A Look Back At
Born in 2023
What Was Life Like in 2023?
Who Was in Charge?
Prime Minister
Anthony Albanese
Monarch
King Charles III
What Things Cost
Petrol (per litre)
$1.80
Loaf of Bread
$4.30
Average House
$770,000
Weekly Wage
$1,900.00
Events of 2023 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2023 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 6 February – A Boeing 737-300 owned by Coulson Aviation and serving as a firefighting air tanker crashes in the Fitzgerald River National Park in southern Western Australia.
- 25 March – New South Wales State election elected the 58th Parliament. Chris Minns won after 12 years in opposition for Labor.
- 13 April – Cyclone Ilsa crosses the Western Australia coast between Port Hedland and Bidyadanga as a category 5 system just before midnight local time.
- 20 April – Large crowds gather in Exmouth, Western Australia to experience a rare total solar eclipse.
- 6 May – Coronation of Charles III as King of Australia and the other Commonwealth realms. Governor-General David Hurley and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attend the ceremony in London. In Australia, a salvo of cannon fire also takes place.
- 3 October – At least three homes are destroyed when a bushfire burns more than 5,000 hectares of land at Coolagolite in the Bega Valley.
- 19 October – Following the 2023 Australian Indigenous Voice referendum, Queensland's LNP opposition leader David Crisafulli announces his party will be dropping its support for a state-based Treaty, despite having earlier supported a Treaty in early 2023.
- 5 December – Cyclone Jasper becomes the first cyclone of the 2023–24 Australian region cyclone season.
Popular Toys & Games
- Barbie Movie Dolls
- Hot Wheels Monster Trucks
- Bluey Toys
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