The following lists events that happened during 2002 in Australia. Incumbents Monarch – Elizabeth II Governor-General – Peter Hollingworth Prime Minister – John Howard Deputy Prime Minister – John Anderson Opposition Leader – Simon Crean Chief Justice – Murray Gleeson State and Territory Leaders Premier of New South Wales – Bob Carr Opposition Leader – Kerry Chikarovski (until 28 March), then John Brogden Premier of Queensland – Peter Beattie Opposition Leader – Mike Horan Premier of South Australia – Rob Kerin (until 5 March), then Mike Rann Opposition Leader – Mike Rann (until 5 March), then Rob Kerin Premier of Tasmania – Jim Bacon Opposition Leader – Bob Cheek (until 20 July), then Rene Hidding Premier of Victoria – Steve Bracks Opposition Leader – Denis Napthine (until 20 August), then Robert Doyle Premier of Western Australia – Geoff Gallop Opposition Leader – Colin Barnett Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory – Jon Stanhope Opposition Leader – Gary Humphries (until 25 November), then Brendan Smyth Chief Minister of the Northern Territory – Clare Martin Opposition Leader – Denis Burke Chief Minister of Norfolk Island – Geoffrey Gardner Governors and Administrators Governor of New South Wales – Marie Bashir Governor of Queensland – Peter Arnison Governor of South Australia – Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Governor of Tasmania – Sir Guy Green Governor of Victoria – John Landy Governor of Western Australia – John Sanderson Administrator of the Australian Indian Ocean Territories – Bill Taylor Administrator of Norfolk Island – Tony Messner Administrator of the Northern Territory – John Anictomatis Events January 19 January – 70 asylum seekers at Woomera Detention Centre sew their lips together and hundreds take part in a hunger strike. 20 January – The first of the Ashfield gang rapes takes place. 26 January – The Melbourne inner-city Birrarung Marr park was formally opened to the public. 30 January – Asylum seekers at Woomera Detention Centre end their hunger strike. 31 January – Prime Minister John Howard tours Ground Zero in New York City. February 6 February – Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II's accession as Queen of Australia 9 February – The last remaining Liberal/National coalition state government is voted out in South Australia and replaced by a Labor one, led by Mike Rann. It would be the last such Coalition state government until September 2008. February onwards – The worst drought in 100 years affects most of Australia, with