A Look Back At
Born in 2004
What Was Life Like in 2004?
Who Was in Charge?
Prime Minister
John Howard
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
What Things Cost
Petrol (per litre)
$1.00
Loaf of Bread
$2.40
Average House
$290,000
Weekly Wage
$970.00
Events of 2004 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2004 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 2 January – "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin feeds a crocodile at his famous Australia Zoo while holding his one-month-old baby son, Robert Irwin. The incident generates a great deal of criticism both nationally and internationally over the next few days.
- 1 February – The first Ghan passenger train across Australia from Adelaide to Darwin sets off on its three-day journey.
- 3 March – A bottle of wine is discovered on board the Queensland Government jet when Indigenous Policy Minister Liddy Clark and her staff visit an alcohol-free Indigenous community at Lockhart River, about 800 km north of Cairns.
- 14 April – The Family Court allows a thirteen-year-old child, born female, to start preliminary hormone treatment: the child identifies as being male and has been suffering from gender identity disorder.
- 29 May – Premier of Victoria Steve Bracks announces plans to amend the Victorian constitution with recognise Aboriginal people. It would be the first time a state formally recognized Aboriginals in its constitution.
- 1 June – Australian Jennifer Hawkins wins the Miss Universe contest, held in Quito, Ecuador.
- 2 July – Federal Opposition Leader Mark Latham denies having "king hit" a constituent when he was a councilor on Liverpool Council in Sydney during the 1980s.
- 9 October – The Liberal Party of Australia government of John Howard is returned for a fourth term at the 2004 federal election.
Popular Toys & Games
- Nintendo DS
- Robosapien
- Tamagotchi (relaunch)
ARIA No. 1 on 1 January 2004
Shut Up
The Black Eyed Peas