A team from the Social Research Centre asked 2,000 Aussies which world events had the greatest impact on Australia during their lifetime…
Here are the results.
#1. The legalisation of same-sex marriage (mentioned by 30 per cent of participants)
#2. September 11 (27 per cent)
#3. Kevin Rudd’s apology to indigenous Australians (13 per cent)
#4. Port Arthur massacre (13 per cent)
#5. Sydney Olympics (12 per cent)
#6. Whitlam’s dismissal (12 per cent)
#7. Vietnam War (11 per cent)
#8. Apollo 11 moon landing (9 per cent)
#9. Arrival of the internet (9 per cent)
#10. (Three-way tie with 8 per cent) Australia II’s America’s Cup victory, the GFC and Julia Gillard’s election as our first female prime minister.
Surprises in our defining events https://t.co/L7UYuKQWhL
— The Australian (@australian) January 24, 2018