A Look Back At
Born in 2015
What Was Life Like in 2015?
Who Was in Charge?
Prime Minister
Tony Abbott
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
What Things Cost
Petrol (per litre)
$1.15
Loaf of Bread
$3.50
Average House
$560,000
Weekly Wage
$1,490.00
Events of 2015 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2015 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 31 January – A state election is held in Queensland. The Labor Party led by Annastacia Palaszczuk forms a minority government with the support of an independent MP.
- 9 February – The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced that Australia will debut in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna, Austria.
- 20 February – Cyclone Marcia makes landfall in Queensland, damaging the city of Rockhampton and surrounds.
- 28 March – A state election is held in New South Wales, and is won by the Coalition government led by Mike Baird.
- 19 July – Anti Islam Reclaim Australia holds rallies in several Australian cities. One of the Speakers at these rallies included National MP George Christensen.
- 28 August – Australian Border Force announces its officers would be placed throughout the Melbourne central business district to conduct visa compliance checks over the upcoming weekend as part of a joint-agency exercise with Victoria Police called Operation Fortitude.
- 14 September – Malcolm Turnbull calls upon Prime Minister Tony Abbott to spill the leadership of the Liberal Party, with Abbott calling a party room meeting for later that evening. Turnbull wins the leadership ballot 54–44, becoming leader of the Liberal Party.
- 12 December – Foreign Minister Julie Bishop is among the signatories to a global climate change agreement after a two-week summit at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris.
Popular Toys & Games
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens Toys
- Shopkins
- Hatchimals
ARIA No. 1 on 1 January 2015
Uptown Funk
Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars