry recommendations, the Queensland Government establishes two new bodies - the Criminal Justice Commission (CJC) to be headed by former NCA Commissioner Sir Max Bingham and the Electoral and Administrative Review Commission (EARC) under Tom Sherman.
- 25 November – Elections in South Australia narrowly return the Labor government of John Bannon to power.
- 2 December – The 1989 Queensland state election is held.
Popular Toys & Games
- Game Boy
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Batman Figures
ARIA No. 1 on 1 January 1989
Kokomo
The Beach Boys