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11 March - A Senate report on poverty is immediately dismissed by Prime MinisterJohn Howard. The report
shows between 2 and 3.5 million Australians, or up to 19 per cent
of the population, are living in poverty.
5 April - Australia's biggest supplier of the potential explosiveammonium nitrate decides to pull the
product from its stores in response to concerns it could be used by
terrorists.
14 April - The Family Court allows a
thirteen year old child, born female, to start preliminary hormone
treatment: the child identifies as being male and has been
suffering from gender identity disorder.
24 April - John
Howard joins Australian troops in Baghdad for ceremonies honouring the country's
war dead.
3 June - United States PresidentGeorge W. Bush
publicly supports Prime Minister John Howard and criticises Opposition
Leader Mark Latham,
sparking criticism from the Opposition for intervening in
Australian domestic politics.
12 October - Simon
Crean resigns from the position of Shadow Treasurer, requesting
a lesser portfolio, and John Faulkner resigns as Leader of the
Opposition in the Senate in the aftermath of the Australian Labor Party's
election loss.
October 12 - Numerous Australians visit Kuta, Bali, to
commemorate the second anniversary of the Bali
bombing, with services being held across the nation.
14 October - Annette Ellis stands down as Shadow
Minister for Ageing, Seniors and Disabilities.
October 14 - The successful tenderer for Melbourne's Mitcham-Frankston Freeway is announced,
with tolls due to be set at $4.43 for a one way trip.
26 November - a riot occurred on Palm Island leading to a
complete break down of law and order with the 18 members of the Queensland
Police barricading themselves in the local hospital.
February - Top-rating game show Wheel Of
Fortune makes a super international revamp and a super
new-look over to continue its long-run on Seven Local
TV.
15 March - Foxtel launches
its new digital service, Foxtel Digital.
11 December - The Network Ten is the next Australian television network to introduce
a watermark on its programs, although the watermark was broadcast
on Ten News. It was located on the bottom left of the screens by TEN-10 Sydney
before switching to bottom right in 2006.
November - Australia's Funniest Home Video Show
(1990-1999, 2000-2004) (program comes back as
Australia's Funniest Home Videos and
revamps a new-look and new theme in 2005.)
26 February – First day of the Australian Track & Field
Championships for the 2003-2004 season, which are held at the Sydney Olympic Park in Homebush.
24 March – Sydney
Kings defeat West Sydney
Razorbacks 90-79 in Game 5 of the best-of-five NBL Grand Final series, becoming champions
for the second time.
At the Olympic
Games in Athens, Greece,
rower Sally
Robbins collapses as the team is set to win bronze, relegating
them out of the medals. She is mocked by the press & her
teammates afterwards.
12 September – Daniel Green wins the men's national
marathon title, clocking 2:23:06 in Sydney, while Jenny Wickman
claims the women's title in 2:55:09.
25 September – The Port Adelaide
Power (17.11.113) defeat the Brisbane Lions (10.13.73) to win the
108th VFL/AFL premiership. It is
the first AFL premiership for Port
Adelaide & the first grand final loss for Brisbane.
3 October - The Canterbury
Bulldogs defeat the Sydney Roosters 16-13 to win the 97th
NSWRL/ARL/NRL
premiership. It marks a successful end to a controversial season
for the Bulldogs, in which they were accused of sexual assault
while in Coffs Harbour. The
behaviour from some of their fans at times also put the club in hot
water.
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