Historical eventSeptember 51984

Western Australia

Western Australia becomes the last Australian state to abolish capital punishment.

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When
Wednesday, September 5 198442 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
20th century · 1980s
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Dates: From 1984.

What happened

Western Australia is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Australia is Australia's largest state, with a land area of 2,527,013 square kilometres (975,685 sq mi), and is also the second-largest subdivision of any country on Earth.

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September 5 1984 — 42 years ago, on a Wednesday.

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