Events
- The Official Secrets Act is passed.
- 15 February: The start of the "1951 Waterfront dispute" a massive labor strike lasting for 151 days.
- 1 September: Signing of the ANZUS treaty.
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“Just as a mirror may be used to reflect images, so ancient events may be used to understand the present.”
—Chinese proverb.
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