A Look Back At
Born in 1990
What Was Life Like in 1990?
Who Was in Charge?
Prime Minister
Bob Hawke
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
What Things Cost
Petrol (per litre)
$0.60
Loaf of Bread
$1.20
Average House
$120,000
Weekly Wage
$540.00
Events of 1990 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1990 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 22 January – A gas leak causes the evacuation of a Melbourne building.
- 2 February – Cyclone Nancy hits the town of Maryborough in Queensland.
- 24 March – A federal election is held. The government of Prime Minister Bob Hawke is re-elected for a fourth term with its lowest primary vote ever – 39.4% and the loss of 8 seats.
- 3 April – The Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill, 1990 takes place, with Dr. John Hewson being elected as Leader, and Peter Reith as Deputy Leader of the Federal Liberal Party.
- 14 May – A bitter public row between Paul Keating and John Button over tariff policy leads critics to cast further doubt on Prime Minister Bob Hawke's ability to discipline his ministers.
- 22 June – Violence erupts on a Leighton Contractors building site in Melbourne as mounted police use batons to force a passage through a picket line for vehicles carrying contractors onto the site.
- 10 August – Prime Minister Bob Hawke announces that Australia will send two frigates to join the naval blockade of Iraq in the Gulf War which followed Iraq's annexation of Kuwait. Protests ensued.
- 27 October – A general election is held in the Northern Territory. The Country Liberal Party government of Marshall Perron is returned to power.
Popular Toys & Games
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Troll Dolls
- Super Soaker
ARIA No. 1 on 1 January 1990
Love Shack
The B-52's