2002 in Australia

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See also: 2001 in Australia, other events of 2002, 2003 in Australia

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Contents 1 Incumbents 2 Events 3 Arts and literature 4 Film 5 Television 6 Sport 7 Births 8 Deaths

Incumbents

• Prime Minister - John Howard
• Governor General - Peter Hollingworth

• Premier of New South Wales - Bob Carr
• Premier of South Australia - Rob Kerin, then Mike Rann
• Premier of Queensland - Peter Beattie
• Premier of Tasmania - Jim Bacon
• Premier of Western Australia - Geoffrey Gallop
• Premier of Victoria - Steve Bracks
• Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory - Jon Stanhope
• Chief Minister of the Northern Territory - Clare Martin

Events

Arts and literature

• ARIA Music Awards of 2002

Film

Television

Sport

Births

Deaths

• May 13 - Ruth Cracknell, 76, actress
• May 16 - Alec Campbell, 103, Australia's last surviving ANZAC
• May 19 - John Gorton, 90, 19th Prime Minister
• August 25 - Dorothy Hewett, 79, poet, playwright and novelist