of Brisbane, Queensland. 26 November – A riot occurs on Palm Island leading to a complete break down of law and order with the 18 members of the Queensland Police barricading themselves in the local hospital. December 7 December – Heavy rain causes flash flooding on Queensland's Gold Coast overnight. 200mm of rain fell in the afternoon and early evening. 26 December – 26 Australians are among the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, including the Australian football player Troy Broadbridge. Full date unknown FaktorTel, an Australian-based communications company is founded. Arts and literature ARIA Music Awards of 2004 Shirley Hazzard's novel The Great Fire wins the Miles Franklin Award Laurie Duggan is awarded the Australian Literature Society Gold Medal for Mangroves. Brian Castro's novel Shanghai Dancing wins the Christina Stead Prize for fiction. Annamarie Jagose's novel Slow Water wins the Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction. The Suitcase Royale, a theatre-comedy ensemble from Melbourne is formed. Film 28 February – Central City Studios, a five-studio film production complex, opens in the Melbourne Docklands. 29 February – Adam Elliot's short animated film Harvie Krumpet wins the 2003 Academy Award for Animated Short Film. Oyster Farmer Television 1 January – Australia's first Digital commercial free-to-air channel, Tasmanian Digital Television begins broadcasting in Hobart as a supplementary broadcaster to existing broadcasters Southern Cross Tasmania & WIN Television. On the same day, WIN TEN goes on air in the Mount Gambier & Riverland regions of South Australia as a supplementary broadcaster to existing solus broadcaster WIN Television. February – Deal or No Deal debuts its 5:30pm timeslot on Seven. February – Top-rating game show Wheel of Fortune makes a super international revamp and a super new-look over to continue its long-run on Seven Local TV. 15 March – Foxtel launches its new digital service, Foxtel Digital. April – After 18 years at SBS, Margaret Pomeranz & David Stratton announce their resignation from the station to move to the ABC to present a new program, At the Movies. Four younger presenters replace them on The Movie Show – Megan Spencer, Fenella Kernebone & Jaimie Leonarder with Marc Fennell presenting a segment on newly released DVDs. 26 July – Broken Hill resident Trevor Butler proposes to his girlfriend immediately after winning A$1,000,000 on Big Brother 21 November – 16-year-old Casey Donovan wins the second series of Australian Idol defeating 21-year-old favourite, Anthony Callea 11 December