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The following lists events that happened during 1996 in Australia.
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Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governor-General | Bill Hayden, then Sir William Deane |
Prime minister | Paul Keating, then John Howard |
Population | 18,310,714 |
Elections | TAS, Federal, VIC, WA |
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The album Wake Up Jeff was released in April 1996, but the Wake Up Jeff video did not appear until August.
will be commissioned as HMAS Collins on July 27.
Australia's thirteenth national Census of Population and Housing will take place on Tuesday, August 6.
The right-wing British historian, Mr David Irving, yesterday vowed to test Howard's committment to free speech by re-applying for an Australian visa.
1996: Australian television celebrates 40 years with commemorative specials on ABC, Seven, Nine and Ten networks.
John Burgess is considering legal action over the Seven Network's decision to suddenly axe him as host of Wheel Of Fortune after 12 years. In shifting the show's production from Adelaide to Sydney, Seven has appointed Tony Barber as the new host, joining long-serving co-host Adriana Xenides.
There was controversy in 1996 when Wheel of Fortune relocated from Adelaide to Sydney. Along with a revamp of theme music, set, game format and rules, popular host Burgess was replaced after 12 years by Tony Barber (from Sale of the Century). Viewers were not impressed by the treatment of Burgess or by the faster pace and format changes and ratings declined.
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