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.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Popular Toys & Games

  • LeapPad
  • Monster High Dolls
  • Skylanders

ARIA No. 1 on 1 January 2011

Who's That Girl

Guy Sebastian featuring Eve