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Howard Government introduced 10% GST.
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The Olympic games are held in Sydney, the most popular ever.
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Australia celebrates 100 years since Australia federated.
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Sir Donald Bradman died, the only cricketer who has been knighted.
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People began criticizing Howard Government for the refusal for Asylum Seekers and the policy of “Pacific Solution”, which was that Asylum Seekers wasn’t allowed to come to Australia and was transported to other Pacific countries.
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Terrorists crashed 3 planes to the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, in USA, sending the world into shock.
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Bali had a bombing in a nightclub, killing 88 Australians. It was then known that bombings were made by Al-Qaeda-Linked Islamists.
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In summer, Australia had the worst drought since federation.
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In summer, there was also a dangerous bushfire in Canberra and destroyed 500 homes, 4 people dead and 435 people injured
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NASA landed the first land rover on Mars, allowing photos from Mars, helping scientists see about Mars.
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A race riot is started because an aboriginal teenager died in Sydney.
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A bomb exploded in Jakarta, Indonesia in front of an Australian ambassador, killing 9 people.
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Worst bushfires for more than 20 years kill 9 people in South Australia.
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Sydney beachside suburb of Cronulla had a protest against the bashing of a beach lifeguard, developing into a racial riot.
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The Commonwealth Games are held in Melbourne.
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Australia managed to escape the financial crisis from 2007 - 2008, which was known as the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression (in the 1930s.)
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Kevin Rudd, in the Labour party, won against John Howard in a landslide victory, ending John Howard time as Prime Minister.
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Labor says sorry for the indigenous people, spoken by Kevin Rudd.
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Quentin Bryce became Governor-General (GG) of Australia, becoming the first female to do so.
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Black Saturday bushfire happened, Killing 173 people , injuring 414 people and destroying 2029 homes.
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Julia Gillard replaced Kevin Rudd as leader of the Labor Party to become the first female Prime Minister of Australia.
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Australian Federal Election results in narrow victory by Julia Gillard (Labour) over Tony Abbott (Liberal).
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Liberal Ken Wyatt becomes the first Aboriginal elected to the Australian House of Representatives.
