1980 in Australia

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Years in Australia:	1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
Years:	1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983

Incumbents

21 February – A Beech 200 light aircraft crashes at Sydney Airport, killing 13.
23 February – The Liberal/National coalition government of Sir Charles Court is re-elected in Western Australia.
24 March – The Australian Olympic Federation announces it will send an Olympic delegation to Moscow, despite objections raised by the Prime Minister.
26 April – Louise and Charmian Faulkner disappear from outside their flat in St Kilda, Melbourne, Australia.
7 June – Paul Everingham's Country Liberal Party government is re-elected in the Northern Territory.
23 June – Australia's first "test tube baby" (Candice Reed) is born in Melbourne.^[1]
17 August – Azaria Chamberlain disappears from a campsite at Ayers Rock (Uluru), reportedly taken by a dingo.
26 September – The Lonie Report in Victoria recommends the closure of half the suburban rail lines, all country passenger rail lines and a number of tram routes. It also recommends huge freeway expansion. The report is controversial and protests cause its recommendations to be moderated.
18 October – The federal election sees Malcolm Fraser's Liberal/National coalition government re-elected for a third consecutive term, albeit with an almost halved majority.
29 November – In Queensland, the National Party government of Joh Bjelke-Petersen is re-elected.

1981 – Victoria decriminalises homosexual acts between consenting adults

17 January – Gippsland's GLV-10 becomes GLV-8. This is done so that Melbourne's ATV-0 can become ATV-10.
20 January – ATV-0 becomes ATV-10. This move prompts the 0–10 Network to change its name to Network Ten, although Brisbane's TVQ-0 would continue to broadcast on Channel 0 until 1988. On the same night, Ten's new drama series Arcade premieres. It is regarded as the biggest flop in Australian television history, costing over $3 million to make and being axed after 49 episodes.
17 July - Nine Network's new multi million-dollar quiz show Sale Of The Century launches, bringing in record ratings with Nine winning the 7pm timeslot.
30 January – Kingswood Country debuts on the Seven Network.
15 October – Mini-series "The Last Outlaw" debuts On Seven
24 October – SBS commences transmission in Sydney & Melbourne on VHF Channel 0 & UHF Channel 28, becoming the first station in Australia to use UHF frequencies.

8 July, Lang Park – The inaugural 1980 State of Origin game is won by Queensland who defeat New South Wales 20 – 10.
27 July – Lawrence Whitty wins the men's national marathon title, clocking 2:19:00 in Adelaide.
27 September – The Canterbury Bulldogs defeat the Eastern Suburbs Roosters (now Sydney Roosters) 18–4 to win the 73rd NSWRL premiership. It is the first premiership for Canterbury since 1942 & the last ever grand final played on a Saturday. In the process, Steve Gearin scores one of the most spectacular tries in history.
27 September – On the same day, the Richmond Tigers (23.21.159) defeat the Collingwood Magpies (9.24.78) to win the 84th VFL premiership. It is the most recent premiership win for Richmond.
5 October – Alan Jones becomes the second Australian driver to win the Formula One World Drivers Championship after winning the final race of the season at Watkins Glen, New York.
4 November – Beldale Ball wins the Melbourne Cup.
13 December – The Illawarra Steelers are accepted as the 13th team in the NSWRL premiership for 1982, making them the first team from outside the Sydney metropolitan area to compete in the competition since Newcastle in 1909.

↑ Kerin, Lindy (23 June 2010). "First IVF baby turns 30". ABC News. Retrieved 31 March 2012.

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