when was the death penalty abolished in australia

The death penalty in Australia was abolished at different times in various jurisdictions, with the last state or territory abolishing it in 1985. The Commonwealth abolished the death penalty in 1973, Victoria abolished it in 1975, South Australia in 1976, and Western Australia in 1984. New South Wales was the last to abolish it in 1985. After that, in 2010, the Commonwealth passed legislation to prohibit the re-establishment of capital punishment across all states and territories in Australia.