April 15 - A massive hailstorm hits Sydney, with most of the damage being centred on the Eastern Suburbs. One person is killed, several others are injured, 15,000 homes lose power & the damage bill tops $190 million.
May 11 - The biotechnology industry receives a record $800 million in the federal budget.
May 21 - Eight decaying bodies are found in barrels in a disused bank vault north of Adelaide, marking the beginning of the Snowtown murders case, which were Australia's worst ever serial killings. More bodies were found underneath a house in Adelaide on May 26.
June 27 - The GST bill is passed through the Senate, with the help of most of the Australian Democrats, in exchange for exemptions on fresh food.
August 26 - The Prime Minister creates a controversy when he avoids the use of the word 'sorry' when a motion was tabled in Parliament expressing 'deep & sincere regret that indigenous Australians suffered injustices under the practises of past generations'.
November 6 - A referendum is held to determine whether or not Australia should become a republic & whether or not a preamble is inserted into the constitution recognising the Aborigines as Australia's first people. The 'no' vote scores 54% on the republic question & 60% on the preamble question. The 'no' vote on the republic question is blamed on the attention surrounding how a President would be chosen, not on the actual issue of Australia becoming a republic & almost no attention whatsoever on the preamble question.
The Seven Network becomes the first Australian television network to introduce a watermark on its programs, although the watermark was not broadcast on news or current affairs programs.
September 25 - The Kangaroos (19.10.124) defeat the Carlton Blues (12.17.89) to win the 103rd VFL/AFL premiership. It is the first all-Victorian grand final since 1995 & the first time the trophy has been won by a Victorian team since 1996.
September 26 - A new world record crown for rugby league is set when 107,961 people attend the first National Rugby League grand final held at Stadium Australia. In one of the most memorable & controversial grand finals in history, the Melbourne Storm, in just their second season of existence, defeat the St. George-Illawarra Dragons 20-18. The final outcome is determined when a penalty try is given to Melbourne's Craig Smith. Melbourne's win means that both the AFL trophy & NRL trophy have been won by teams from the same city for the first time.
October 9 - The Manlya href="Warringah%2C_New_South_Wales_2ccf.html" title="Warringah, New South Wales">Warringah Sea Eagles vote to form the game's third joint venture with insolvent local rivals the North Sydney Bears. The new joint venture, the Northern Eagles, is a failure & the team becomes known as Manly again in 2003.
October 10 - South Sydney supporters rally through the streets of Sydney to protest against the rationalisation of the NRL to 14 teams for 2000.
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