Portal:Australia/Anniversaries/October/October 2


 * 1935 – John Curtin replaces James Scullin as leader of the Australian Labor Party.
 * 1964 – Gladesville Bridge (pictured) opened—the world's longest concrete arch at the time.
 * 1981 – Luke Wilkshire, Australian football (soccer) player, was born in Wollongong.
 * 1990 – Opera singer Dame Joan Sutherland announces her retirement.