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Events relating to australia
The 'new and permanent' Parliament House of Australia is completed in Canberra
Australian author Peter Carey's novel Oscar and Lucinda wins the Booker Prize
Paul Keating becomes prime minister of Australia after a Labor party leadership contest against Bob Hawke
The Mabo Case in Australia establishes Aboriginal common law land rights
The New Zealand government pays compensation to the Waikato tribe in the first of several settlements for land illegally seized
Liberal leader John Howard heads the winning coalition in Australia's general election
In the Wik Decision the Australian High Court gives strong support to Aboriginal land rights
The Australian report Bringing Them Home confirms widespread forcible removal of Aboriginal children from their parents
Labour leader Helen Clark heads a coalition government as prime minister of New Zealand
Aboriginal sprinter Cathy Freeman lights the cauldron to launch the Sydney Olympic Games
New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark wins a second term with a landslide victory
US, British, Australian and Polish forces invade Iraq
In the New Zealand election Helen Clark wins a third term as prime minister
The Labor Party, led by Kevin Rudd, wins the federal election in Australia, defeating John Howard's Liberal Party
Australian prime minister Kevn Rudd formally apologizes to the 'Stolen Generations'
Australian scientists develop a microscope using the laws of quantum mechanics to probe with unparallelled precision the inner workings of living cells
Julia Gillard, Australia's first female prime minister, is rejected in a Labour party vote and is replaced by Kevin Rudd
New South Wales suffers the worst Australian fire crisis in 50 years, with 14 fires still described as out of control on October 22
