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.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Popular Toys & Games

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
  • Troll Dolls
  • Super Soaker

ARIA No. 1 on 1 January 1990

Love Shack

The B-52's