2016 in Australia
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| 2016 in Australia | |
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| Monarchy | Elizabeth II |
| Governor-General | Sir Peter Cosgrove |
| Prime minister | Malcolm Turnbull |
| Australian of the Year | David Morrison |
| Elections | Federal, NT, ACT |
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Contents
Incumbents
- Monarch – Queen Elizabeth II
- Governor-General – Sir Peter Cosgrove
- Prime Minister – Malcolm Turnbull
Premiers and Chief Ministers
- Premier of New South Wales – Mike Baird
- Premier of Queensland – Annastacia Palaszczuk
- Premier of South Australia – Jay Weatherill
- Premier of Tasmania – Will Hodgman
- Premier of Victoria – Daniel Andrews
- Premier of Western Australia – Colin Barnett
- Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory – Andrew Barr
- Chief Minister of the Northern Territory – Adam Giles
Governors and Administrators
- Governor of New South Wales – David Hurley
- Governor of Queensland – Paul de Jersey
- Governor of South Australia – Hieu Van Le
- Governor of Tasmania – Kate Warner
- Governor of Victoria – Linda Dessau
- Governor of Western Australia – Kerry Sanderson
- Administrator of the Australian Indian Ocean Territories – Barry Haase
- Administrator of Norfolk Island – Gary Hardgrave
- Administrator of the Northern Territory – John Hardy
Events
January
- 4 January – Australia Post raises the basic postage rate from 70 cents to $1, in addition to instituting a priority delivery service for an extra 50 cents.[1]
- 5 January – Electronics retailer Dick Smith goes into voluntary administration.[2]
- 7 January – Bushfires in Western Australia destroy many homes and other buildings, especially in the town of Yarloop.[3][4]
February
- Multiple days – School bomb threats
March
- 11 March – The Basslink data transmission cable between Victoria and Tasmania is cut for repairs, resulting in slow internet speeds for ISP customers in Tasmania, particularly those of the TPG Telecom group such as iiNet and Internode.[5]
- 12 March – Members of rival street gangs rampage through the Melbourne CBD during the city's Moomba Festival.[6]
April
- 7 April – Steelmaker and iron ore mining company Arrium goes into voluntary administration.[7]
May
- 6 May – A leadership spill for the Liberal National Party of Queensland is held, with Tim Nicholls defeating incumbent Lawrence Springborg to become party leader and leader of the Opposition.[8]
Future and scheduled events
- 1 July – New legal and governance arrangements commence for the previously self-governing territory of Norfolk Island.
- 2 July – A double dissolution federal election will be held.
- 27 August – Northern Territory general election, 2016
- 15 October – Australian Capital Territory general election, 2016
Arts and literature
- 19 April – Charlotte Wood wins the 2016 Stella Prize for her novel The Natural Way of Things.[9]
Sport
- 30 January – Tennis: Angelique Kerber wins the 2016 Australian Open – Women's Singles, defeating defending champion Serena Williams 6-4, 3–6, 6–4.
- 31 January – Tennis: Novak Djokovic wins the 2016 Australian Open – Men's Singles, defeating Andy Murray 6–1, 7–5, 7–6.
Deaths
January
- 1 January – Brian Johns, 79, ABC managing director (1995–2000)
- 2 January – John Reid, 87, Anglican bishop
- 4 January – Robert Stigwood, 81, band manager (Bee Gees, Cream) and film producer (Grease, Saturday Night Fever) (died in London)
- 5 January – Michael Purcell, 70, rugby union player
- 9 January – Peter Gavin Hall, 64, statistician
- 10 January – Bob Oatley, 87, yachtsman and winemaker
- 11 January – Brian Johnson, 59, rugby league player and coach
- 15 January – Ken Judge, 57, Australian rules footballer (Hawthorn, Brisbane Bears) and coach (Hawthorn, West Coast Eagles)
- 19 January – Robert M. Carter, 73, scientist
- 22 January – Lois Ramsey, 93, actress
- 23 January – Antony Emerson, 52, tennis player (died in Newport Beach, California)
- 24 January – Christine Jackson, 53, cellist
- 26 January – Bryce Rohde, 92, jazz pianist and composer (died in San Francisco)
- 31 January – Lance Cox, 82, Australian rules footballer
February
- 1 February – Paul Pholeros, 62, architect
- 4 February – Sonia Borg, 85, screenwriter
- 5 February – John Hirst, 73, historian
- 9 February –
- Bob Halverson, 78, politician, Speaker of the House of Representatives (1996–1998)
- Alethea McGrath, 96, actress
- 11 February – Arthur Tunstall, 93, sport administrator
- 26 February – John Kidd, 68, Paralympic athlete
March
- 2 March – Roger Hickman, 61, yachtsman
- 3 March – Sarah Tait, 33, Olympic rower
- 5 March – Paul Couch, 51, Australian rules footballer (Geelong).
- 7 March –
- Gary Braasch, 70, American photojournalist
- Des O'Reilly, 61, rugby league player
- 8 March – Ross Hannaford, 65, musician (Daddy Cool)
- 9 March – Jon English, 66, musician and actor
- 12 March – John Caldwell, 87, demographer
- 15 March – Better Loosen Up, 30, racehorse
April
- 3 April –
- Bob Ellis, 73, writer
- Ronald Mulkearns, 85, bishop
- 5 April – Kerrie Lester, 62, painter
- 7 April – Freda Briggs, 85, child protection expert
- 13 April – Rex Patterson, 89, politician
- 16/17 April – Ken Aldred, 70, politician
- 17 April –
- Tiga Bayles, 62, broadcaster and indigenous rights activist
- Bruce Mansfield, 71, broadcaster
- 20 April – Dame Leonie Kramer, 91, academic
- 23 April – Inge King, 100, sculptor
- 25 April – Tom Lewis, 94, Premier of New South Wales (1975–1976)
- 30 April – Merv Lincoln, 82, middle-distance runner
May
- 2 May –
- John Kaye, 60, New South Wales politician
- Myles McKeon, 97, Roman Catholic bishop
- 6 May – Reg Grundy, 92, media executive (died in Bermuda)
- 15 May – Oscar Whitbread, 86, television producer
- 16 May –
- Romaldo Giurgola, 95, architect (Parliament House, Canberra)
- Gillian Mears, 51, writer
- 17 May – Benjamin de Roo, 76, Olympic gymnast
- 18 May – Ian Watkin, 76, New Zealand actor
- 24 May – Lewis Fiander, 78, actor
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- ↑ "Charlotte Wood's The Natural Way of Things wins $50,000 Stella prize", The Guardian, 19 April 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016
