The following lists events that happened during 2010 in Australia. Incumbents Monarch – Elizabeth II Governor-General – Quentin Bryce Prime Minister – Kevin Rudd (until 24 June), then Julia Gillard Deputy Prime Minister – Julia Gillard (until 24 June), then Wayne Swan Opposition Leader – Tony Abbott Chief Justice – Robert French State and Territory Leaders Premier of New South Wales – Kristina Keneally Opposition Leader – Barry O'Farrell Premier of Queensland – Anna Bligh Opposition Leader – John-Paul Langbroek Premier of South Australia – Mike Rann Opposition Leader – Isobel Redmond Premier of Tasmania – David Bartlett Opposition Leader – Will Hodgman Premier of Victoria – John Brumby (until 2 December), then Ted Baillieu Opposition Leader – Ted Baillieu (until 2 December), then Daniel Andrews Premier of Western Australia – Colin Barnett Opposition Leader – Eric Ripper Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory – Jon Stanhope Opposition Leader – Zed Seselja Chief Minister of the Northern Territory – Paul Henderson Opposition Leader – Terry Mills Chief Minister of Norfolk Island – Andre Nobbs (until 24 March), then David Buffett Governors and Administrators Governor of New South Wales – Marie Bashir Governor of Queensland – Penelope Wensley Governor of South Australia – Kevin Scarce Governor of Tasmania – Peter Underwood Governor of Victoria – David de Kretser Governor of Western Australia – Ken Michael Administrator of the Australian Indian Ocean Territories – Brian Lacy Administrator of Norfolk Island – Owen Walsh Administrator of the Northern Territory – Tom Pauling Events Whole year 2010 was the year of 'Women in Local Government' and the year of the 'Girl Guide' to coincide with the 100th year of the Girl Guides. January 2 January – The fatal stabbing of a young Indian man, Nitin Garg, in the Melbourne suburb of Yarraville generates deep anger in India, following other incidents of violence against Indian students in Australia. 7 January – The Queensland Government activates disaster relief funding for communities in central and southwest Queensland isolated by floods. February 3 February – Following extensive public criticism, the South Australian Attorney-General Michael Atkinson announces that controversial new electoral legislation will be repealed after the South Australian state election to be held on 20 March 2010. The new legislation requires anyone responding online to a political report during an election period to provide their full name and postcode, with the information to be retained by the