A Look Back At
Born in 2017
What Was Life Like in 2017?
Who Was in Charge?
Prime Minister
Malcolm Turnbull
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
What Things Cost
Petrol (per litre)
$1.25
Loaf of Bread
$3.60
Average House
$660,000
Weekly Wage
$1,565.00
Events of 2017 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2017 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 6 February – Sapphire Jubilee of Elizabeth II's accession as Queen of Australia
- 11 March – The Western Australian state election is held. The Labor Party led by Mark McGowan defeats the Liberal government of Colin Barnett.
- 28 March – Severe Tropical Cyclone Debbie makes landfall between Airlie Beach and Bowen in north Queensland. Power outages affect over 140,000 properties across Queensland.
- 26 April – The Family First Party merges with the Australian Conservatives party founded by Senator Cory Bernardi.
- 27 June – The first full results of the infamous 2016 Australian Census arrive. Religious affiliation hits an all-time low with 29.6% responding to the optional question by stating that they have 'no religion'.
- 27 October – The High Court of Australia rules on the 2017 Australian parliamentary eligibility crisis declaring Barnaby Joyce, Fiona Nash and Malcolm Roberts were ineligible for election. Former Senators Larissa Waters and Scott Ludlam were also declared ineligible.
- 15 November – The Australian Bureau of Statistics releases the result of the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey: 7,817,247 'Yes' responses (61.6%), 4,873,987 'No' responses (38.4%).
- 25 November – A state election is held in Queensland.
Popular Toys & Games
- Fidget Spinners
- Nintendo Switch
- L.O.L. Surprise!
ARIA No. 1 on 1 January 2017
Rockabye
Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul and Anne-Marie