A Look Back At
Born in 2011
What Was Life Like in 2011?
Who Was in Charge?
Prime Minister
Julia Gillard
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
What Things Cost
Petrol (per litre)
$1.35
Loaf of Bread
$3.00
Average House
$470,000
Weekly Wage
$1,305.00
Events of 2011 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2011 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 14 January – Major floods occur across much of western and central Victoria totally inundating the town of Carisbrook and causing evacuations in many others.
- 27 January – Prime Minister Julia Gillard announces that her government proposes to introduce a Flood levy to assist in funding reconstruction works required as a result of major floods in Queensland and Victoria.
- 3 February – Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi makes landfall at near Mission Beach, south of Innisfail, Queensland.
- 26 March – A state election is held in New South Wales. Kristina Keneally's Labor government is defeated by Barry O'Farrell's Liberal-National Coalition.
- 19 April – Floodwaters inundate around 100 houses in the western Queensland town of Roma.
- 4 May – Virgin Blue Airlines is renamed and rebranded as Virgin Australia.
- 11 June – Hundreds of flights are suspended following the ash cloud from an eruption in the Puyehue-Cordón Caulle volcano complex in Chile reaching southern Australia.
- 29 October – In response to industrial action by pilots, ground staff and engineers, Qantas grounds its entire international and domestic fleet.
Popular Toys & Games
- LeapPad
- Monster High Dolls
- Skylanders
ARIA No. 1 on 1 January 2011
Who's That Girl
Guy Sebastian featuring Eve