- 1972 – Police in Canberra disassemble the Aboriginal Tent Embassy and arrest eight protesters; it is reestablished in October.
- 1978 – Middle-distance runner Tamsyn Manou is born.
- 1979 – Inaugural meeting of the National Farmers' Federation
- 2002 – The ALP government of Jim Bacon is re-elected for a second term in Tasmania.
- 1972 – Police in Canberra disassemble the Aboriginal Tent Embassy and arrest eight protesters; it is reestablished in October.
- 1978 – Middle-distance runner Tamsyn Manou is born.
- 1979 – Inaugural meeting of the National Farmers' Federation
- 2002 – The ALP government of Jim Bacon is re-elected for a second term in Tasmania.