A Look Back At
Born in 2010
What Was Life Like in 2010?
Who Was in Charge?
Prime Minister
Julia Gillard
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
What Things Cost
Petrol (per litre)
$1.20
Loaf of Bread
$2.90
Average House
$450,000
Weekly Wage
$1,250.00
Events of 2010 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2010 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 3 February – Following extensive public criticism, the South Australian Attorney-General Michael Atkinson announces that controversial new electoral legislation will be repealed after the South Australian state election to be held on 20 March 2010.
- 20 March – State elections are held in South Australia and Tasmania.
- 22 March – A storm featuring torrential rain and large hailstones caused flash flooding, structural damage and loss of power to 150,000 houses in Perth.
- 24 June – Following a leadership spill, Julia Gillard replaces Kevin Rudd as leader of the Federal Australian Labor Party and hence Prime Minister of Australia. Gillard is the 27th Prime Minister and the first female appointed to that role.
- 19 July – 250 Australian and British WWI soldiers are laid to rest in a new Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery in Fromelles, France. This is the first full cemetery that the Commonwealth War Graves Commission has constructed in more than 50 years.
- 21 August – The 2010 federal election is held. The result is a hung parliament, with Labor and the Coalition winning 72 seats each.
- 4 November – Qantas Flight 32 suffers an uncontained engine failure and makes an emergency landing at Singapore Changi Airport. The failure was the first of its kind for the Airbus A380.
- 27 November – A state election is held in Victoria. The Liberal/National coalition led by Ted Baillieu wins a two-seat majority.
Popular Toys & Games
- iPad
- Squinkies
- Sing-a-ma-jigs
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