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24 Be: Memories LO LOOKING BACK From Kieren Perkins’ gold medal contribution to Australia’s highest Olympic medal tally since 1956, to Queensland holding its very first referendum on daylight saving, 1992 saw Australia face both triumphs and challenges. It also marked the time when an ambitious, young tertiary institution officially received its university status, marking the birth of Unveristy of Central Queensland, now known as CQUniversity Australia, discovers Renee Drochmann – who was also born in that year. 199 Politics Australia’s economy recovered strongly after the early 1990s recession, while Paul Keating’s Government passed a law requiring employers to make superannuation contributions on behalf of their workers. Meanwhile, the Prime Minister broke royal protocol by placing his hand on the Queen’s back, causing an outraged British tabloid newspaper to dub him the ‘Lizard of Oz’. Immigration levels in Australia became a national debate when Liberal Party candidate Pauline Hanson founded the One Nation Party, while Keating introduced mandatory detention for asylum seekers after an influx of Vietnamese, Chinese and Cambodian refugees. Queensland trialled daylight saving for the first time and a referendum was held with 54.5 per cent of Queenslanders voting against it. Queensland also went to the polls which saw the Labour Party’s Wayne Goss return as premier for a second term. Entertainment The First Big Day Out festival was held at the Sydney Showgrounds with headliners Violent Femmes and Nirvana. Aria chart toppers for the year were Achy Breaky Heart – Billy Ray Cyrus and November Rain – Guns and Roses. Australian movies like Strictly Ballroom, Spotswood and Romper Stomper made waves at home and abroad. Nichole Kidman starred with then-husband Tom Cruise in Ron Howard’s Far and Away, while Heath Ledger debuted in Clowning Around. AT Sport West Coast Eagles defeated Geelong 113 to 85 in the first grand final to be won by a team outside of Victoria. Meanwhile, the Brisbane Broncos became the first Queensland side to win the NRL premiership after they defeated St George Dragons 28 to 8. In the cricket, Australia beat India 2-0 to win the World Series Cup. The Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain, saw Australia send a team of 290 athletes to the Games – 194 men and 96 women. Competitors took part in 153 events in 25 sports, claiming seven gold, nine silver and 11 bronze. Popular heroes such as 1500m freestyle idol Kieren Perkins and rowing’s ‘Oarsome Foursome’ captured the public’s imagination. ISSUE 13
Science and technology Apart from the primitive efforts of a few early adopters, the Internet essentially didn’t exist in 1992. Monthly Internet traffic was a mere four terabytes and all the data traversing the global net totalled 48 terabytes. (Today, YouTube alone streams 48 terabytes of data every 21 seconds.) The first Internet browser program went on sale which later transformed the World Wide Web. Four gigabytes of flash memory cost a whopping $500,000, meaning a hypothetical iPod Nano circa 1992 would have set back a Nirvana fan around $3 million. The world’s first multi-focal contact lens was invented by optical research scientist Stephen Newman from Queensland. The Fred Hollows Foundation was set up to continue the work of the surgeon who pioneered treatment of cataract blindness in Indigenous communities mu and developing countries. 25 2 Culture The Prime Minister was the subject of the Archibald Prize-winning portrait by Bryan Westwood. Australian of the Year was awarded to Aboriginal ambassador and Yothu Yindi lead singer Mandawuy Yunupingu, while the Young Australian of the Year was awarded to swimmer Kieren Perkins. Children’s author Paul Jennings won two Young Australians’ Best Book Awards for his Quirky Tails and Unmentionable!. The Australian Ballet commissioned its second Nutcracker – an Australian interpretation of the traditional story. It opened at the Sydney Opera House on March 12. CQUni’s 20th Anniversary Although founded in 1967 as the Queensland Institute of Technology (Capricornia), 1992 was the year CQUniversity gained full university status – that makes 2012 its 20th anniversary as a university. However, it wasn’t its only name change. 1967 – Queensland Institute of Technology 1970 – Capricornia Institute of Advanced Education 1990 – University College of Central Queensland 1992 – University of Central Queensland 1994 – Central Queensland University 2008 – CQUniversity Australia Some of the biggest milestones for the University over the past 20 years include: The opening of multiple campuses across Australia and overseas The arrival of the Internet to campus in 1994 The introduction of online learning in the late 1990s Hosting the national CRC for rail research in the early 2000s Vice-Chancellor Glenice Hancock becoming Queensland’s first female VC in 2001 Winning State and National awards for its leadership in international student education Becoming the first Australian regional university to open CBD campuses in capital cities The State of Affairs A cost of living comparison The year 1992 The year 2012 A stamp 45 cents 60 cents Petrol 62 cents a litre $1.49 a litre Milk $1 a litre $1 a litre Yearly inflation rate 3.03% 3.1% Reserve Bank 6% 4.25% interest rate Average annual $30,030 $68,791 income Average monthly $424 $1464 rent Average house price $224,000 $462,000 *Figures correct at time of publication ISSUE 13
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