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Masterchef Australia hit our screens for the very first time. Julie Goodwin was eventually crowned the winner after defeating Poh Ling Yeow.
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Speaking of new shows, Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities premiered and set a record for the most watched series launch with 2.58 million viewers.
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McLeod’s Daughters, Rove and All Saints all wrapped up their final seasons.
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Australia was in the middle of switching over from analogue to digital TV transmissions. As a result of that, a bunch of new channels like One, 7Two, Go! and ABC3 were launched.
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So You Think You Can Dance Australia was still a thing. It was kind of popular and ran for two more seasons before being axed in 2015.
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Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? was rebranded into a shorter version called Millionaire Hot Seat.
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The 51st Annual TV Week Logies was hosted by Gretel Killeen.
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It was veeeerrrry awkward.
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And Rebecca Gibney picked up the Gold Logie for her performance in Packed To The Rafters.
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An opera singer named Mark Vincent won the third season of Australia’s Got Talent. He was judged by Dannii Minogue, Red Symons and Tom Burlinson.
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Hey Hey It’s Saturday returned for a reunion special which ended in controversy when one of the segments was performed in blackface.
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Stan Walker was the last person to win Australian Idol. The series was cancelled the following year after poor ratings.
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And let’s not forget that Kyle Sandilands was also sacked as a judge.
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Ajay Rochester was dumped as the host of The Biggest Loser and was later replaced with Hayley Lewis.
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The Chaser’s War on Everything was suspended for two weeks after one of their skits got them in trouble.
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The season opener of Neighbours was about who survived the school rafting accident.
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Other storylines on Ramsay Street included the death of Bridget Parker, a new generation of Ramsays being introduced and Lily Allen appearing as herself on the show.
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FYI if you’re wondering why that blonde girl in the corner looks familiar, that’s because it’s Margot Robbie.
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Meanwhile on Home and Away, there was the emotional marriage between Aden and Belle.
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And the brief relationship between Charlie and Joey, which attracted controversy when some of their more intimate scenes were cut as a result of public complaints.
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And lastly, a giant seagull made an appearance during the 6pm news.