1994 in Australia

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The following lists events that happened during 1994 in Australia.

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1994 in Australia
Monarch Elizabeth II
Governor-General Bill Hayden
Prime minister Paul Keating
Population17,854,738
Elections NT
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1994
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Bill Hayden
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Paul Keating

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Hewson</span> Former Australian politician

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">1996 Australian federal election</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">1995 Wentworth by-election</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">1994 Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill</span>

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References

  1. "Fergie and Girls See Jane Re-Wed". The Sunday Mail. 2 January 1994.
  2. "Mining Deaths Probe". The Sunday Mail. 2 January 1994.
  3. Benns, Matthew: Man who shot at Prince Charles becomes barrister, The Age, 6 February 2005.
  4. "Student fires 2 blanks at Prince Charles". The Los Angeles Times. 27 January 1994.
  5. Ward, Ian (December 1994). "Australian Political Chronicle: January–June 1994". Australian Journal of Politics and History. 40 (3): 381. ISSN   0004-9522.
  6. "Documents for Skase Lodged" The Courier-Mail, 4 March 1994, p.2
  7. Carney, Shaun: The Latham weapon: ambition, The Age, 27 March 2004.
  8. "Burke Starts Two-Year Jail Term", The Courier Mail 16 July 1994, p.1
  9. The Wollemi Pine – a very rare discovery Archived 12 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine , Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW.
  10. "Victoria police apologise to LGBTI community for Tasty Nightclub raid". The Guardian. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  11. Death Of John Paul Newman, Member For Cabramatta, Parliament of New South Wales, 13 September 1994.
  12. "Skase to Go Free", Courier-Mail 17 December 1994, p.1