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''See also:''
1993 in Australia,
other events of 1994,
1995 in Australia
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'See also:'

★ 1994 Australian incumbents

Contents

Incumbents

Events

Arts and literature

Film

Television

Sport

Births

Deaths

Incumbents

★ Queen of Australia - HM Queen Elizabeth II

★ Governor General - Bill Hayden

★ Prime Minister - Paul Keating

★ Premier of New South Wales - John Fahey

★ Premier of South Australia - Dean Brown

★ Premier of Queensland - Wayne Goss

★ Premier of Tasmania - Ray Groom

★ Premier of Western Australia - Richard Court

★ Premier of Victoria - Jeff Kennett

★ Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory - Rosemary Follett

★ Chief Minister of the Northern Territory - Marshall Perron

Events

★ January 2-January 15 - Major bushfires devastate coastal New South Wales - 4 people dead, 300+ homes lost.

★ January 26 - A man fires two blank shots at Charles, Prince of Wales in Sydney, Australia.

★ February 27 - Australian Federal Sports & Environment Minister Ros Kelly resigns over "The Sports Rorts Affair", where it was alleged that she apportioned money for community sporting projects in a pork barreling fashion

★ May - John Hewson is replaced as leader of the opposition by Alexander Downer.

★ July 25 - Telephone numbers through Australia start changing to eight digits (Mona Vale, Sydney 1st to change)

★ August - 'Wollemia nobilis', a "fossil tree" discovered by bushwalker David Noble only 150 km from the largest city in Australia.

★ September 5 - New South Wales State MP for Cabramatta John Newman is shot outside his home (Australia's first political assassination since 1977)

★ November 4 - Sydney's third runway opens, ensuring protests about noise levels.

★ December 2 - Australian government agrees to pay reparations to aborigines that were displaced during the nuclear tests in 1950s and 1960s.

Arts and literature

Film

★ Muriel's Wedding & The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert are major box office hits both here & abroad.

Television

★ January 18 - Blue Heelers premieres on Channel 7.

★ April 28 - The Tasmanian television market is aggregated, with TasTV (now WIN Television) taking a Nine Network affiliation & Southern Cross taking a dual Seven & Ten affiliation.

★ July 21 - Mother and Son finale airs. (1984-1994)

★ Hey Dad...! hosts its final original episode (1984-1994)

★ A Country Practice (1981-1993 on Channel 7) revival attempt on Channel 10 backfires.

Sport

★ February 9 - 20 minute quarters & final 8 introduced in the AFL.

★ February - Australia takes its first Winter Olympic medal when the Australian short track speed skating team wins bronze in the 5000m relay at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.

★ March 2 - Rumours of a breakway competition reported after relations deteriorate between the Brisbane Broncos & the NSWRL

★ May 23 - Queensland stage heart-stopping fightback in the last five minutes of State of Origin I. After coming from 12-4 down, winger Mark Coyne scores match-winner in final minute.

★ June 8 - 87,161 people-an Australian rugby league record-turn out at the MCG for State of Origin II. NSW win 14-0.

★ July 17 - Michael Dalton wins the men's national marathon title, clocking 2:16:17 in Brisbane, while Joanne Cowan claims the women's title in 2:45:35.

★ July 26 - NSWRL general manager John Ribot concedes a privately run competition is feasible as news of a "Super League" competition surfaces.

★ September 24 - West Coast Eagles (20.20.143) defeated Geelong (8.15.63) to win the 98th AFL premiership.

★ September 25 - Canberra captain & rugby league legend Mal Meninga ends club career on winning note when he leads Canberra to a comprehensive 36-12 defeat of Canterbury Bulldogs in the NSWRL Grand Final. His playing career would finish two months later when he lead the Kanagroos on a successful tour of Great Britain & France.

★ October 20 - ARL chairman Ken Arthurson warns the Broncos that they face expulsion over their involvement with Super League

Births

Deaths

★ January 16 — Jack Metcalfe (81), track and field athlete (b. 1912)