1982 in Australia

Infobox Australian year
monarch = Elizabeth II
governor-general = Zelman Cowen, then Ninian Stephen
pm =Malcolm Fraser
population = 15,184,247
australian =
elections =SA, TAS, VIC"See also:"
1981 in Australia,
other events of 1982,
1983 in Australia----

See also:
* 1982 Australian incumbents

Incumbents

*Queen of Australia - HM Queen Elizabeth II
*Governor General - Sir Zelman Cowen, then Sir Ninian Stephen.
*Prime Minister - Malcolm Fraser
*Premier of New South Wales - Neville Wran
*Premier of South Australia - David Tonkin, then John Bannon
*Premier of Queensland - Joh Bjelke-Petersen
*Premier of Tasmania - Harry Holgate, then Robin Gray
*Premier of Western Australia - Sir Charles Court, then Ray O'Connor
*Premier of Victoria - Lindsay Thompson, then John Cain II
*Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory - Post did not exist in 1982.
*Chief Minister of the Northern Territory - Paul Everingham

Events

*April 3 - After almost 27 years in power, the Liberal/National coalition government is voted out in Victoria & is replaced by the ALP
*May 11 - High Court upholds the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 in Koowarta v Bjelke-Petersen, effectively extending Commonwealth power.
*May 15 - In the middle of the Franklin Dam dispute, the Labor government of Harry Holgate is voted out in Tasmania & replaced by the Liberal Party, led by Robin Gray.
*October 12 - Queen Elizabeth II opens the new building of the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra.
*November 6 - Elections in South Australia see the voting out of the Liberal/National coalition, led by David Tonkin & the election of the ALP, led by John Bannon
*December 14 - The Tasmanian Wilderness Society, led by Bob Brown, stages a blockade of the Franklin Dam site in Tasmania which continues into 1983. On the same day, UNESCO agrees to list the Tasmanian Wild Rivers as a World Heritage Site.
*One of Australia's worst ever droughts strikes the country.

Arts & Literature

* Rodney Hall's novel "Just Relations" wins the Miles Franklin Award

Film

Television

*January 18 - Sons and Daughters premieres on the Seven Network.
*June 28 - The Nine Network premieres its new breakfast TV show, "National News Today", which is later shortened to "Today"
*Nine, Seven & the ABC conduct stereo test transmissions

port

*The South Melbourne Swans move to Sydney & become the Sydney Swans.
*March 21 – Robert de Castella represents Australia at the tenth IAAF World Cross Country Championships, staged in Rome, Italy. He finished in tenth place (34:20.5) in the race over 11,978 metres.
*March 28 – The Newtown Jets & Canterbury Bulldogs fight out the only (to date) scoreless draw in NSWRL first grade history.
*July 24 – The Sydney Swans (13.12.90) defeat the North Melbourne Kangaroos (8.10.58) to win the VFL night premiership. It is the first major trophy for the Swans sice they moved to Sydney.
*July 25 – Robert Wallace wins the his second men's national marathon title, clocking 2:16:02 in Brisbane, while Barbara McKerrow claims the women's title in 2:50:28.
*September 25 – Carlton Blues (14.19.103) defeat the Richmond Tigers (12.13.83) to win the 86th VFL/AFL premiership. It is the second consecutive premiership for Carlton & the last grand final appearance to date for Richmond.
*September 26 – Parramatta Eels defeat the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 21-8^ to win the 75th NSWRL premiership. It is their second consecutive premiership.
*September 30 – October 9 - The 1982 Commonwealth Games are held in Brisbane, Queensland
*December 18 – The Kangaroos complete a tour of Great Britain & France undefeated for the first time.

^-Scored under outdated scoring system.

Births

*March 18 — Andrew Bell, Entrepreneur and Open Source Project Activist
*April 25 — Victoria Mitchell, long-distance runner
*August 30 — James Foley, actor
*October 13 — Ian Thorpe, swimmer
*December 13 — Anthony Callea, singer-songwriter and runner up of Australian Idol 2

Deaths

*June 14 - Arthur Coles, businessman and philanthropist