Television
- 1 January – Digital Television arrives in the major state capitals of Australia, with the ABC and SBS permitted to operate multi-channel services.
- 24 April – The Australian version of Big Brother premieres on Network Ten.
- 11 September – Television networks relay coverage from CNN, NBC, ABC America and the BBC for up to 48 hours in the wake of the 11 September attacks.
- November – After Prime Television axes Regional television news bulletins in Newcastle, Wollongong and Canberra, and Southern Cross Ten axes regional bulletins in Canberra and North Queensland, the ABA holds an inquiry into the adequacy of regional news services. Bulletins eventually return to those areas in 2004, albeit in the form of two minute updates during weekdays in the ratings season.
- December – After 21 years, Sale of the Century is "rested". It later returns to the Nine Network as Temptation in 2005.
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Famous quotes containing the word television:
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—Shirley Chisholm (b. 1924)
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—Peter Ustinov (b. 1921)