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The Land Down Under
"Advance Australia Fair" is recognized as Australia's national song, but not as the national anthem.
Opening of Sydney Opera House by Queen Elizabeth II.
Patrick White Becomes First Australian Nobel Laureate in Literature
End of White Australian Policy
Federal Voting Age Lowered to 18
Australia Recognizes People's Republic of China
Vietnam War Concludes
Equal Pay for Equal Work Ruling in Australia
Labour Government Elected Under Gough Whitlam.
Concorde aircraft lands in Darwin.
Protest Tent Embassy Against Mining on Reserves.
First Aboriginal Australian MP: Neville Bonner's historic milestone in Australian politics.
Springbok Tour Protests Spark QLD State of Emergency
Unionists save the historic "The Rocks" area of Sydney from demolition by introducing "Green Bans".
Daylight Saving Time Introduced in Multiple Australian States
John Gorton Resigns, Succeeded by William McMahon
Vietnam Moratorium Against Vietnam War
Christo wraps Little Bay beach in Sydney with yellow hues.
John Gorton Reelected as Prime Minister
Norman Lindsay and May Gibbs: Deaths of Celebrated Author-Artists
Premiere of Rock Musical ''Hair'' in Sydney.
Australia Signs Non-Proliferation Treaty
First Liver Transplant in Sydney
Aboriginal boxing champion Lionel Rose defeats Masahiko "Fighting" Harada in Japan to become the world bantamweight champion.
John Gorton succeeds John McEwen as Prime Minister.
Government presumes Holt dead, McEwen interim Prime Minister awaiting Liberal Party leadership election.
PM Harold Holt vanishes at Cheviot Beach's mystery.
Introduction to Talkback Radio
Constitution Changed for Inclusion of Aboriginal Australians
Gough Whitlam's Labor Party Leadership
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