The following lists events that happened during 1998 in Australia.
1998 in Australia | |
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Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governor-General | Sir William Deane |
Prime minister | John Howard |
Population | 18,711,271 |
Elections | ACT, QLD, TAS, Federal |
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The body of a third person to drown in the flood was found yesterday morning...
On 1st June 1998 the Terminus Hotel was destroyed by fire
The Queensland Premier, Mr Borbidge, conceded and resigned his commission after Labor secured the support of Independent MP, Mr Peter Wellington, to form a government around 2pm yesterday.
...the destruction that had killed two men...
Queensland Rail entered a new era of long-distance train travel on 6 November 1998 when electric tilt train set 301/302 carrying the name of City of Rockhampton was taken into revenue service from Rockhampton...
Timeline... 6 November 1998 – Inaugural Tilt Train service Brisbane to Rockhampton
...a fire at the Country Comfort reinforced the importance of modern alarm systems. The 1998 blaze broke out in a bin...
On Saturday 19 December 1998, A fire breaks out at the Country Comfort hotel in Albury, New South Wales, spreading up to the top floor.
is the first new channel to commence operation in Darwin since Seven Darwin (now Southern Cross Darwin) commenced operation in March 1998.
The launch of Seven Darwin, the city's second commercial station, broadcasting on UHF Channel 34
Leading the way was Andrew McLeod... went all the way to the post-match podium where he received his second-straight Norm Smith medal.
...Western Suburbs succumbed to Penrith to pick up the wooden spoon.
In 1998 Steve and Terri were blessed with their first child. Bindi was born on 24 July...