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.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Popular Toys & Games

  • Nintendo DS
  • Robosapien
  • Tamagotchi (relaunch)

ARIA No. 1 on 1 January 2004

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