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February 3 - Australian P.M Malcolm Fraser is granted a double
dissolution of both houses of parliament for a double dissolution
election for the March 5. On the same day Bob Hawke replaces Bill Hayden as federal
ALP leader.
March 5 - Australian federal
election, 1983. The ALP, with Bob Hawke as leader
wins with one of the biggest parliamentary majorities in Australian
political history.
March 11 - Hawke Ministry sworn in, Andrew Peacock becomes Federal
Opposition leader.
April 11 - National Economic Summit held in Canberra.
April 22 - Sovietembassy official Valery Ivanov is expelled from Australia for allegedly
trying to recruit spies in the Australian government.
May 16 - NSW Premier Neville Wran steps aside in response to
allegations rasied by ABC program Four Corners that he
Attempted to influence the NSW Magistry
July 28 - New South Wales premier Neville Wran exonerated by
Street Royal Commission over claims raised by ABC program Four
Corners which claimed that he attempted to influence the NSW
majestry
November 30 - ASIS (Australian
Secret Intelligence Service) agents bungle a training exercise in
the MelbourneSheraton
hotel.
December 9 - The Australian Dollar
is floated, by Federal Treasurer Paul Keating. Under the old flexible peg
system, the Reserve Bank bought and sold
all Australian dollars and cleared the market at the end of the
day.
April 30 - Four Corners program
aired exposing allegations that NSW Premier Neville Wran had tried
to influence the magistry over the dropping of fraud charges
against Kevin Humphreys, charged with
misappropriation of funds from the Balmain Leagues Club. Humphreys
is forced to resign his position as President of the NSWRL, while Wran has to
face the Street Royal Commission over the allegations & was
later exonerated.
September 26 - After Australia's America's Cup win, Prime Minister Bob
Hawke goes on the Today show and
declared a public holiday for that day, stating that "any boss who
sacks anyone for not turning up today is a bum."
May 11 – VFL Board accepts the findings of the McKinsey Report
in principle, suggesting major changes to league administration
including the establishment of an independent commission.
June 12 – John Stanley wins the men's national marathon title,
clocking 2:17:04 in Sydney,
while Megan Sloane claims the women's title in 2:37:50.
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