20 October 1960: Shirley Abicair
20 October 1979: Tom Burlinson and Penny Cook (The Restless Years)
20 October 1984: Mike Willesee (Willesee)
20 October 1990: Alyce Platt (Sale Of The Century)
20 October 2001: Rebecca Cartwright and Tammin Sursok (Home And Away)
20 October 2007: Jodi Gordon, Paul O’Brien, Jessica Chapnik (Home And Away)
20 October 1958: ATN7 Sydney launches Australia’s first TV breakfast session, including highlights of earlier editions of Sydney Tonight and debuting Australia’s first serial drama, Autumn Affair.
20 October 1964: HSV7 Melbourne premieres crime drama Homicide — TV At 60: Homicide [2024]
20 October 1973: The Official Opening of the Sydney Opera House by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II receives coverage on all channels — Sydney Opera House celebrates 40 years [2013]
20 October 1993: To mark the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Sydney Opera House, the ABC special Sydney Opera House Honours Television Gala pays tribute to the greats of jazz,drama, ballet, concert music and contemporary dance and opera in Australia — including Don Burrows, Ruth Cracknell, Garth Welch, Marilyn Jones, Sir Charles Mackerras, Dame Joan Sutherland and her husband Richard Bonynge.
20 October 1994: The Nine Network presents They Said Don’t Worry: The Deborah Maybury Story, the story of a young woman’s brave fight to beat the disease that eventually claimed her life. Hosted by Perth news presenter Tina Altieri.
20 October 1998: Network Ten presents the 12th annual ARIA Awards from the Capitol Theatre, Sydney. Hosted by Paul McDermott.
