A Look Back At
Born in 2006
What Was Life Like in 2006?
Who Was in Charge?
Prime Minister
John Howard
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
What Things Cost
Petrol (per litre)
$1.20
Loaf of Bread
$2.55
Average House
$330,000
Weekly Wage
$1,065.00
Events of 2006 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2006 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 9 January – Communities in the Pilbara region of Western Australia are evacuated due to Cyclone Clare.
- 18 March – South Australia and Tasmania vote in parliamentary state elections. Both the Mike Rann and Paul Lennon governments are re-elected.
- 7 April – John Landy retires as Governor of Victoria, and is succeeded by David de Kretser.
- 16 May – Bill Stefaniak topples Brendan Smyth as leader of the ACT Liberal Party.
- 2 June – The A$1.4 billion sale of the Myer department store chain to Newbridge Capital and the Myer family is completed.
- 29 July – In the face of a worsening water supply crisis, a referendum is held in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia's second largest inland city, on the issue of using water recycled from the city's sewerage as a source of drinking water.
- 8 August – 2006 census night.
- 9 September – Peter Beattie is re-elected Queensland premier at an early state election.
Popular Toys & Games
- Nintendo Wii
- PlayStation 3
- TMX Elmo
ARIA No. 1 on 1 January 2006
Wasabi / Eye of the Tiger
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