born in 1973? What else happened?: 35

1973. Queen Elizabeth II opened the Sydney Opera House, and is now entitled as “Queen of Australia.” Young people over 18 can vote for the Federal Elections, and the pensions of older people are no longer means-tested. You can spend new Fifty Dollar notes at Australia’s first legal casino in Hobart. China is OK again, with a three-year Trade agreement with OZ, and Gough being the first Oz PM to visit. Police arrested 98 Green demonstrators occupying a building site in Sydney. Women got maternity leave if they work for the Federal Government, but only if they had a baby. Men should not apply. You cannot sell kangaroo products overseas any more. The White Australia Policy is gone, and so too is the death penalty. —- ISBN: 9780645182637 | ISBN10: 064518263X | ISBN-13: 978-0645182637