- 1980 – The Liberal/National coalition government of Sir Charles Court is re-elected in Western Australia.
- 1987 – First mobile phone call made in Australia.
- 1998 – After generator breakdowns at four major coal-fired power stations, rolling blackouts hit the city of Brisbane and much of south-east Queensland.
- 2004 – Tasmanian Premier Jim Bacon resigns after being diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer, handing power to his deputy, Paul Lennon.