| XK (1960-62) |
National Service ends. Jack Brabham wins F1 World Championship for
second time. D.H. Lawrence's "The Trial of Lady Chatterley's Lover"
banned. |
| XL (1962-63) |
Aborigines in Queensland, NT and WA get the vote. Rod Laver wins
Grand Slam. "The Twist" dance craze takes off. |
| XM (1964-1965) |
Beatlemania hits Australia. Donald Campbell sets a new world land
speed record. Voyager sinks, 82 dead. |
| XP (1965-1966) |
Government brings back conscription. Decimal currency is
introduced. Australia sends 800 troops to Vietnam. |
| XR (1966-68) |
Australian involvement in the Vietnam War escalates. Ronald Ryan
hanged. Harold Holt disappears, feared drowned. |
| XT (1968-69) |
NSW introduces the breathalyser. Australia's first heart
transplant. Jo Bjelke-Petersen becomes Queensland Premier. |
| XW (1969-70) |
John Gorton re-elected. More than 200,000 march in protest against
the Vietnam War. |
| XY (1970-72) |
Australian troops ordered home from Vietnam. Neville Bonner
becomes first Aboriginal MP. Qantas launches Boeing 747. |
| XA (1972-73) |
Gough Whitlam elected. Shane Gould wins three gold medals in
Munich. Cleo is launched with male nude centrefold. |
| XB (1973-76) |
Women secure equal pay. Voting age drops from 21 to 18. Opera
House opens.
Cyclone Tracey hits Darwin. FM radio and colour TV launched.
Whitlam sacked. |
| XC (1976-79) |
Cigarette ads banned. ABBA arrives. Democrat Party launched. World
Series Cricket begins. Queensland bans public protests. Melbourne's West Gate
Bridge opens. |
| XD (1979-82) |
Australia's first uranium mine opened. Lotto launched. First
test-tube Australian born. Azaria Chamberlain goes missing. |
| XE (1982-84) |
Random breath-testing introduced in NSW. Chamberlains found guilty
of murdering Azaria. Ash Wednesday bushfires. |
| XF (1984-88) |
Unleaded petrol launched. BLF deregistered. Crocodile Dundee
released. Stock market crashes. |
| EA (1988-91) |
Darling Harbour opens. Chamberlains acquitted. Pilots' dispute.
Earthquake hits Newcastle. Australian troops to Iraq. |
| EB (1991-1993) |
Labor drops Hawke for Keating. Sydney Harbour Tunnel opens.
Compass Airlines collapses. |
| ED (1993-1994) |
Sydney wins bid to host 2000 Olympic Games. Bushfires wreak havoc
in Sydney. Fred Hollows dies. |
| EF (1994-1996) |
Backpacker murderer Ivan Milat on trial. Spanish Court refuses to
deport Christopher Skase. Allan Border retires. |
| EL (1996-1998) |
Port Arthur Massacre. Pat Rafter wins US Open. Dollar sinks to
record low. One Nation outpolls Liberal Party in Qld. |
| AU (1998-2002) |
INXS lead singer Michael Hutchence dies. Australia votes "No" to a
Republic. GST introduced. Cathy Freeman opens Sydney Olympics. |
| BA (2002-2005) |
John Howard becomes second longest serving PM. Australian troops
take part in Iraqi War. Governor General Peter Hollingsworth resigns.
Adelaide-Darwin rail link completed. Lleyton Hewitt wins
Wimbledon. |
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