A Look Back At

Born in 2014

What Was Life Like in 2014?

Who Was in Charge?

Prime Minister

Tony Abbott

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

What Things Cost

Petrol (per litre)

$1.38

Loaf of Bread

$3.30

Average House

$525,000

Weekly Wage

$1,440.00

Events of 2014 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '2014 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 15 March – State elections are held in South Australia and Tasmania. The Liberal Party defeats the Giddings Labor government in Tasmania, after 16 years in opposition.
  • 30 March – It is announced that former Defence Force Chief Angus Houston will lead the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 by heading a new Joint Agency Co-ordination Centre to be established in Perth, Western Australia.
  • 5 April – A special election is held for six Senate seats from Western Australia, following the voiding of results due to the loss of 1,375 ballot papers in the 2013 federal election.
  • 11 April – Cyclone Ita makes landfall near Cape Flattery north of Cooktown, Queensland.
  • 13 May – Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey delivers the 2014 Australian federal budget, the first budget of the Abbott Government. The budget features significant structural reform to redress a growing deficit. This includes a dramatic downsizing of government bureaucracy.
  • 15–16 November – The 2014 G-20 summit is held in Brisbane.
  • 29 November – A state election is held in Victoria. The Labor Party led by Daniel Andrews defeats the incumbent Coalition government of Denis Napthine—the first defeat of a one-term government in Victoria since 1955.
  • 30 December – Foreign Minister Julie Bishop confirms that Australia has sent AP-3C Orions to help with the search for missing Air Asia flight QZ8501.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Popular Toys & Games

  • Frozen Dolls
  • Minecraft
  • Shopkins

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