This Is What Australia Was Like 10 Years Ago

Remember Yasmin’s Getting Married?! No. No. Probably not.

1. This guy was PM.

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2. Xbox 360s were all the rage, finally landing in Australia.

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3. And your favourite Apple products looked something like this.

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4. Flip phones were still around... but Blackberrys were the BIG thing.

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Our outdated flip phones were being phased out for brank spankin' new slide phones.

5. You maybe, definitely had a Bebo profile...

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6. ...while Facebook was only just becoming accessible to the public.

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7. Australians fell in love withThe Chaser's War On Everything.

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The show premiered in February 2006 and the cast performed sketches mocking political and social issues.

8. Police drama Blue Heelers aired its final season.

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Aussies farewelled Mount Thomas and the beloved Tom Croydon after 12 years.

9. And the Gold Logie went to John Wood, aka Tom Croydon.

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After years as one of Australia's most prominent actors, Wood finally received a Logie.

10. Damien Leith won the Australian Idol crown in its fourth season.

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Jessica Mauboy was runner-up.

11. Big Brother was embroiled in controversy after the "turkey slap" incident.

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Big Brother housemates Michael "Ashley" Cox and Michael "John" Bric were kicked off the show after "turkey slapping" fellow contestant Camilla.

12. The Brisbane Broncos were the reigning NRL champions.

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A liiiiitttle different to 2015's result.

13. And the West Coast Eagles defeated the Sydney Swans in the AFL Grand Final.

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14. Yasmin's Getting Married lasted for four days before getting axed.

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15. Adro won the first season of The Biggest Loser Australia.

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16. "I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker (With Flowers In My Hair)" was the number 1 single of the year.

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17. And Lee Harding's "Wasabi" took the nation by storm with its lyrical mastery.

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18. Slogan tees from Supre were the hottest item you could own.

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19. Rove Live was still on TV.

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20. Happy Feet was the biggest Aussie film of the year.

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21. Tourism Australia launched their “Where the bloody hell are ya?” ad campaign.

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It received a lot of backlash and was banned in the UK.

22. Wheel of Fortune aired its last episode after being on TV since 1981.

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23. Wolfmother, The Rogue Traders, and Eskimo Joe all dropped new albums.

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24. While The Veronicas released their debut record.

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25. Axle Whitehead exposed... himself... at the Aria Awards.

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26. And Bernard Fanning took out Album of the Year for Tea and Sympathy.

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27. The Home and Away cast looked a little like this.

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28. While the folks over on Ramsay Street looked a little like this.

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29. And Osher Günsberg... well, he looked like this.

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That hair.