A Look Back At

Born in 2012

What Was Life Like in 2012?

Who Was in Charge?

Prime Minister

Julia Gillard

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

What Things Cost

Petrol (per litre)

$1.45

Loaf of Bread

$3.10

Average House

$480,000

Weekly Wage

$1,355.00

Events of 2012 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '2012 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 6 February – Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II's accession as Queen of Australia
  • 27 February – The Federal Parliamentary Australian Labor Party holds a ballot to determine its leader and by extension the Prime Minister of Australia. Julia Gillard wins the ballot by 71 votes to Kevin Rudd's 31 votes.
  • 24 March – The Queensland state election is held. Anna Bligh's Labor government is defeated heavily, with the Liberal National Party led by Campbell Newman winning the largest parliamentary majority in the state's history.
  • 28 April – Graham Quirk wins the 2012 Brisbane City Council election to remain as Lord Mayor.
  • 25 August – A general election is held in the Northern Territory. Paul Henderson's Labor government is defeated by the Country Liberal Party led by Terry Mills.
  • 20 October – A general election is held in the Australian Capital Territory. The Labor Party led by Katy Gallagher retains minority government with the support of the only remaining Greens MLA, Shane Rattenbury.
  • 31 October – Groundbreaking occurs at Australia's largest master planned community, Ecco Ripley.
  • 14 November – Total solar eclipse in northern Australia.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Popular Toys & Games

  • Furby (reboot)
  • Skylanders Giants
  • Wii U

ARIA No. 1 on 1 January 2012

Good Night

Reece Mastin