Sunday 1 January 2012

Cabinet papers reveal secrets of early Hawke-Keating years | Courier Mail

Cabinet papers reveal secrets of early Hawke-Keating years | Courier Mail:

"On the international front the Falklands War began, rock group KISS officially appeared in public without make-up for the first time on MTV, Flashdance and Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi dominated the box office, and McDonald's introduced the McNugget.

On the homefront, random breath testing was introduced, the Ash Wednesday fires in Victoria and South Australia claimed the lives of 76 people and Australia finally won the America's Cup yacht series. And, it was a very big year in politics."

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