1980 жылғы Австралия оқиғалары

The following lists events that happened during 1980 in Australia.

9 January – Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser announces sanctions against the Soviet Union following its invasion of Afghanistan. 17 January – Debbie Wardley becomes Australia's first female pilot to take to the skies when she co pilots a Fokker Friendship on Ansett Flight 232 on the so called "milk run" from Alice Springs to Darwin. The flight marks the end of a 15 month legal battle with Ansett Airlines to overcome gender based discrimination which had prevented her from earlier taking the controls. 24 January – The first section of Melbourne's underground railway loop is opened. 27 January – Frank Nugan of the failed Nugan Hand Bank is found dead at the wheel of his Mercedes by police at Lithgow.

19 February Rock singer Bon Scott of the band AC/DC, at age 33 found dead having slept in parked car in London, UK. 21 February – Advance Airlines Flight 4210 crashes at Sydney Airport, killing all 13 aboard the Beechcraft King Air 200 aircraft. 23 February – The 1980 Western Australian state election takes place and the Liberal/National coalition government of Sir Charles Court is re elected.

1 March – The federal executive of the Australian Labor Party decides to intervene in the Queensland branch, with most key office holders replaced. 25 March – Defence Minister James Killen announces that Cockburn Sound Western Australia will offer base and home port facilities to the United States Navy.

3 April – It's revealed that a sensitive report entitled The Threat of the Internal Security of Australia is lost by the Office of National Assessments. 26 April – Louise and Charmian Faulkner disappear from outside their flat in St Kilda, Melbourne, Australia. 30 April – Automotive company Chrysler Australia Limited is taken over by Japanese company Mitsubishi after the American based Chrysler Corporation sold its Australian subsidiary to the dynamic Japanese automobile manufacturer for $80 million. The declining fortunes of Chrysler's North American operations forced the sale. 23 May – The Australian Olympic Federation announces it will send an Olympic delegation to Moscow, despite objections raised by the prime minister. The tight 6–5 ballot, announced by Federation President Syd Grange at Melbourne's Sheraton Hotel ends speculation about Australia's role following America's boycott of the games. Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser is critical of the decision, expressing hope that the Australian participation would not be interpreted as an endorsement of Soviet policy. 24 May – Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip arrive in Australia. 26 May – The High Court of Australia building in Canberra is opened by Queen Elizabeth II. Prince Philip is also in attendance. 31 May – The Royal Commission into Drug Trafficking (Woodward Royal Commission) estimates that there are at least 20,000 heroin addicts in Australia.

1 July – Women are allowed to join surf clubs as full members. 4 July – Newcastle's afternoon newspaper The Newcastle Sun ceases publication.

17 August – Nine week old Azaria Chamberlain disappears from a campsite at Ayers Rock (Uluru), later confirmed to be taken by a dingo. 22 August – Confusion reigns at the inquest into the death of Frank Nugan of the failed Nugan Hand banking group. A letter is produced on the final day of the inquest signed by the secretary to the Commissioner Mr. Justice Woodward, who presided over the Royal Commission into Drug Trafficking, appears to clear Nugan of any involvement with narcotics dealing.

26 September – The Lonie Report in Victoria recommends the closure of half the suburban rail lines, all country passenger rail lines and a number of tram routes. It also recommends huge freeway expansion. Cliff Dolan becomes the new President of the ACTU.

1 October – The Costigan Royal Commission begins in Melbourne, with the purpose of inquiring into the activities of the Federated Ship Painters and Dockers Union. 9 October – The standard gauge railway from Tarcoola to Alice Springs is opened by Princess Alexandra. 14 October – Violet Roberts, 52, and Bruce Roberts, 22, are released from prison after serving almost five years of their sentence after being found guilty in March 1976 of murdering their violent husband and father, Eric Leslie Roberts. The mother and son are "released on licence" just 24 hours after the New South Wales Attorney General Frank Walker recommended the action to the Department of Corrective Services, following sustained pressure from supporters who argued that the sentences were unduly harsh. The Government also loses control of the Senate, with the Australian Democrats winning the balance of power.

20 November – Former Prime Minister Sir John McEwen dies. 29 November – The 1980 Queensland state election takes place with the National Party government of Joh Bjelke Petersen being re elected.

5 July – The Australian film Breaker Morant opens in Sydney and Melbourne, having been the toast of the recent 1980 Cannes Film Festival. 18 September – The Club starring Jack Thompson and Graham Kennedy is released to cinemas.

17 January – Gippsland's GLV 10 becomes GLV 8. This is done so that Melbourne's ATV 0 can become ATV 10. This move prompts the 0–10 Network to change its name to Network Ten, although Brisbane's TVQ 0 would continue to broadcast on Channel 0 until 1988. On the same night, Ten's new drama series Arcade premieres. It is regarded as the biggest flop in Australian television history, costing over $3 million to make and being axed after 49 episodes. 14 July – Nine Network's new quiz show Sale of the Century launches, bringing in record ratings with Nine winning the 7pm timeslot. 30 January – Kingswood Country debuts on the Seven Network. 15 October – Mini series The Last Outlaw debuts on Seven. 24 October – Australia's new multicultural television network SBS is officially opened by Malcolm Fraser as it commences transmission in Sydney & Melbourne on VHF Channel 0 & UHF Channel 28, becoming the first station in Australia to use UHF frequencies.

7 January – Eddie Scarf, Olympic wrestler and boxer (b. 1908)
2 May – Clarrie Grimmett, cricketer (born in New Zealand) (b. 1891)
24 September – Pat Galvin, South Australian politician (b. 1911)
11 November – Vince Gair, 27th Premier of Queensland (b. 1901)
20 November – Sir John McEwen, 18th Prime Minister of Australia and 1st Deputy Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1900)