Template:Infobox Australian year/doc

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This is a documentation subpage for Template:Infobox Australian year (see that page for the template itself).
It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

This template may be used on any page formatted as '(Year) in Australia' (e.g. 1967 in Australia, 2000 in Australia).

[edit] Usage

{{Infobox Australian year
| monarch = 
| governor-general = 
| pm =
| population = 
| australian = 
| elections =
}}

[edit] How to get information

  • Monarch: Generally contained within the article, but if not, see here for a good list.
  • Governor-General: Generally contained within the article, but if not, see here for a good list.
  • Prime Minister: Generally contained within the article, but if not, see here for a good list.
  • Population: See here (since 1901) or here (since 1788). Some older results do not include indigenous peoples. 'Since 1901' generally contains this data.
  • Australian of the Year: See Australian of the Year.
  • Elections: See here for state elections (specify state and date - both are optional). See here for federal elections.

[edit] Examples

Infobox Australian year/doc
Monarch Queen Elizabeth II
Governor-General Richard Casey
Prime Minister Harold Holt, then John McEwen
Population 11,912,253
Australian of the Year The Seekers
Elections Half-senate, referendum
Infobox Australian year/doc
Monarch Queen Elizabeth II
Governor-General Michael Jeffery
Prime Minister John Howard, then Kevin Rudd
Population 21,161,323
Australian of the Year Tim Flannery
Elections New South Wales, federal