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Pop Culture in Australia
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England Tours Australia to resume the Ashes cricket tests after World War 2
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The film Jedda is released
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TV starts in Australia as the Olympic Games open in Melbourne
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Bill Haley and the Comets headline the first Rock'n'Roll Tour of Australia
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The Beatles arrive in Australia
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The Easybeats record 'Friday On My Mind' in London
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ABC TV starts the first evening soapie, Bellbird
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Walkabout Released
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Billabong International Limited is founded
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Colour TV arrives in Australia
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The rock band the Go-Betweeners forms in Brisbane
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Powderfinger’s first album released
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Crocadile Dundee Released
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BBC Moves Neighbours to a late afternoon timeslot to counteract school truency
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Pay TV Introduced to Australia
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Seachange Premieres
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Big Brother Australia Premieres
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Leyton Hewitt wins the US Open Singles
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Guy Sebastian wins Australian Idol
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Steve Irwin killed during filming
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Neighbours is the first Australian TV show to have characters with Twitter accounts
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Australian women's national soccer team, the Matildas, win the Asian Cup
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Angry Boys Premieres
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Netflix arrives in Australia
