Pop Culture in Australia By Felicity_Jane Period: Jan 1, 1946 to Sep 29, 2015 Pop Culture in Australia Nov 29, 1946 England Tours Australia to resume the Ashes cricket tests after World War 2 Jan 3, 1955 The film Jedda is released Nov 22, 1956 TV starts in Australia as the Olympic Games open in Melbourne Jan 8, 1957 Bill Haley and the Comets headline the first Rock'n'Roll Tour of Australia Jun 12, 1964 The Beatles arrive in Australia Sep 1, 1966 The Easybeats record 'Friday On My Mind' in London Aug 28, 1967 ABC TV starts the first evening soapie, Bellbird Oct 7, 1971 Walkabout Released Jan 1, 1973 Billabong International Limited is founded Mar 1, 1975 Colour TV arrives in Australia Dec 1, 1977 The rock band the Go-Betweeners forms in Brisbane Jul 18, 1984 Powderfinger’s first album released Apr 24, 1986 Crocadile Dundee Released Jan 1, 1988 BBC Moves Neighbours to a late afternoon timeslot to counteract school truency Oct 22, 1995 Pay TV Introduced to Australia May 10, 1998 Seachange Premieres Apr 23, 2001 Big Brother Australia Premieres Sep 9, 2001 Leyton Hewitt wins the US Open Singles Nov 19, 2003 Guy Sebastian wins Australian Idol Sep 4, 2006 Steve Irwin killed during filming Aug 29, 2009 Neighbours is the first Australian TV show to have characters with Twitter accounts May 31, 2010 Australian women's national soccer team, the Matildas, win the Asian Cup May 11, 2011 Angry Boys Premieres Mar 24, 2015 Netflix arrives in Australia
