1993 in Australia
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See also: 1992 in Australia, other events of 1993, 1994 in Australia
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Incumbents
- Premier of New South Wales - John Fahey
- Premier of South Australia - Lynn Arnold, then Dean Brown
- Premier of Queensland - Wayne Goss
- Premier of Tasmania - Ray Groom
- Premier of Western Australia - Carmen Lawrence. then 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
- February 6 - Elections in Western Australia see the ALP government of Carmen Lawrence voted out & the Liberal Party voted in. Richard Court becomes the new premier.
- March 13 - Paul Keating & the ALP win the federal 'unwinnable election' & are re-elected for a fifth term in power.
- September 23 - The IOC selects Sydney to be the site of the 2000 Summer Olympics
- December 11 - Dean Brown & the Liberal Party win the South Australian elections, winning government from Lynn Arnold & the ALP.
Arts and literature
Film
Television
- Canwest buys Network Ten from Westpac
Sport
- September 25 - Essendon Bombers (20.13.133) defeat the Carlton Blues (13.11.89) to win the 97th VFL/AFL premiership.
- September 26 - Brisbane Broncos (14) defeat the St. George Dragons (6) for the second consecutive year to win the 86th NSWRL premiership.
Births
Deaths
- November 6 - Michael Vernon, Australian consumer activist (b.1932)
