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The following lists events that happened during 1984 in Australia .
List of events
Incumbents
Sir Ninian Stephen
Bob Hawke
State and territory leaders
Governors and administrators
Events
January
February
March
6 March –
24 March – Wran Government re-elected in
NSW for a 4th term.
[10]
26 March – The $100 note is introduced.
[11]
April
May
July
August
August –
Brenda Hodge becomes the last person to be sentenced to death by Western Australia, and in the country as a whole, before the complete abolition of capital punishment. Her sentence is later commuted to life imprisonment.
1 August – Australian banks are
deregulated .
7 August –
Margaret, 35, and Seana Tapp, 9 are attacked and murdered by an unknown man in their suburban Melbourne home.
[22] Seana is also sexually assaulted.
[23]
21 August – The Federal budget is
televised for the first time.
[24]
September
October
November
6 November – In a crime that shocks the city,
Melbourne schoolgirl
Kylie Maybury is kidnapped, raped and murdered after being sent on an errand to buy a bag of sugar.
[27]
26 November –
Former NSW Corrective Services Minister
Rex Jackson appears in Court on conspiracy charges for the early release of prisoners.
[28]
A good performance by
Andrew Peacock in the leaders' televised debate boosts his poll ratings.
[29]
December
Arts and literature
Film
Television
Sport
VFL
Rugby league
Other
Births
1 January –
Michael Witt , rugby league player
10 January –
Trent Cutler , rugby league player
26 January –
Ryan Hoffman , rugby league player
7 March –
Jacob Lillyman , rugby league player
22 March –
Tara Simmons , musician (died 2019)
30 March –
Samantha Stosur , tennis player
3 April –
Allana Slater , gymnast
10 April –
Peter Veness , journalist (d. 2012)
13 April –
Kris Britt , cricketer
26 April –
Petrina Price , high jumper
3 May –
Jacqui Dunn , artistic gymnast
[42]
4 May –
Kiel Brown , field hockey midfielder
10 May –
Alana Boyd , pole vaulter
15 May
31 May –
Jason Smith , actor
3 June –
Todd Reid , tennis player (died 2018)
June 14 –
Jay Lyon , actor, musician and model
9 July –
Alexandra Croak , gymnast & diver
20 July –
James Mackay , actor
24 July –
Patrick Harvey , actor
30 July –
Trudy McIntosh , artistic gymnast
[43]
4 September –
Adam Marshall , politician
20 September –
Jason Chatfield , artist, comedian
3 October –
Jarrod Bannister , athlete (d. 2018)
[44]
8 October — Laura Wells, International Plus Sized Model and Environmentalist.
17 October –
Michelle Ang , actress
30 October –
Cameron Ciraldo , rugby league player and coach
9 November –
Delta Goodrem , singer and actress
13 November –
Jamie Soward , rugby league player
14 November –
Courtney Johns , Australian footballer
25 November –
Peter Siddle , cricketer
28 November –
Andrew Bogut , basketball player
8 December –
Tim Paine , cricketer
12 December
25 December –
Lisa and Jessica Origliasso , singer/songwriters
Deaths
9 January –
Bob Dyer , television host (born in the
United States ) (b.
1909 )
21 January –
Alan Marshall , writer (b.
1902 )
17 May –
Nigel Drury , Queensland politician (b.
1911 )
26 May –
Hilda Abbott ,
Red Cross leader and wife of the
administrator of the Northern Territory (b.
1890 )
19 June –
Sir Phillip Lynch , Victorian politician (b.
1933 )
21 June –
Denis Murphy , Queensland politician (b.
1936 )
6 July –
Mina Wylie , swimmer (b.
1891 )
13 August –
Clyde Cook , actor (b.
1891 )
29 September –
Hal Porter , author and playwright (b.
1911 )
6 November –
Kylie Maybury , murder victim (b.
1978 )
20 December –
Grace Cossington Smith , artist (b.
1892 )
See also
References
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"New leader Sinclair faces questions on credibility" . The Canberra Times . Retrieved 4 July 2021 .
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"Jon Seiben on visit anyway" . The Canberra Times . 28 January 1985. Retrieved 4 July 2021 .
^ Dempsey, Shelley (30 January 1985).
"2CC chats with performers at Narara" . The Canberra Times .
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"Rain drowns the music, and floods leave festival fans stranded in the mud" . The Canberra Times . 31 January 1984. Retrieved 4 July 2021 .
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"Teething troubles likely for Labor's newborn Medicare" . The Canberra Times . 1 February 1984. Retrieved 4 July 2021 .
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"Police to investigate allegations about judge" . The Canberra Times . 3 February 1984. Retrieved 4 July 2021 .
^ Miller, Julie.
"Rocketman: Elton John's Forgotten 1984 Wedding to Renate Blauel" . Vanity Fair . Retrieved 23 June 2019 .
^ Coulthart, Ross (7 July 2013).
"Investigation exposes the dad accused of an unsolved crime spree that killed four people" . The Sunday Telegraph . Australia. Retrieved 8 September 2014 .
^ Malone, Paul (7 March 1984).
"Judge named by Qld minister" . The Canberra Times . Retrieved 4 July 2021 .
^ Malone, Paul (25 March 1984).
"Labor back, but about 11 seats lost" . The Canberra Times . Retrieved 4 July 2021 .
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"New $100 note on Monday" . The Canberra Times . 21 March 1984. Retrieved 4 July 2021 .
^ Sheedy, Chris; Jenny Bond (2006).
100 Great Icons . Milsons Point, New South Wales: Random House Australia. pp. 34–35.
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" 'Advance Australia' national anthem" . The Canberra Times . 12 April 1984. Retrieved 4 July 2021 .
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"Green and gold our official colours" . The Canberra Times . 20 April 1984. Retrieved 4 July 2021 .
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"New, shiny, $1 coin raises some eyebrows" . The Canberra Times . 15 May 1984. Retrieved 4 July 2021 .
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"NSW Assembly passes homosexuality law reform" . The Canberra Times . 17 May 1984. Retrieved 4 July 2021 .
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"Homosexuality Bill passes all stages" . The Canberra Times . 19 May 1984. Retrieved 4 July 2021 .
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"Family Court judge's wife killed, home damaged" . The Canberra Times . 5 July 1984. Retrieved 4 July 2021 .
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"Report of the Royal Commission into British Nuclear Tests in Australia" . Australian Parliament House . 20 November 1985. p. 7 (PDF). Retrieved 17 January 2021 .
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"Three states to join national crime body" . The Canberra Times . 3 July 1984. Retrieved 4 July 2021 .
^ Waterford, Jack (22 July 1984).
"Top ACT judge enters fray over 'Mr Justice Policeman' " . The Canberra Times . Retrieved 4 July 2021 .
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"Mother, daughter killed in beds" . The Canberra Times . 10 August 1984. Retrieved 4 July 2021 .
^ Jolly, Nathan (1 December 2019).
"Why the murders of mother and daughter Margaret and Seana remain unsolved" . news.com.au . Retrieved 4 July 2021 .
^ Morris, Joan (19 August 1984).
"Television history being made" . The Canberra Times . Retrieved 4 July 2021 .
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"Seven shot dead at hotel" . The Canberra Times . 3 September 1984. Retrieved 4 July 2021 .
^ Jeffrey, Brian (2 October 1984).
"Archive grew out of concern for film and sound heritage" . The Canberra Times . Retrieved 4 July 2021 .
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"Body of girl, 6, found in gutter" . The Canberra Times . 8 November 1984. Retrieved 4 July 2021 .
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"Jackson needed to raise money, Crown alleges" . The Canberra Times . 27 November 1984. Retrieved 4 July 2021 .
^ Jones, Bruce (26 November 1984).
"Peacock's 'impressive performance' " . The Canberra Times . Retrieved 4 July 2021 .
^ Malone, Paul (2 December 1984).
"Informal vote takes icing off ALP cake" . The Canberra Times . Retrieved 4 July 2021 .
^ Coyle, Kerry (8 December 1984).
"Peacock, Howard returned" . The Canberra Times . Retrieved 4 July 2021 .
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"Franklin award to Winton" . The Canberra Times . 15 May 1985. Retrieved 1 August 2021 .
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"Olympics telethon aims for LA and beyond" . The Canberra Times . 3 February 1984. Retrieved 4 July 2021 .
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"Qld TV channel buyer pursuing media interest" . The Canberra Times . 6 May 1984. Retrieved 4 July 2021 .
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"Winners at last..." The Canberra Times . 30 September 1984. Retrieved 4 July 2021 .
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"Melbourne ruckman Peter Moore wins second Brownlow" . The Canberra Times . 25 September 1984. Retrieved 4 July 2021 .
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"Canterbury the best" . The Canberra Times . 24 September 1984. Retrieved 4 July 2021 .
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"De Castella confident despite losses" . 7 April 1984. Retrieved 4 July 2021 .
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"Wang Australian Marathon 1984 results (page 1)" . ausrunning . Retrieved 4 July 2021 .
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"Wang Australian Marathon 1984 results (page 3)" . ausrunning . Retrieved 4 July 2021 .
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"The Melbourne Cup in pictures..." The Canberra Times . 8 November 1984. Retrieved 4 July 2021 .
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"Jacqui Dunn" . m2002.thecgf.com . Retrieved 18 January 2021 .
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"Trudy MCINTOSH - Olympic Gymnastics Artistic | Australia" . Olympic.org .
International Olympic Committee . 20 June 2016.
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"Jarrod Bannister" . Olympic.org .
International Olympic Committee .
1984 in Oceania
Sovereign states Associated states of New Zealand