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.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Popular Toys & Games

  • Barbie Movie Dolls
  • Hot Wheels Monster Trucks
  • Bluey Toys

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