2016 Auburn Tigers football team, Before the season, Previous season
Following the season, defensive coordinator Will Muschamp left the program to become the head coach at South Carolina, joining him were Travaris Robinson, Lance Thompson, JB Grimes moved on as well to join Cincinnati's coaching staff.


2016 Auburn Tigers football team, Before the season, Previous season
Kevin Steele was hired to be Auburn's new defensive coordinator, and assistants Wesley McGriff, Travis Williams, and Herb Hand were added to the staff.


2016 Auburn Tigers football team, Before the season, Previous season
The offseason saw numerous transfers including: RB Roc Thomas, TE Chris Laye, OL Jordan Diamond, OL Will Adams, DE Gimel President, LB Javiere Mitchell and S Tim Irvin.


2016 Auburn Tigers football team, Before the season, Previous season
Following the season OL Avery Young and OL Shon Coleman chose to forgo their remaining eligibility by entering the 2016 NFL Draft.


2016 Auburn Tigers football team, Before the season, Previous season
Auburn picked up transfers in Baylor RB Kameron Martin, Illinois LB TJ Neal and Miami, OH CB Marshall Taylor.


2016 Auburn Tigers football team, Before the season, Previous season
Texas RT Darius James and Ohio St CB Jamel Dean now available after sitting out 2015. On August third 2016 Senior running back Jovon Robinson was dismissed from the team.


2016 Auburn Tigers football team, Before the season, Spring game
The annual 'A-Day' was held on April 9. 45,723 fans came to see the Tigers perform, making this the lowest attendance for 'A-Day' in the Gus Malzahn era. The Blue team defeated the White team by the score of 19−10.


2016 Auburn Tigers football team, Schedule
Auburn announced its 2016 football schedule on October 29, 2015, consisting of 8 home and 4 away games in the regular season. The Tigers hosted SEC foes Arkansas, LSU, Texas A&M, and Vanderbilt, and traveled to Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi State, and Ole Miss.


2016 Auburn Tigers football team, Schedule
The Tigers hosted all four of their non–conference games: Alabama A&M from the Southwestern Athletic Conference, Arkansas State and Louisiana–Monroe from the Sun Belt Conference, and national title runner-up Clemson from the Atlantic Coast Conference. The 2016 season was the first season the Tigers played eight home games since 2013, when Auburn went 12−2 and appeared in the 2014 BCS National Championship Game.


2016 Auburn Tigers football team, Game summaries, Clemson
The Tigers opened the season with a home contest against the 2015 national runner-up Clemson. This is considered a rivalry game for both schools. Clemson came into the game ranked number 2 in the country while Auburn was unranked. Auburn took an early lead on a long field goal by Daniel Carlson. Clemson, however, responded with a drive of its own, which resulted in a touchdown on 4th down and goal from the 1-yard line.


2016 Auburn Tigers football team, Game summaries, Clemson
Clemson would lead 10-3 going into halftime and add another field goal in the 3rd quarter to make the score 13-3 going into the 4th quarter. Auburn cut the lead on another field goal by Daniel Carlson, but once again Clemson responded with another touchdown. Auburn would score a touchdown with just over 3 minutes to play in the ballgame. Auburn would then stop Clemson on the ensuing possession, but 2 hail mary attempts by Auburn were broken up in the end zone in the last 10 seconds of the ballgame and Clemson held on for the 19-13 victory. Auburn would fall to 0-1, making this the first opening game loss for Auburn with Gus Malzahn as coach.


2016 Auburn Tigers football team, Game summaries, Arkansas State
The second game of the season was also the second non-conference opponent for the Tigers. They played Arkansas State out of the Sun Belt Conference. Auburn scored first but Arkansas State quickly answered with a long pass play that set up a touchdown to tie the game at 7. Auburn scored next and never looked back scoring 31 unanswered points. At halftime, the Tigers lead 38-7. The final score was 51-14. Sean White had 3 touchdowns, more than he had in all his past Auburn games combined. The game was Auburn's best offensive performance, according to many writers, since the 2014 season. Overall, this was a very impressive victory for Auburn, and for Gus Malzahn, who used to coach at Arkansas State in 2012. Auburn also remains unbeaten against the Sun Belt Conference after this win.


2016 Auburn Tigers football team, Game summaries, Texas A&M
The third game of the season is the first conference game for Auburn. SEC Western Division opponent Texas A&M comes to Auburn to play that game. Auburn beat the 25th ranked A&M last year 26-10. Auburn has yet to beat the Aggies at Auburn. Auburn has been out scored 104 to 59 at home by A&M.


2016 Auburn Tigers football team, Game summaries, LSU
The fourth game of the season was a rivalry game against the LSU Tigers.


2016 Auburn Tigers football team, Game summaries, LSU
The game would end with a controversial win. After an illegal shift was called against LSU with one second to go, LSU would go on to score what was initially called a touchdown as time expired before being reviewed and determined that time expired prior to the snap, negating the touchdown and giving Auburn the 18-13 win.


2016 Auburn Tigers football team, Game summaries, LSU
This was Auburn's first SEC victory without scoring a touchdown since 2008, when they won 3-2 against Mississippi State. Daniel Carlson was 6-6 on field goals in the game, including a 51-yard field goal. Auburn held LSU star running back Leonard Fournette to less than half the yards they allowed him in 2015. It was Auburn's first home conference win since October 25, 2014 against South Carolina.


2016 Auburn Tigers football team, Game summaries, Louisiana–Monroe
The fifth game of the season was the annual homecoming game. The Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks came to Auburn for their tenth game ever against the Tigers. The last time the Warhawks and the Tigers clashed, the result was a 31−28 Auburn victory in overtime back in the 2012 season. However, this one went very differently. Auburn dominated from the start. The Tigers had their highest point total since 59 versus San Jose State in 2014. The defense also allowed the fewest points since 3 against Western Carolina in 2013. Auburn improved to 3-2 to go over .500 for the first time in the season.


2016 Auburn Tigers football team, Game summaries, Mississippi State
The sixth game of the season was the first road game for the Tigers. They played at Mississippi State where they had not won since 2010. However, Auburn easily won the game. After an early interception put the Bulldogs in good field position, the Tigers defense responded, holding Mississippi State to a field goal attempt that was no good. Auburn seized the momentum after that. Starting running back Kerryon Johnson got hurt early in the game, but Kamryn Pettway took over the game with a 169-yard performance including 3 touchdowns.


2016 Auburn Tigers football team, Game summaries, Mississippi State
Also, the Auburn defense scored a touchdown when Carl Lawson forced a fumble which was picked up by Montravius Adams and returned 13 yards for a touchdown. Auburn led 35-0 at halftime. The Tigers slowed down in the second half, only attempting one pass on offense. The final score was 38-14. It broke a two-game losing streak to the Bulldogs and improved Auburn's record to 4-2 and 2-1 in the SEC. The win also propelled Auburn into the AP Poll the next week, as the Tigers were ranked #23.


2016 Auburn Tigers football team, Game summaries, Arkansas
After their only bye week of the season, Auburn played Arkansas in the seventh game of the year. In the 2015 season, the Tigers lost a heartbreaker in Fayetteville, falling 54−46 in four overtimes. The Tigers avenged that loss in a very big way, dominating the Razorbacks from the start. The Tigers had over 500 yards of rushing, the Razorbacks only had 25. It was Auburn's biggest margin of victory over an SEC opponent since 1970. The Tigers also built their lead in the overall series, now leading it 14−11−1.


2016 Auburn Tigers football team, Game summaries, Ole Miss
The eighth game of the season was a trip to Oxford, Mississippi to face Ole Miss. In an offensive shootout, Ole Miss quarterback Chad Kelly set the Ole Miss school record for most passing attempt and most passing yards in a single game. However, Auburn had just as much success rushing as Ole Miss had passing. Kamryn Pettway had a career-high 236 yards. The key play came late in the game with Auburn leading 33–29 and Ole Miss driving down the field for the go-ahead touchdown.


2016 Auburn Tigers football team, Game summaries, Ole Miss
Ole Miss tight end Evan Engram dropped a pass which would have likely resulted in a touchdown. On the next play, Auburn defender Josh Holsey intercepted quarterback Chad Kelly's pass and returned it the Ole Miss 30 yard line. That set up a Kerryon Johnson touchdown that made it a two possession game, ultimately sealing the win for Auburn. Auburn became bowl eligible with their 6th win of the year. Auburn now leads the overall series 30−11−0.


2016 Auburn Tigers football team, Game summaries, Vanderbilt
The ninth game of the season is against SEC Eastern Division opponent Vanderbilt. The last game, which was in the 2012 season, was a 17−13 Vanderbilt victory. Vanderbilt leads the all-time series 21−20−1.


2016 Auburn Tigers football team, Game summaries, Georgia
The tenth game of the year is the annual Deep South's Oldest Rivalry game against Georgia. In the last meeting, Georgia won by the score of 20−13 in the 2015 season. Georgia has a slim lead in the series, which has been played since 1892, 56−55−8.


2016 Auburn Tigers football team, Game summaries, Alabama A&M
The eleventh game will be the final home game for Auburn making it Senior Night. Alabama A&M and Auburn have only played once before with the Tigers winning that game 51−7 in the 2012 season. That win gave the Tigers the overall series lead of 1−0−0.


2016 Auburn Tigers football team, Game summaries, Alabama
The final game of the regular season is the annual Iron Bowl clash with Alabama. In the last meeting, which was in the 2015 season, Alabama won 29−13 on their way to a national championship. Alabama leads the all-time series 44−35−1. Auburn has not beat Alabama in Tuscaloosa since 2010.


2016 Auburn Tigers football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma
The Tigers were selected for the Sugar Bowl to play Oklahoma. The Sugar Bowl usually takes the highest-ranked SEC team, but because the SEC champion, Alabama, was in the playoff, the Sugar Bowl chose Auburn. It will be the first time Auburn and Oklahoma have played since the 1972 Sugar Bowl, for the 1971 season. The Sooners won that game 40–22 and thus have a 1–0–0 series lead.


2016 Auburn Tigers softball team
The 2016 Auburn Tigers softball team is an American softball team, representing Auburn University for the 2016 NCAA softball season. The Auburn Tigers play their home games at Jane B. Moore Field.


2016 Auburn Tigers softball team
In 2015, the Auburn Tigers softball team went 56-11 during Clint Myers second season, and won its first SEC Softball Tournament on May 9, 2015, at Tiger Park in Baton Rouge, LA, by defeating #11 Tennessee in extra innings. Auburn garnered a #4 seed in the 2015 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament, and hosted a regional and super regional at Jane B. Moore Field in Auburn, AL. Auburn won both the regional and super regional and advanced to their first 2015 Women's College World Series at the ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK. They made it to the Finals of the tournament, where they lost to eventual champion Florida by two runs.


2016 Auburn Tigers softball team
In the 2016 preseason fall exhibition games the Tigers were 8-0, only surrendering 3 runs.


2016 Auburn Tigers softball team
In December 2015, Jane B. Moore Field began an 821-seat expansion along with more rest rooms, and will reconfigure the front of the stadium to add a grassy area for fans and kids before the first game.


2016 Auburn Tigers softball team
The Tigers 2016 regular season began on February 11 at home against Appalachian State. SEC Play began on March 12, when the Tigers hosted the #1 Florida Gators.


2016 Auburn Tigers softball team
Auburn finished the regular season in a tie for 3rd place within the conference, and received the 4th seed in the 2016 SEC Softball Tournament. Beating #5 Alabama and #1 Florida, they made it to their second SEC Championship Final in a row on May 14, 2016, held at Nusz Park in Starkville, MS, and defeated #14 LSU 7-1 to collect back-to-back SEC Championships in Softball.


2016 Auburn Tigers softball team
Auburn garnered a #4 seed for the second year in a row in the 2016 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament, and hosted a regional and super regional at Jane B. Moore Field in Auburn, AL. Auburn won both the regional and super regional and advanced to the second NCAA Women's College World Series at the ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK, in as many years.


2016 Auckland Darts Masters
The 2016 Auckland Darts Masters, presented by TAB & Burger King was the second staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as a second entry in the 2016 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight PDC players facing eight regional qualifiers) and was held at The Trusts Arena in Auckland, New Zealand between 17–19 June 2016.


2016 Auckland Darts Masters
Adrian Lewis was the defending champion after winning the first edition of the tournament by defeating Raymond van Barneveld 11–10 in the final.


2016 Auckland Darts Masters
Lewis could not successfully defend his title: Gary Anderson won the title after defeating Lewis 11–7 in the final.


2016 Auckland Darts Masters, Qualifiers
The eight PDC players (with the top 4 seeded) were:


2016 Auckland local board elections
The 2016 Auckland local board elections were held as part of the 2016 New Zealand local elections; 145 members were elected to local boards.


2016 Auckland local elections
The 2016 Auckland local elections took place between September and October 2016 by postal vote. The elections were the third since the merger of seven councils into the Auckland Council, which is composed of the mayor and 20 councillors, and 149 members of 21 local boards. Twenty-one district health board members and 41 licensing trust members were also elected.


2016 Auckland local elections, Mayoral election
Incumbent Len Brown, the only Mayor of Auckland since the position was created, did not contest the mayoralty.


2016 Auckland local elections, Mayoral election
New Zealand Labour Party MP for Mount Roskill Phil Goff was elected mayor of Auckland.


2016 Auckland local elections, Governing body elections
20 members were elected to the Auckland Council, across thirteen wards. There were 74 nominations and only one of the 13 wards was uncontested.


2016 Auckland local elections, Governing body elections, Rodney (1)
The incumbent was Penny Webster. She was defeated by Greg Sayers.


2016 Auckland local elections, Governing body elections, Albany (2)
The incumbents Wayne Walker and John Watson were both elected to council for another term.


2016 Auckland local elections, Governing body elections, North Shore (2)
The incumbents were Chris Darby and George Wood. Wood did not contest the ward in 2016. Darby was reelected as councillor. The second councillor elected was Richard Hills, although as preliminary results were extremely close between himself and next rival Grant Gillon, he was not confirmed until after the final results were announced.


2016 Auckland local elections, Governing body elections, Waitakere (2)
The incumbents deputy mayor Penny Hulse and Linda Cooper were both re-elected.


2016 Auckland local elections, Governing body elections, Waitemata and Gulf (1)
The incumbent Mike Lee was re-elected ahead of media personality Bill Ralston.


2016 Auckland local elections, Governing body elections, Albert-Eden-Roskill (2)
The incumbents Christine Fletcher and Cathy Casey were both reelected.


2016 Auckland local elections, Governing body elections, Maungakiekie-Tamaki (1)
The incumbent Denise Krum was re-elected after switching from Communities and Residents to Auckland Future; at the same time, she reverted to her maiden name Denise Lee. Auckland Future mistakenly entered two candidates to contest the ward. While they could not remove Tiseli from the ballot, Auckland Future were able to remove their affiliation from his candidacy.


2016 Auckland local elections, Governing body elections, Manukau (2)
The incumbents were Alf Filipaina and Arthur Anae. Anae did not contest the ward in 2016. Filipaina was reelected and joined by new councillor Efeso Collins.


2016 Auckland local elections, Governing body elections, Manurewa-Papakura (2)
The incumbents were John Walker and Calum Penrose. Walker was reelected however Penrose was ousted by Daniel Newman, the only candidate not already a councillor.


2016 Auckland local elections, Governing body elections, Franklin (1)
The incumbent, Bill Cashmore, was the only candidate and so was declared  elected unopposed.


2016 Auckland local elections, Governing body elections, Orākei (1)
The incumbent, Cameron Brewer, was elected unopposed in 2013 but did not contest the ward in 2016. Desley Simpson was comfortably elected.


2016 Auckland local elections, Governing body elections, Howick (2)
The incumbents, Dick Quax and Sharon Stewart, were elected unopposed in 2013. Despite eight other candidates contesting the ward in 2016, both were reelected.


2016 Auckland local elections, Licensing Trust elections
35 Members were elected to 5 licensing trusts across Auckland.


2016 Auckland mayoral election
An election was held for the Mayor of Auckland in September and October 2016, closing on 8 October, as part of the 2016 Auckland local government elections. Phil Goff was elected.


2016 Auckland mayoral election, Background
Len Brown, previously the Mayor of Manukau City, was elected to three-year terms as Mayor of Auckland in 2010 and 2013, following the merger of several councils, including Manukau City Council, to form Auckland Council in 2010. He did not stand in 2016.


2016 Auckland mayoral election, Debates
A debate held on 15 February was attended by Goff, Crone, Bright, Thomas, Berry and Hay. Goff promoted the public-private partnership construction of a light rail network in Auckland, while Berry described the idea as fiscally irresponsible and out of date. Maria Slade of Stuff.co.nz opined the debate outcome as a victory for Goff.


2016 Auckland mayoral election, Debates
Goff, Crone and Thomas participated in a 17 June debate, in which traffic congestion was discussed, and Goff lamented the late commitment to the City Rail Link as an example of poor investment in public infrastructure. A debate was scheduled for 8 September at the University of Auckland's School of Architecture and Planning, to be chaired by journalist Rod Oram.


2016 Audi Sport TT Cup
The 2016 Audi Sport TT Cup was the second season of the Audi Sport TT Cup. It began on 7 May at Hockenheim and finished on 16 October at Hockenheim after seven double-header meetings, all of which are support events for the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters and 24 Hours Nürburgring.


2016 Audi Sport TT Cup, Entry list
On 7 March 2016, 14 out of 20 drivers were announced.


2016 Audi Sport TT Cup, Championship standings
Points were awarded to the top eighteen classified finishers as follows:


2016 Austin Peay Governors football team
The 2016 Austin Peay Governors football team represented Austin Peay State University during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Governors were led by first-year head coach Will Healy, played their home games at Fortera Stadium, and were members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 0–11, 0–8 in OVC play to finish in last place. This was the third time in the last four seasons that the Governors went winless. They are 1–45 since 2013 and have lost 27 consecutive games. Their last win came against Murray State in 2014.


2016 Australia Day Honours
The Australia Day Honours 2016 were announced on 26 January 2016 by the Governor General of Australia, Sir Peter Cosgrove.


2016 Australia Day Honours
The Australia Day Honours are the first of the two major annual honours lists, announced on Australia Day (26 January), with the other being the Queen's Birthday Honours which are announced on the second Monday in June.


2016 Australia national soccer team season
This page summarises the Australia national soccer team fixtures and results in 2016.


2016 Australia national soccer team season, Summary
Australia started the year by progressing to the next stage of World Cup qualification after winning the final two qualification matches. By the end of the year Australia had played five of their ten Third Round qualifiers. After winning the first two, they drew the next three leaving them third in a group of six with just one point separating the top four.


2016 Australia national soccer team season, Player statistics
Correct as of 15 November 2016 (v.  Thailand). Numbers are listed by player's number in WC&AFC Qualification or last friendly played


2016 Australian Baseball League postseason, Preliminary Final Series, Game 2
The second game of the series was scheduled to be played on 30 January, but was postponed due to wet weather. It was rescheduled to be the first game of a doubleheader the following day.


2016 Australian Baseball League postseason, Preliminary Final Series, Composite Line Score
2016 ABL Preliminary Final Series (2–1): Adelaide Bite over Canberra Cavalry


2016 Australian Baseball League postseason, Championship Series, Composite Line Score
2016 ABL Championship Series (2–0): Brisbane Bandits over Adelaide Bite


2016 Australian Capital Territory general election
A general election for the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly was held on Saturday, 15 October 2016.


2016 Australian Capital Territory general election
The 15-year incumbent Labor Party, led by Chief Minister Andrew Barr, won a fifth term over the main opposition Liberal Party, led by opposition leader Jeremy Hanson. On election night, ABC analyst Antony Green predicted that Labor would once again form a minority government with the support of the Greens, with Liberal leader Hanson saying in a speech it would be very difficult for the Liberals to win government. On 22 October, the final list of elected candidates was confirmed; the Labor Party winning 12 seats, the Liberal Party 11 seats and the Greens 2 seats.


2016 Australian Capital Territory general election
Labor and the Greens subsequently signed off on a formal Parliamentary Agreement, which outlined shared policy priorities and allowed Greens leader Shane Rattenbury to retain a seat in the Cabinet whilst mandating that the Greens not move or support any motion of no confidence in the Labor Government, except in instances of gross misconduct or corruption.


2016 Australian Capital Territory general election
Prior to this election, candidates were elected to fill all 17 Legislative Assembly seats in the unicameral parliament which consisted of three multi-member electorates, Brindabella (five seats), Ginninderra (five seats) and Molonglo (seven seats), using a proportional representation single transferable vote method known as the Hare-Clark system. On 5 August 2014, the Assembly voted to increase the size of the Assembly to 25 members, elected from five electorates of five seats each. The Hare-Clark system continued. The election was conducted by the ACT Electoral Commission.


2016 Australian Capital Territory general election
Of the 25 elected members, 13 were women, representing the first female parliamentary majority in Australian history.


2016 Australian Capital Territory general election, Results
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2016 Australian Capital Territory general election, Background
The incumbent Labor Party led by Chief Minister Andrew Barr attempted to win re-election for a fifth term in the unicameral ACT Legislative Assembly. Labor, led by Katy Gallagher, formed a minority coalition government with the Greens after the 2012 election, where Labor won 8 seats, Liberal 8 seats, Greens 1 seat. The Greens retained their balance of power in the election despite losing the majority of their 4-seat representation, with sole remaining representative Shane Rattenbury entering the cabinet to form a coalition government. Gallagher resigned as Chief Minister and Labor leader on 5 December 2014 to enter the Senate in the vacancy left by Kate Lundy. She was replaced by her deputy Andrew Barr on 11 December 2014.


2016 Australian Capital Territory general election, Background
The opposition, the Liberal Party, also had a change in leadership. Zed Seselja, the leader of the party since 2007, stood down on 11 February 2013, to challenge Liberal Party pre-selection for the Senate at the 2013 federal election. Seselja eventually won his pre-selection bid, and was elected Senator for the Australian Capital Territory at the federal election. He was replaced as leader of the Liberal Party by Jeremy Hanson.


2016 Australian Capital Territory general election, Background
All members of the unicameral Assembly faced re-election, with members being elected by the Hare-Clark system of proportional representation. The Assembly was previously divided into three electorates: five-member Brindabella (including Tuggeranong and parts of the Woden Valley) and Ginninderra (including Belconnen and suburbs) and seven-member Molonglo (including North Canberra, South Canberra, Gungahlin, Weston Creek, and the remainder of the Woden Valley). These electorates, were redistributed following the increase in the size of the Assembly to 25 seats.


2016 Australian Capital Territory general election, Background
At the end of May 2015, the following electorates were announced:


2016 Australian Capital Territory general election, Background
Election dates are set in statute with four-year fixed terms, to be held on the third Saturday of October every four years.


2016 Australian Capital Territory general election, Candidates, Registered parties
Twelve parties were registered with the ACT Electoral Commission as eligible for the October 2016 election, ten of which nominated candidates for the election.


2016 Australian Capital Territory general election, Candidates, Ginninderra
Bernie Brennan (AJP)Ian Coombes (Ind)Vijay Dubey (Ind)David Edwards (Ind)Emmanuel Ezekiel-Hart (Ind)Kim Huynh (Ind)Vanessa Jones (Ind)Leigh Watson (Ind)Lea Zangl (Ind)


2016 Australian Dodgeball League season
The 2016 Australian Dodgeball League season was the second to involved the Victorian Dodgeball League, and the first to involve the New South Wales Dodgeball League, with the second of these two leagues starting their inaugural season with 8 clubs that were eligible for competition points from both areas in Sydney and Newcastle, NSW.


2016 Australian Dodgeball League season, League Tables, 2016 Victorian Dodgeball League
The 2016 Victorian Dodgeball League was the second year of the Victorian competition, with 23 teams entering into the league. The top two teams at the end of the year would be entered into 2017 Australian Dodgeball Championship series, subject to meeting criteria.


2016 Australian Dodgeball League season, League Tables, 2016 New South Wales Dodgeball League
The 2016 New South Wales Dodgeball League season is the first season of the new New South Wales dodgeball federation. The top two teams at the end of the year would be entered into 2017 Australian Dodgeball Championship series, subject to meeting criteria.


2016 Australian Formula 3 Premier Series
The 2016 Australian Formula 3 Premier Series is an Australian motor racing competition for cars constructed in accordance with FIA Formula 3 regulations. It is sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) as an Authorised Series, with Formula 3 Management Pty Ltd appointed as the Category Manager. The series began on 2 April at Sandown Raceway and will end on 13 November at Sydney Motorsport Park after seven triple-header rounds across three states. This was the first Australian Formula 3 Premier Series to be contested, with the Australian Formula 3 Championship having been discontinued at the end of 2015.


2016 Australian Formula 3 Premier Series, Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers contested the 2016 Australian Formula 3 Premier Series. All teams and drivers were Australian-registered.


2016 Australian Formula 4 Championship
The 2016 CAMS Australian Formula 4 Championship is the second Australian Formula 4 Championship, a motor racing competition for open-wheel racing cars complying with Formula 4 regulations, which were created by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) for entry-level open-wheel championships. Teams and drivers are competing in eighteen races at six venues, starting on 1 April and ending on 23 October.


2016 Australian Formula 4 Championship, Race calendar and results
The calendar expanded for the 2016 season, with the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport choosing to focus on permanent racing venues, rather than temporary street circuits, to better aid the development of young drivers. The season started earlier in the year than in 2015, with the first round at Symmons Plains Raceway in April, while the final round will be held at the Highlands Motorsport Park in New Zealand. The Townsville Street Circuit and Homebush Street Circuit have been removed from the schedule. On February 9, it was announced that Highlands Motorsport Park would be removed from the schedule for cost reasons.


2016 Australian Formula 4 Championship, Race calendar and results
All rounds will support the International V8 Supercars Championship, with the exception of the third round that will be featured within the Shannons Nationals.


2016 Australian Formula 4 Championship, Championship standings
Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race.


2016 Australian Formula Ford Series
The 2016 Australian Formula Ford Series is an Australian motor racing series open to Formula Ford and Formula Ford 1600.


2016 Australian Formula Ford Series
The first four rounds were sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS), whereas the latter two rounds were sanctioned by the Australian Auto Sport Alliance (AASA).


2016 Australian Formula Ford Series, Race calendar
The series is being contested over six rounds with three races at each round. All races were held in Australia.


2016 Australian Formula Ford Series, Series standings
NOTE:  Because of age restrictions, Will Brown, who finished second, claimed the Andersen Promotions Road to Indy Shootout prize.


2016 Australian GT Championship
The 2016 CAMS Australian GT Championship was a CAMS-sanctioned Australian motor racing championship  open to FIA GT3 cars. It was the 20th running of the Australian GT Championship. The championship began on 3 March 2016 at the Adelaide Street Circuit and ended on 13 November at Highlands Motorsport Park, with five rounds held in Australia and one round in New Zealand.


2016 Australian GT Championship
The 2016 season marked an expansion in Australian GT racing, with a separate endurance championship, the CAMS Australian Endurance Championship, being run for GT cars for the first time. A third series for older-specification GT3 and GT4 class cars, the CAMS Australian GT Trophy Series, was also held.


2016 Australian GT Championship
The Australian GT Championship events were held in support of V8 Supercar events, as part of rounds of the Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships and as self-promoted events. The Australian Endurance Championship also shared events with V8 Supercars and the Shannons Nationals, though its final two rounds were staged at Hampton Downs and Highlands Motorsport Park, both owned by series owner Tony Quinn. The Australian GT Trophy Series was contested exclusively at Shannons Nationals events.


2016 Australian GT Championship
Klark Quinn won the Australian GT Championship, Grant Denyer and Nathan Morcom were awarded the Australian Endurance Championship and Rob Smith won the Australian GT Trophy Series.


2016 Australian GT Championship, Series
All competitors were able to enter the Australian GT Championship and the Australian Endurance Championship, and all were eligible to win the championships outright, however only older-specification cars could enter the Australian GT Trophy Series.


2016 Australian GT Championship, Race calendar
The Australian GT Championship was contested over six rounds, the Australian Endurance Championship over four rounds and the Australian GT Trophy Series over five rounds. Each race, with the exception of the Australian Grand Prix round of the Australian GT Championship, included at least one compulsory timed pit stop. The exception was the Australian Grand Prix round where drivers seeded time was added to the final race time.


2016 Australian GT Championship, Championship standings, Australian GT Championship, Gold Driver Cup
The Gold Driver Cup was for drivers over 40 years of age, competing solo and ranked Pro 4 or below.


2016 Australian GT Championship, Championship standings, Australian Endurance Championship
Grant Denyer and Nathan Morcom were awarded the Australian Endurance Championship.


2016 Australian Grand Prix
The 2016 Australian Grand Prix (formally known as the 2016 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race that was held on 20 March 2016 in Melbourne. The race was contested over fifty-seven laps of the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit and was the first round of the 2016 FIA Formula One World Championship. The race marked the 81st race in the combined history of the Australian Grand Prix – which dates back to the 100 Miles Road Race of 1928 – and the 21st time the event was held at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit. Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg was the race winner.


2016 Australian Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton took the first pole position of the season and the fiftieth of his career in a qualifying session that saw the introduction of a new one-by-one elimination format that was widely criticised. His teammate Nico Rosberg took victory ahead of Hamilton and Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel. The race was stopped on lap 18 following an accident involving Fernando Alonso and Esteban Gutiérrez. Mercedes used the break for a change of tyres that allowed their drivers to take a 1–2 finish after Vettel had initially led the race from the start. Romain Grosjean finished sixth, scoring points for the Haas F1 team on their début, the first completely new team to do so since 2002. Mercedes equalled the record for most consecutive 1–2 finishes, by achieving their fifth in a row.


2016 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Background, Regulation changes
The race saw the introduction of a new qualifying system. As before, qualifying was divided into three parts. However, instead of eliminating the slowest drivers at the end of each respective session, the slowest driver at a given point was now eliminated from contention every ninety seconds, with the countdown starting some minutes into every session.


2016 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Background, Regulation changes
In a further change of regulations, tyre supplier Pirelli now made three instead of two tyre compounds available for each Grand Prix. For the Australian Grand Prix, these were the super-soft, soft and medium compounds. With Pirelli providing every driver with two sets of tyres for the race (of which one must be used) and an additional one for the third part of qualifying, drivers were able to choose ten additional sets of tyres out of the three compounds available. Notably, Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg made different choices, with Rosberg opting for an additional set of mediums instead of soft tyres. The two Manor drivers chose the most conservative way, taking on four sets each of the medium and soft compounds.


2016 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Background, Regulation changes
The race saw the competitive début of the Haas F1 Team, and its car, the Haas VF-16; and the return of Renault as a fully manufacturer-supported team after a four-year absence.


2016 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Free practice
Per the regulations for the 2016 season, three practice sessions were held, two 1.5-hour sessions on Friday and another one-hour session before qualifying on Saturday. Rain had fallen before the start of the first practice session, rendering the track wet and slippery, and drivers initially opted to go on their first laps on intermediate tyres. Nico Rosberg was the first to set a lap time, clocking in at 1:44.037, a time soon bettered by his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton at 1:40.812. As conditions improved further, Kimi Räikkönen set a new fastest time after about half an hour of practice.


2016 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Free practice
Soon after, the track had dried enough for the drivers to go out on slick tyres, with Daniel Ricciardo setting the first time on the medium compound with 1:34.007. After around one hour of practice, Hamilton managed the best time of the session, at 1:29.725. Still, several wet spots on the track caused problems to a number of drivers, including Max Verstappen, who flat-spotted his tyres while spinning in turn six, as well as Valtteri Bottas and Rio Haryanto, who both had to pass through the gravel traps after slipping off the track. Shortly before the end of the session, rain returned and caught out many drivers, including Räikkönen and Ricciardo, whose Red Bull RB12 got stuck in a gravel pit at turn twelve.


2016 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Free practice
Due to several rain showers between first and second practice, the track was again wet during the second session, which limited the drivers to using the intermediate tyres only. Hamilton was again fastest, setting a time of 1:38.841. Teammate Rosberg crashed at turn seven thirty minutes into the session, damaging a new-specification front wing that the team had deliberately not run in first practice for fear of damage. Rosberg later apologised for the incident, which saw him trying to get back to pit lane, before his team told him to stop on track, calling an early end to his session.


2016 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Free practice
Nico Hülkenberg, Räikkönen, Ricciardo and Carlos Sainz Jr. all finished within one second of Hamilton's time, while Sergio Pérez was at one point on his way to a new fastest time overall, setting best times in the first two timechecks along the track, before having to slow in the last part of the lap due to heavy rain. The two Manor drivers Pascal Wehrlein and Haryanto covered the highest number of laps, with 24 and 22 laps in 12th and 14th place respectively. Neither Renault nor Williams drivers set a time, albeit going on track. The Sauber cars and Max Verstappen's Toro Rosso did not leave the garage at all during the session.


2016 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Free practice
Although rain fell on Saturday morning, the track had dried by the start of the final free practice session. Lewis Hamilton again set the fastest time with 1:25.624, less than two-tenths of a second in front of teammate Rosberg, with Sebastian Vettel in third position close behind. The fastest times had been set on the super-soft tyre compound. However, Mercedes's advantage over Ferrari proved more significant, up to seven-tenths of a second on the harder soft compound, the tyre most likely to be used in the race.


2016 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Free practice
Toro Rosso confirmed their good pace for the weekend with fourth and sixth place for Carlos Sainz and Max Verstappen respectively, being about half a second quicker than their sister team, Red Bull Racing. A major incident occurred just seconds after the beginning of the practice session, when Rio Haryanto and Romain Grosjean collided in the pit lane. Both cars needed to equip new front wings and Haas also changed the floor on Grosjean's car. Haryanto was later issued a three-place grid penalty for the incident, as well as two penalty points added to his licence.


2016 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
Qualifying got under way on Saturday afternoon with new rules in place. Just as in years before, the qualifying procedure was divided into three parts, with the first part (Q1) running for 16 minutes and the second and third parts (Q2 and Q3) being 15 and 14 minutes long respectively. All twenty-two cars contested the first part, with seven drivers eliminated from further contention in each of the first two parts of qualifying, leaving eight drivers to compete for pole position in Q3. However, in a change of rules, drivers were now eliminated during the session, with the slowest runner at a given point being taken out from contention every ninety seconds, beginning seven minutes into Q1, six minutes into Q2 and five minutes into Q3.


2016 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
The new format meant that all cars took to the track quickly in Q1, with everyone setting lap times on the super-soft compound, the fastest tyre available at the event. The two Manor drivers were first to be eliminated, having set only one timed lap each, as were both Haas cars after them, being unable to cross the finishing line in time. The same fate caught out Daniil Kvyat, who qualified 18th. Both Sauber drivers were able to go out on a second timed lap, but proved too slow to avoid being the last to go out in Q1, after Renault rookie Jolyon Palmer was able to avoid elimination, setting a faster time towards the end of the session.


2016 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
Q2 started with a busy track once more, but many of the top drivers elected not to go out on a second timed run after setting sufficient lap times first time around. The eliminated drivers were determined rather quickly, with the two Renault drivers qualifying 14th and 15th respectively. The two McLarens were next to go out of contention, before Bottas was eliminated for 11th place on the grid, failing to improve on his lap time. Both Force India drivers were the last not to make it into Q3, with Sergio Pérez beating his teammate Hülkenberg to ninth.


2016 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
The third part of qualifying determined pole position and only the two Mercedes drivers set two timed laps. After he clocked in behind both Ferrari drivers in his first run, Rosberg improved to second place on his second time out, but was unable to challenge teammate Hamilton, who took the fiftieth pole position of his career. Every other driver was limited to only one timed lap and in the end, the two Ferrari cars of Vettel and Räikkönen locked out the second row on the grid ahead of Max Verstappen and Felipe Massa. Sainz and Ricciardo rounded up the top eight on the grid. Therefore, Q3 saw little running with the final positions determined very early on and drivers exiting their cars five minutes before the end of qualifying.


2016 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying, Post-qualifying
The new qualifying format was criticised immediately after the end of the session by pundits, drivers and team personnel alike. Sky Sports commentator Martin Brundle called for a swift revision of the rules, saying the procedure was "not acceptable" and calling for it to be abandoned before the next race. Mercedes's executive director Toto Wolff and former driver Johnny Herbert were equally critical, describing it as "rubbish" and "embarrassing". Red Bull team director Christian Horner was apologetic, describing the format as "[not] good for Formula One." Niki Lauda, non-executive chairman at Mercedes, was in agreement, calling it "a big mistake."


2016 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying, Post-qualifying
Particular criticism was aimed at the fact that many drivers did not get enough time to improve on their lap times, seeing many getting out of their cockpits while still technically in contention. 1996 World Champion Damon Hill observed that pole-sitter Hamilton "could have waved his own chequered flag [...] with four minutes still to go." Nico Rosberg acknowledged that it had "not worked", while Sebastian Vettel was equally critical, describing it as "the wrong way to go." Lewis Hamilton joined the criticism but acknowledged the attempt to revitalise the format.


2016 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying, Post-qualifying
Bernie Ecclestone, the commercial rights holder of Formula One, spoke out against the format as well, declaring it to be "pretty crap". On the day of the race, the teams of Formula 1 voted a proposal to go back to the qualifying format as it had been in previous seasons, which was rejected by the FIA's F1 Commission.


2016 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Race
At the end of the formation lap, Daniil Kvyat was unable to reach the grid due to an electrical issue. Therefore, the field went to another formation lap and the race was shortened accordingly to 57 laps. At the start proper, Vettel got away well, passing through both Mercedes cars into the lead, followed by his teammate Räikkönen in second. As Rosberg and Hamilton went through the first corner, Hamilton was forced wide and lost additional places, falling down to sixth.


2016 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Race
Kevin Magnussen suffered a puncture on the first lap and made a pit stop for new tyres, while Esteban Gutiérrez had mechanical issues at the back of the field. Hamilton was able to pass fifth-placed Massa on lap four, as Vettel was leading from Räikkonen, Rosberg and Verstappen. On lap eight, Sainz was the first of the top-ten runners to pit for new tyres. Meanwhile, Hamilton was unable to pass Verstappen for fourth, discussing alternative tactics with his team on the radio communication. Pascal Wehrlein had a good start in his debut as well, running in 14th place at that point of the race.


2016 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Race
On the end of lap eleven, Rosberg was the first front runner to go into the pitlane and Vettel followed suit just two laps later. A quicker stop by Rosberg saw Vettel emerge just in front of him, but the Ferrari stayed ahead and he passed Hamilton for second on lap 16. On the same lap, both Räikkönen and Hamilton made pit stops as well, re-establishing the order.


2016 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Race
One lap later, Fernando Alonso had a major accident as he ran into the back of Gutiérrez, being lifted into the air at 300 km/h (190 mph) and hitting the left-hand barrier before subsequently rolling over several times before coming to rest upside-down against the barrier at turn three, experiencing a peak force of 46G.


2016 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Race
While Alonso walked away with minor injuries, a safety car was deployed for a short time before the race direction decided to red flag the race due to the huge amounts of debris across the track from both Alonso's McLaren and damaged advertising boards, causing all cars to come back into pitlane.


2016 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Race
While the cars waited for the restart, work on the cars was allowed and Hamilton's front wing was changed, while Rio Haryanto ended his race. As the race resumed behind the safety car, both Ferrari drivers were running on the super-soft tyre compound, with both Mercedes now equipped with mediums, which were set to last for the rest of the race. The running order at the restart was: Vettel, Rosberg, Räikkönen, Ricciardo, Verstappen, Sainz, Hamilton, Massa, Grosjean, Bottas. Grosjean in ninth was the only driver who had not made a pit stop before the red flag was shown, which allowed him to save one pit stop and change his tyres during the break.


2016 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Race
Vettel led away at the restart, but his Ferrari teammate Räikkönen was forced to pull into the pit lane on lap 22 with fire coming from his airbox and subsequently retired, handing second place to Rosberg. Over the next couple of laps, Vettel was able to pull away from Rosberg on the softer tyre compound. Marcus Ericsson was handed a drive-through penalty for having his team work on his car less than 15 seconds before the restart.


2016 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Race
By lap 31, the gap between Vettel and Rosberg started to come down again, while Hamilton moved ahead of Sainz into fifth as the latter made a pit stop. Two laps later, Verstappen was in as well, but a slow pit stop lost him time. On lap 35, Rosberg took the lead as Vettel made a pit stop, who also lost time due to a mistake during his stop. He emerged back on track in fourth place. Hamilton now started to pull back time on the leaders, while debutant Palmer held off the two Toro Rosso drivers in a struggle for ninth place.


2016 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Race
On lap 40, Ericsson started to slow on track and eventually retired. One lap later, Hamilton moved into second ahead of Ricciardo on the main straight. Lap 42 saw first Sainz and then Verstappen overtake Palmer's Renault, who fell back to eleventh. Another lap later, Ricciardo changed tyres and came out fifth behind Massa, taking fourth three laps later. At the front, Hamilton and Vettel slowly closed on Rosberg, with the gap between the two also coming down. Vettel came onto the back of Hamilton with five laps remaining, chasing him closely for several laps before making a mistake in the second to last corner of lap 55, losing his chances at second place.


2016 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Race
As the race ended, Nico Rosberg took victory, thirty-one years after his father Keke Rosberg had won the 1985 Australian Grand Prix. Hamilton and Vettel rounded out the podium ahead of Ricciardo and Massa. With Romain Grosjean having finished in sixth, Haas F1 became the first new (and "from scratch") constructor since Toyota in 2002 to score points in its inaugural Grand Prix race entry. Behind Grosjean, Hülkenberg, Bottas, Sainz and Verstappen were the other point scorers. By finishing fourth, Daniel Ricciardo equalled the highest ever finish by an Australian driver at their home event, after Mark Webber did the same in 2012. It was Mercedes's fifth consecutive 1–2 finish, equalling a record set by Ferrari in 1952 and 2002 and by themselves in 2014.


2016 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Post-race
At the podium interviews, conducted by former Formula One driver Mark Webber, both Mercedes drivers expressed delight at their result. Hamilton in particular described his race as "great" and added that he "loved the fact that we had to come through from far behind." Sebastian Vettel meanwhile was satisfied with his start, but lamented the red flag situation and said that Ferrari had not expected Mercedes to opt for the harder tyre compound and go until the end of the race.


2016 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Post-race
He later added that he was confident that Ferrari had closed the gap to Mercedes and would be able to compete for the championship throughout the season. Nico Rosberg later revealed that the team had been close to retiring his car due to persisting brake issues caused by debris caught in the brake caliper. However, he was able to manage the brake temperatures to secure victory. Rosberg also apologised to his teammate for making contact and forcing him wide at the start.


2016 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Post-race
Following an inquiry into the incident between Alonso and Gutiérrez, the stewards took no action against either driver, deeming it a "racing incident" with no driver particularly to blame. Fernando Alonso shared the stewards' opinion and was quick to express that he did not blame Gutiérrez. The accident was a talking point for days after the race, with former FIA president Max Mosley pointing out that Alonso's impact might have been fatal about twenty years earlier. He praised the measures taken in terms of driver security ever since the fatal accident of Ayrton Senna at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, saying that due to these efforts, one was now able to "expect the driver to walk away" from a violent crash.


2016 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Post-race
Particular praise after the race went to both newcomers Haas and debutant Jolyon Palmer, who delivered what The Guardian described as an "impressive" drive. Palmer had been able to hold off attacks by both Toro Rosso drivers for several laps in the closing stages of the race. Toro Rosso's Max Verstappen was very unhappy with his team's strategy in the race handling the situation, repeatedly complaining and swearing over the team radio. He lost several seconds in a rushed pitstop, after which he lamented that he had wanted to pit before his teammate Sainz.


2016 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Post-race
While driving behind Sainz when both where trailing Palmer, he asked for team orders to allow him to pass his teammate, which were denied, leading him to describe his team's strategy as a "joke". Verstappen received criticism for his outbursts, with Sky Sports describing him as sounding "like a teenager - and a sulky one at that". He later apologised to his team for his outbursts.


2016 Australian Handball Club Championship
The 2016 Australian Handball Club Championship was again split into two categories, with the beach championships held on Coolangatta Beach in conjunction with the 2016 Oceania Beach Handball Championship in February   and the indoor held at Geelong, Victoria between June 2–5, 2016 in conjunction with the 2016 Oceania Handball Champions Cup.


2016 Australian Handball Club Championship
The beach titles, held in glorious sunshine on Queensland's Gold Coast, was dominated by New South Wales teams. In the mixed, it was an all New South Wales final with Maroubra Bluebottles beating Harbourside. The women's had Maroubra Bluebottles also winning against defending champions RUOK? from Queensland. The men's saw Victorian side East Melbourne Spartans beat surprise packet Drop Bears from South Australia.


2016 Australian Handball Club Championship
In the indoor event Seven teams from four states and two countries entered the men's division and five teams from three states entered the women's. For the first time there was also a wheelchair category.


2016 Australian Individual Speedway Championship
The 2016 Individual Speedway Australian Championship is a Motorcycle speedway competition organised by Motorcycling Australia (MA) for the Australian Solo Championship.


2016 Australian Individual Speedway Championship
The four round series were held between 2 January and 10 January.


2016 Australian Individual Speedway Championship
The rounds were held at the Loxford Park Speedway in Kurri Kurri on 2 January, Undera Park Speedway in Undera on 6 January, Gillman Speedway in Adelaide on 8 January, with the fourth and final round to be held at the Olympic Park Speedway in Mildura on 10 January.


2016 Australian Individual Speedway Championship, Qualification
Nine riders were originally seeded to the four round series by Motorcycling Australia. They were:


2016 Australian Individual Speedway Championship, Qualification
Unfortunately, 2013 national champion and former Speedway Grand Prix rider Troy Batchelor was forced to withdraw before the series got under way. Brady Kurtz won the qualifying round held on New Year's Day at Loxford Park after being tied on 12 points with Jordan Stewart. Jack Holder finished third on 11 points. Also qualifying for the series was Kieran Sproule, Brodie Waters, Alan McDonald, Josh Pickering and Cooper Riordan.


2016 Australian Individual Speedway Championship, Loxford Park, Loxford Park "B" Final
1 - Brady Kurtz2 - Jack Holder3 - Justin Sedgmen4 - Mason Campton


2016 Australian Individual Speedway Championship, Loxford Park, Loxford Park "A" Final
1 - Rohan Tungate2 - Sam Masters3 - Max Fricke4 - Brady Kurtz


2016 Australian Individual Speedway Championship, Undera Park, Undera Park "B" Final
1 - Sam Masters2 - Max Fricke3 - Jack Holder4 - Brodie Waters


2016 Australian Individual Speedway Championship, Undera Park, Undera Park "A" Final
1 - Nick Morris2 - Mason Campton3 - Sam MastersX - Brady Kurtz


2016 Australian Individual Speedway Championship, Gillman, Gillman "B" Final
1 - Sam Masters2 - Nick Morris3 - Jack Holder4 - Max Fricke


2016 Australian Individual Speedway Championship, Gillman, Gillman "A" Final
1 - Brady Kurtz2 - Rohan Tungate3 - Justin Sedgmen4 - Sam Masters


2016 Australian Individual Speedway Championship, Olympic Park, Olympic Park "B" Final
1 - Brady Kurtz2 - Nick Morris3 - Jack Holderfx - Rohan Tungate


2016 Australian Individual Speedway Championship, Olympic Park, Olympic Park "A" Final
1 - Justin Sedgmen2 - Max Fricke3 - Sam MastersX - Brady Kurtz


2016 Australian National Handball Championship season
The Australian National Handball Championship consists of four different tournaments across various age groups, including a Junior Section, Schools Tournament, and Australian University Games. In 2016, the Championship ran from 31 August until 9 October.


2016 Australian National Handball Championship season
The Junior Section was the first tournament ever in the Championship. It ran from 29 July to 31 July, and was held at Runaway Bay on the Gold Coast in Queensland. Teams from New South Wales, Queensland, the Australian Capital Territory, and Wellington, New Zealand all took part in the tournament.


2016 Australian National Handball Championship season
The Schools Tournament was the second tournament in the championship. It was held in Canberra and ran from 31 August to 2 September. This was the first Schools tournament held since the late 1980s. Turramurra High School won both the girls and boys tournament. Other schools competing included Narrabundah College, Canberra Combined Schools, and Cheltenham Secondary College. This tournament replaced the Youth Nationals.


2016 Australian National Handball Championship season
The Australian University Games was the third tournament in the championship. It was held in Perth, Western Australia. Division One was won by Deakin University, beating the Queensland University of Technology. The University of Technology Sydney took the bronze medal. In Division Two, Griffith University beat the University of Canberra, with Flinders University taking the bronze medal.


2016 Australian National Handball Championship season
The Senior Tournament was the fourth tournament in the championship. It was held in Sydney from the 6th to 9 October 2016. The winners of the men's section were South Australia, who defeated hosts New South Wales. Victoria won the women's section, defeating Queensland.


2016 Australian Open
The 2016 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place at Melbourne Park between 18 and 31 January 2016. It was the 104th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. The tournament consisted of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Junior and wheelchair players competed in singles and doubles tournaments.


2016 Australian Open
Novak Djokovic successfully defended the men's singles title and thus won a record-equaling sixth Australian Open title. Serena Williams was the defending champion in the women's singles but failed to defend her title, losing to Angelique Kerber in the final; by winning, Kerber became the first German player of any gender to win a Grand Slam title since Steffi Graf won her last such title at the 1999 French Open.


2016 Australian Open
As in previous years, this year's tournament's title sponsor was Kia. This edition set a new attendance record for the tournament of 720,363.


2016 Australian Open, Tournament
The 2016 Australian Open was the 104th edition of the tournament and was held at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.


2016 Australian Open, Tournament
The tournament was run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and was part of the 2016 ATP World Tour and the 2016 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event. There were singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which was part of the Grade A category of tournaments, and also singles, doubles and quad events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players as part of the NEC tour under the Grand Slam category.


2016 Australian Open, Tournament
The tournament was played on hard courts and take place over a series of 25 courts, including the three main show courts: Rod Laver Arena, Hisense Arena and Margaret Court Arena.


2016 Australian Open, Broadcast
In Australia, selected key matches were broadcast live by the Seven Network. The majority of matches were shown on the network's primary channel Channel Seven, however during news programming nationwide and most night matches in Perth, coverage shifted to either 7Two or 7mate. Additionally, every match was also available to be streamed live through a free 7Tennis mobile app.


2016 Australian Open, Broadcast
Internationally, ESPN held the rights for America and Central America, broadcasting matches on ESPN2 and ESPN3 in the United States as well as regionally on ESPN International. ESPN also sub-licenses matches to Tennis Channel. Other broadcasters included beIN Sports in the Middle East, SuperSport in Africa, Eurosport through Europe (plus NOS Netherlands and SRG SSR in Switzerland), CCTV, iQiyi and SMG in China, Fiji One in Fiji, Sony ESPN in India, both WOWOW and NHK in Japan, Sky in New Zealand and Fox Sports Asia in selected markets in the Asia Pacific region. In Canada, TSN broadcast matches across multiple channels.


2016 Australian Open, Events, Spectator safety
Spectator safety became a major issue during the tournament, with up to four separate cases reported:


2016 Australian Open, Events, Maria Sharapova doping controversy
On 7 March 2016, five weeks after the conclusion of the tournament, world number seven Maria Sharapova announced at a press conference in Los Angeles that she had failed a drug test following her quarter-final defeat by Serena Williams on 26 January. Sharapova confessed to taking the substance meldonium, which was placed on the World Anti- Doping Agency's list of banned substances on 1 January; she was later suspended for two years (later reduced to fifteen months on appeal), backdated to 26 January, and was subsequently docked the $A375,000 she earned for reaching the quarter-finals.


2016 Australian Open, Point and prize money distribution, Point distribution
Below is a series of tables for each of the competitions showing the ranking points on offer for each event.


2016 Australian Open, Point and prize money distribution, Prize money
The Australian Open total prize money for 2016 was increased by four million Australian dollars to tournament record A$44,000,000.


2016 Australian Open, Point and prize money distribution, Prize money
1Qualifiers prize money was also the Round of 128 prize money. *per team


2016 Australian Open, Champions, Seniors, Men's Singles
Djokovic and Murray had faced one another 30 times prior to the final, with Djokovic victorious on 21 occasions. Murray had lost four Australian Open finals, three times to Djokovic, while the Serb had won the title five times. After an even first game, Djokovic broke Murray twice to lead 5–0, before Murray held. Djokovic took the winning game to secure the first set 6–1 in 30 minutes. The second set went with serve until Djokovic broke Murray to lead 4–3.


2016 Australian Open, Champions, Seniors, Men's Singles
The Scot broke back immediately and held his serve, but Djokovic broke in the eleventh game, then went on to hold serve, taking the second set 7–5. Djokovic broke the Murray serve in the first game of the third set, but Murray broke back to restore parity in the set at 3–3. The subsequent games went with serve and sent the set to a tie-break. Djokovic led 3–0 and 6–1 before finally securing the championship victory by three sets to love, with a 7–3 tie-break victory.


2016 Australian Open, Champions, Seniors, Women's Singles
Going into the final, Kerber and Williams had faced each other six times with Williams holding a 5–1 advantage. Kerber broke Williams in the third game of the first set with Williams breaking back to make it 3–3. Kerber immediately broke back and held serve to win the first set 6–4. Williams took advantage of the third of three break points in the fourth game of the second set, the remainder of the set going with serve, leveling the match at one set all.


2016 Australian Open, Champions, Seniors, Women's Singles
Kerber broke Williams in the second game of the final set, but Williams immediately broke back and held her own serve to level the deciding set at 2–2. Another break for Kerber saw her leading 5–2 but Williams broke back once again, taking the set to 5–4 to Kerber. A cross-court exchange described as "breathtaking" saw Williams hit the ball long, securing the title for Kerber.


2016 Australian Open, Singles seeds
The following are the seeded players and notable players who withdrew from the event. Seeding are arranged according to ATP and WTA rankings on 11 January 2016, while ranking and points before are as of 18 January 2016.


2016 Australian Open, Singles seeds, Men's Singles
The following player would have been seeded, but he withdrew from the event.


2016 Australian Open, Singles seeds, Women's Singles
The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew or not entered from the event.


2016 Australian Open, Main draw qualifier entries
The qualifying competition took place in Melbourne Park on 13 – 16 January 2016.


2016 Australian Open, Protected ranking
The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:


2016 Australian Open, Withdrawals
The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries and personal reasons.


2016 Australian Open – Boys' Doubles
Jake Delaney and Marc Polmans were the defending champions, however both players were no longer eligible to play juniors.


2016 Australian Open – Boys' Doubles
Alex De Minaur and Blake Ellis won the title, defeating Lukáš Klein and Patrik Rikl in the final, 3–6, 7–5, [12–10].


2016 Australian Open – Boys' Singles
Roman Safiullin was the defending champion, but was ineligible to play. Oliver Anderson won the title, defeating Jurabek Karimov in the final, 6–2, 1–6, 6–1.


2016 Australian Open – Girls' Doubles
Miriam Kolodziejová and Markéta Vondroušová were the defending champions, however Kolodziejová was no longer eligible to play juniors and Vondroušová chose not to participate.


2016 Australian Open – Girls' Doubles
Anna Kalinskaya and Tereza Mihalíková won the title, defeating Dayana Yastremska and Anastasia Zarytska in the final, 6–1, 6–1.


2016 Australian Open – Girls' Singles
Tereza Mihalíková was the defending champion but lost in the final to Vera Lapko, 3–6, 4–6.


2016 Australian Open – Main Draw Wildcard Entries
The 2016 Australian Open Wildcard Playoffs and Entries was a group of events and internal selections to choose the eight men and eight women singles wildcard entries for the 2016 Australian Open, as well as seven male and seven female doubles teams plus eight mixed doubles teams.


2016 Australian Open – Main Draw Wildcard Entries
One wildcard each was given to the winners of the Australian Open Wildcard Playoff, a tournament between Australian players who did not receive direct entry into the draw. This took place from 14 to 20 December 2015.


2016 Australian Open – Main Draw Wildcard Entries
In an agreement with the United States Tennis Association and the French Tennis Federation, Tennis Australia gives one man and one woman from the United States and France each a wildcard into the Australian Open. The French players were chosen by internal selection, while USTA awarded the entry to the player with the most points over three pre-selected events in USA over October and November 2015.


2016 Australian Open – Main Draw Wildcard Entries
Since the Australian Open is promoted as the "Grand Slam of Asia/Pacific", one male and one female player from this geographical area were awarded a wildcard. This was decided through the Asia-Pacific Australian Open Wildcard Playoff. At the same event, one male and one female doubles team won wildcards, and one wildcard each was contested in boys and girls singles. This took place from 2 to 6 December 2015.


2016 Australian Open – Main Draw Wildcard Entries
For the first time, a new initiative was put in place for rewarding women's wildcards. A wildcard race was put in place by Tennis Australia to offer the highest Australian points earner from the 2015 Canberra Tennis International and 2015 Bendigo Women's International a main draw wildcard. The singles wildcard was won by Tammi Patterson and the doubles wildcard was won by Jessica Moore and Storm Sanders. Also for the first time, the winner of the girls' 18 and under national championships was rewarded a main draw wildcard.


2016 Australian Open – Main Draw Wildcard Entries, Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff
The Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff events took place in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China from Monday, November 30 to Sunday, December 6, 2015. A total of 26 male and 30 female players from Asia/Pacific zone took part in singles events (including qualifying competitions), with Yoshihito Nishioka from Japan and Han Xinyun from China gaining the Australian Open entry. Both doubles events consisted of 18 male and 19 female teams, with Hsieh Cheng-peng & Yang Tsung-hua and Shuko Aoyama & Makoto Ninomiya winning the wild cards. Junior playoff events were also held, and Chinese players Mu Tao and Wang Xiyu won the wild card entries into the Boys' and Girls' main events, respectively.


2016 Australian Open – Main Draw Wildcard Entries, Australian Wildcard Playoff
The December Showdown was held between 5 and 20 December. This Showdown included the Wildcard Playoff as well as 18/u, 16/u, 14/u and 12/u National Championships. The men's wildcard playoff was won by top seed James Duckworth who defeated Benjamin Mitchell in the final by a walkover. Mitchell was forced to pull out of the final to be in Brisbane with his partner whom was due to give birth. The women's wildcard playoff was won by unseeded teen Maddison Inglis, who defeated newlywed Arina Rodionova in the final.


2016 Australian Open – Main Draw Wildcard Entries, Australian Wildcard Playoff, Women's Singles
NB: Kimberly Birrell was the number 5 seed, but withdrew prior to the commencement of play.


2016 Australian Open – Main Draw Wildcard Entries, Australian Wildcard Playoff, Girls' Singles
For the first time in Australian Open history, the winner of the girls' 18/U Championships will receive a main draw wildcard into the 2016 Australian Open. The wildcard was won by top seed Priscilla Hon who defeated wildcard playoff winner Maddison Inglis in the final.


2016 Australian Open – Main Draw Wildcard Entries, Australian Wildcard Playoff, Mixed Doubles
The 'Win a Wildcard' competition held by Tennis Australia allowed any person over the age of 16 entry into the competition. State championships were held across the period of November and December and the finals were held at Melbourne Park on 20 December. The entire competition was played using the Fast4 Tennis method. The competition was won by Bradley Mousley and Jessica Moore who had secured a wildcard into the 2016 Australian Open mixed doubles event. However, Mousley withdrew from the event, and Moore partnered Marc Polmans.


2016 Australian Open – Men's Doubles
Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini were the defending champions, but lost in the second round to Adrian Mannarino and Lucas Pouille.


2016 Australian Open – Men's Doubles
Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares won the title, defeating Daniel Nestor and Radek Štěpánek in the final, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5.


2016 Australian Open – Men's Doubles
Australian Lleyton Hewitt played his final ever professional match in either singles or doubles; partnering Sam Groth, the pair lost to Jack Sock and Vasek Pospisil in the third round.


2016 Australian Open – Men's Doubles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2016 Australian Open – Men's Legends' Doubles
Jonas Björkman and Thomas Johansson won the title, defeating Thomas Enqvist and Magnus Norman in the final, 4–3(5–4), 1–4, 4–3(5–3).


2016 Australian Open – Men's Legends' Doubles, Draw, Newcombe Group
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.


2016 Australian Open – Men's Legends' Doubles, Draw, Roche Group
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.


2016 Australian Open – Men's Singles
Defending champion Novak Djokovic successfully defended his title, defeating Andy Murray in the final, 6–1, 7–5, 7–6(7–3) to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 2016 Australian Open. It was Djokovic's record-equaling sixth Australian Open men's singles title (tying Roy Emerson) and eleventh major title overall. This was a rematch of the previous year's final, and the fourth Australian Open final between the pair. Murray became the second man in the Open Era (after Ivan Lendl) to lose five finals at the same major, and is the only one to have the distinction without having won the title.


2016 Australian Open – Men's Singles
Rafael Nadal was attempting to become the first man in the Open Era to achieve a double Career Grand Slam, but he lost to Fernando Verdasco in the first round, marking his first major hardcourt first round loss in his career.


2016 Australian Open – Men's Singles
Australian Lleyton Hewitt, a 2005 finalist, two-time major champion and former world No. 1, played his last professional singles match at this event. He lost to David Ferrer in the second round.


2016 Australian Open – Men's Singles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2016 Australian Open – Men's Singles Qualifying
This article displays the qualifying draw for the men's singles at the 2016 Australian Open.


2016 Australian Open – Mixed Doubles
Martina Hingis and Leander Paes were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to Sania Mirza and Ivan Dodig.


2016 Australian Open – Mixed Doubles
Elena Vesnina and Bruno Soares won the title, defeating CoCo Vandeweghe and Horia Tecău in the final,  6–4, 4–6, [10–5].


2016 Australian Open – Wheelchair Men's Doubles
Stéphane Houdet and Shingo Kunieda were the two-time defending champions, but chose not to compete together. Houdet played alongside Nicolas Peifer, while Kunieda teamed up with Gordon Reid.


2016 Australian Open – Wheelchair Men's Doubles
Houdet and Peifer won the title, defeating Kunieda and Reid in the final, 6–3, 3–6, 7–5.


2016 Australian Open – Wheelchair Men's Singles
Shingo Kunieda was the three-time defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Gordon Reid. Reid went on to win the title, defeating Joachim Gérard in the final, 7–6(9–7), 6–4.


2016 Australian Open – Wheelchair Quad Doubles
Andrew Lapthorne and David Wagner were the two-time defending champions, but chose not to compete together. Wagner successfully defended the title with Lucas Sithole, defeating Dylan Alcott and Lapthorne in the final, 6–1, 6–3.


2016 Australian Open – Wheelchair Quad Singles
Dylan Alcott was the defending champion and successfully defended his title, defeating David Wagner in the final, 6–2, 6–2.


2016 Australian Open – Wheelchair Quad Singles, Draw, Round Robin
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.


2016 Australian Open – Wheelchair Women's Doubles
Yui Kamiji and Jordanne Whiley were the two-time defending champions, but chose not to compete together. Whiley played alongside Lucy Shuker, but lost in the semifinals to Jiske Griffioen and Aniek van Koot. Kamiji played alongside Marjolein Buis and successfully defended the title, defeating Griffioen and van Koot in the final, 6–2, 6–2.


2016 Australian Open – Wheelchair Women's Singles
Jiske Griffioen was the defending champion and successfully defended her title, defeating Aniek van Koot in the final, 6–3, 7–5.


2016 Australian Open – Women's Doubles
Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Šafářová were the defending champions, but Šafářová withdrew before the tournament due to a bacterial infection. Mattek-Sands played alongside Sabine Lisicki, but lost in the second round to Anastasia and Arina Rodionova.


2016 Australian Open – Women's Doubles
Top seeds Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza won the title, defeating Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká in the final, 7–6(7–1), 6–3.


2016 Australian Open – Women's Doubles, Seeds
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2016 Australian Open – Women's Legends' Doubles, Draw, Key
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.


2016 Australian Open – Women's Singles
Angelique Kerber defeated defending champion Serena Williams in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 2016 Australian Open. Kerber became the first woman to win a singles major title after having saved a match point in the first round, which she did against Misaki Doi. She is also the first German of either sex to win a major since Steffi Graf at the 1999 French Open. Williams was attempting for the second time to equal Graf's career record of 22 major singles titles.


2016 Australian Open – Women's Singles
Williams' loss to Kerber in the final ended Serena's 8 match winning streak in Grand Slam finals.


2016 Australian Open – Women's Singles
The top three seeds (Williams, Simona Halep and Garbiñe Muguruza) were in contention for the world No. 1 ranking at the beginning of the tournament. However, Halep and Muguruza were eliminated in the first and third rounds, respectively, with Williams retaining the top spot at the end of the tournament.


2016 Australian Open – Women's Singles
The twelve seeds that lost in the opening round was the most in the opening round of any women's major tournament since the 32-seed draw was adopted at the 2001 Wimbledon Championships.


2016 Australian Open – Women's Singles
Johanna Konta became the first British woman to reach the semifinals of a major since Jo Durie in 1983. Zhang Shuai became the first qualifier to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals since Angélica Gavaldón in 1990.


2016 Australian Open – Women's Singles
This was the first Grand Slam appearance for future two-time champion Naomi Osaka. She lost to former world No. 1 Victoria Azarenka in the third round. Three years later, Osaka would go on to claim the world No. 1 ranking by winning the 2019 title.


2016 Australian Open – Women's Singles
This was the final event in which 2008 champion and former world No. 1 Maria Sharapova competed in until the 2017 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. Sharapova failed a drug test at this tournament, testing positive for the banned substance meldonium, and was suspended from competitive tennis for 15 months as a result. She lost in the quarterfinals to Serena Williams.


2016 Australian Open – Women's Singles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2016 Australian Open – Women's Singles Qualifying
This article displays the qualifying draw for women's singles at the 2016 Australian Open.


2016 Australian Production Car Series
The 2016 Australian Production Car Series was an Australian motor racing series for modified production touring cars. It was the first Australian Production Car Series to be contested following the cancellation of the Australian Production Car Championship at the end of 2015.


2016 Australian Production Car Series
The Series was won by Beric Lynton driving a BMW 1M.


2016 Australian Production Car Series, Series standings
The series was won by Beric Lynton driving a BMW 1M.


2016 Australian Super Series
The 2016 Australian Super Series was the fifth Super Series tournament of the 2016 BWF Super Series in badminton. The tournament was held in Sydney, Australia from 07–12 June 2016 with a total purse of $750,000.


2016 Australian Superkart Championship
The 2016 Australian Superkart season is a national level Superkart in Australia. There are three classes, 250cc International, 250cc National and 150cc National.


2016 Australian Superkart Championship, Race calendar
The championship is being contested over three rounds with three heats and a final at each round.


2016 Australian Swimming Championships
The 2016 Australian Swimming Championships were held from 7 to 14 April 2016 at the South Australia Aquatic and Leisure Centre in Adelaide, South Australia. They doubled up as the national trials for the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.


2016 Australian Swimming Championships, Events
A total of 65 events (32 for men, 32 for women and 1 mixed event) were contested. For able bodies swimmers these consisted of:


2016 Australian Swimming Championships, Qualification criteria
Below are the entry qualifying times for each event that had to be achieved after 1 January 2015 in a 50m pool.


2016 Australian Swimming Championships, Qualification criteria
Below are the FINA A and B qualifying times for the 2016 Summer Olympics for each event. The A standard times were the times of those who finished 16th in the heats in each event at the London Olympics. The B standard times is an increase of 3.5% of the A times.


2016 Australian Swimming Championships, Qualification criteria
Below are the qualifying times set by Swimming Australia for the 2016 Summer Olympics for each event. They are the times of those who finished 8th in the semifinals of the 50, 100 and 200 metre events and 8th in the heats of the 400, 800, 1500 metre events at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships.


2016 Australian Swimming Championships, Qualification criteria
Below are the men's entry multiclass qualifying times for each event.


2016 Australian Swimming Championships, Qualification criteria
Below are the women's entry multiclass qualifying times for each event.


2016 Australian Swimming Championships, Qualification criteria
Below are the IPC minimum qualification standard (MQS) and minimum entry times (MET) for the 2016 Paralympic Games for each event.


2016 Australian Swimming Championships, Medal winners, Mixed multiclass events
Legend: WR – World record; WJR – World Junior record; CR – Commonwealth record; OR – Oceanian record; AR – Australian record; ACR – Australian All Comers record; Club – Australian Club record; MR – Meet record


2016 Australian Swimming Championships, Records broken
During the 2016 Australian Swimming Championships the following records were set.


2016 Australian Swimming Championships, Olympic and Paralympic teams
On 13 April 2016, the team for the 2016 Paralympic Games was announced. 31 members were named with the remaining five to be announced in the coming months. The following day, the team for the 2016 Summer Olympics was announced. 34 members were named with 21 of them making their Olympic debut. On 7 June it was announced that James Roberts, James Magnussen and Matthew Abood had also made the squad as members of the 4 × 100 men's freestyle relay team. With Australia finishing outside the top 12 at the 2015 World Championships, the trio had to wait until FINA finalised their rankings on 31 May.


2016 Australian Swimming Championships, Club points scores
The final club point scores are below. Note: Only the top ten clubs are listed.


2016 Australian Swimming Championships, Broadcast
The morning sessions were streamed live on the website of Swimming Australia. The evening sessions were broadcast live on Channel Seven. This was the first national championships to be screen by Seven after securing the broadcast rights with Swimming Australia in September 2015. The deal is for the next five years with the option to extend for a further four years through until 2025.


2016 Australian census
The 2016 Australian census was the seventeenth national population census held in Australia. The census was officially conducted with effect on Tuesday, 9 August 2016. The total population of the Commonwealth of Australia was counted as 23,401,892 – an increase of 8.8 per cent or 1,894,175 people since the 2011 census. Norfolk Island joined the census for the first time in 2016, adding 1,748 to the population.


2016 Australian census
The ABS annual report revealed that there were $24 million additional expenses accrued due to the outage on the census website.


2016 Australian census
Results from the 2016 census were available to the public on 11 April 2017, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics website, two months earlier than for any previous census. The second release of data occurred on 27 June 2017 and a third data release was from 17 October 2017. Australia's next census is scheduled for 2021.


2016 Australian census, Scope
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) states the aim of the 2016 Australian census is "to count every person who spent Census night, 9 August 2016, in Australia."


2016 Australian census, Scope
The census covers every Australian state and mainland territory, as well as the external territories of Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island. It does not include the other external territories of Australia. People who leave Australia but do not go through migration formalities are included, counted as part of an "Off-Shore Statistical Areas Level 1" in Tasmania. This includes those on oil and gas rigs near Australia and those at the Australian bases of the Australian Antarctic Territory.


2016 Australian census, Scope
Visitors to Australia are included, regardless of how long they are staying for, however those who have been in the country less than a year answer fewer questions on the census. People who enter Australia but do not go through migration formalities are excluded. This includes those on ships in Australian waters that remain on the ship at port. Foreign diplomats and their families or those who travel on a diplomatic passport are excluded, as per the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. Those on vessels between Australian ports, or planes between Australian airports are included.


2016 Australian census, Scope
All private dwellings are counted. Caravans in caravan parks and manufactured homes in manufactured home estates are counted if they are occupied. Non -private dwellings are included if they are occupied. This includes hotels, hospitals and prisons. Non occupied residences of owners, managers or caretakers are included and unoccupied, self contained residences in retirement villages are included.


2016 Australian census, Collection methods
The 2016 census had a response rate of 95.1% and a net undercount of 1.0%, with 63% of people completing the Census online.


2016 Australian census, Collection methods
In the period leading up to census date the Australian Government decided that the retention period for names and addresses would be increased to up to four years, from 18 months in the 2006 and 2011 censuses, leading to concerns about privacy and data security. As such, some Australian Senate crossbenchers (from the Greens, Nick Xenophon Team and Jacqui Lambie Network) said they would not complete those specific sections of the census, despite the fines associated with incorrect completion of the census.


2016 Australian census, Collection methods
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics the first release of census data became available to the public on the ABS website on 11 April 2017, two months earlier than for any previous census. The second release of data occurred on 27 June 2017 and a third data release was from 17 October 2017.


2016 Australian census, Collection methods, Online
For the first time, the ABS significantly favoured internet submission of census forms over the traditional paper forms, claiming it expected more than 65% of Australians would complete the census online. Reflecting this new preference, the tagline of the ad campaign for the census was the rhyming slogan "Get online on August 9". Across many regions, paper forms were no longer delivered by default to homes, and households that wished to complete a paper census had to order such forms via an automated hotline.


2016 Australian census, Collection methods, Online
Letters were sent to each dwelling with unique code numbers that people would need to either login to the census website, or order a paper form if they preferred. By census night, many households had still not received such a letter. Contrary to previous years where censuses were both delivered and retrieved from households by dedicated census employees, in 2016 most of the paperwork relating to the census was delivered from and to the ABS by Australia Post.


2016 Australian census, Collection methods, Online
The 2016 census was met by a significant controversy, which meant that many Australians could not complete the census online on the designated census day. The ABS census website shut down at about 7:30 pm AEST on the night the census was to be completed. According to the ABS, throughout 9 August the census website received four denial-of-service attacks. At 7:30 pm, when the site was being heavily used, a software failure meant that the ABS was unable to keep blocking the denial-of-service attacks, leading to the failure of a router.


2016 Australian census, Collection methods, Online
As a result, the ABS decided to close down the system as a precaution. The 15th Chief Statistician, David Kalisch stated that no census data were compromised. The Australian Signals Directorate assisted the ABS to bring the infrastructure back online more than 24 hours after the closure. The census website was restored at 2:30 pm on 11 August.


2016 Australian census, Collection methods, Online
On the same day Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull stated his unhappiness over the event, which had "been a failure of the ABS", with his expectation that "heads will roll" once a review was complete. Leader of the opposition Bill Shorten said that the 2016 census had been the "worst-run ... in the history of Australia". The ABS blamed service provider IBM for the failure in the online census, saying that IBM had advised on the preparedness and resilience to DDoS attacks and had not offered any further protections that could be employed.


2016 Australian census, Collection methods, Online
On 31 August, Parliament initiated an inquiry into the 2016 census. It released its findings on 24 November and found that no individual party was responsible but it was shared between the government, IBM, and the sub-contractors. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has confirmed that IBM made a “very substantial financial settlement” with the Commonwealth as compensation for the failure of the 2016 online Census.


2016 Australian census, Collection methods, Online
The census forms were able to be submitted online until 23 September. Once collection was complete, the ABS issued an announcement which confirmed that in spite of the initial online problems, there was a preliminary response rate of more than 96%. This consisted of 4.9 million (over 58%) online submissions and 3.5 million paper forms. The preliminary response rate was similar to the previous two census response rates of 95.8% in 2006 and 96.5% in 2011.


2016 Australian census, Collection methods, Online
An independent panel established by the Australian Statistician to quality assure the data from the 2016 census found it was fit for purpose, comparable to previous Australian and international censuses and can be used with confidence.


2016 Australian census, Collection methods, Online
"The Independent Assurance Panel I established to provide extra assurance and transparency of Census data quality concluded that the 2016 Census data can be used with confidence."


2016 Australian census, Census questions
The Census form had 51 questions relating to the characteristics of individuals, plus an extra nine questions relating to households. Of the sixty questions, the following two questions were optional:


2016 Australian census, Population and dwellings
The population counts for Australian states and territories were that New South Wales remains the most populous state, with 7,480,228 people counted, ahead of Victoria (5,926,624) and Queensland (4,703,193). Australian Capital Territory (ACT) experienced the largest population growth of any state or territory over the past five years, with an increase of 11.2% while Tasmania had the smallest growth at 3.0% since the last census in 2011. Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night.


2016 Australian census, Population and dwellings, "Other Territories"
The inclusion of Norfolk Island in Other Territories was new for 2016, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. In the 2016 Census, there were 1,748 people, compared with a population of 1,796 in 2011 (Norfolk Island Government Census). Of these 46.8% were male and 53.2% were female. The enumeration of Norfolk Island was an area of special attention for the ABS.


2016 Australian census, Country of birth
Of all residents over two-thirds (66.7% or 15,614,835) were born in Australia. Over a quarter of the population (26.3% or 6,163,667 persons) said they were born overseas, plus 1.6 million did not state any response. The proportion of overseas-born people from Asia has increased from 33% in 2011 to 40%, while Europe has declined from 40% in 2011 to 34% in 2016.


2016 Australian census, Country of birth
However, England (907,572 or 3.9% of Australia's population) remains the most common country of birth, followed by New Zealand (518,466 or 2.2%). It was question 12 on the 2016 Census Household Paper Form.


2016 Australian census, Culture, ancestry and language, Ancestries
The highest reported ancestries in Australia and for the external territory of Norfolk Island as a percentage of population. Results of the ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2016 are as follows.


2016 Australian census, Culture, ancestry and language, External territories
There were 649,171 Indigenous Australians, who made up 2.8% of Australia's population.


2016 Australian census, Homelessness
The number of homeless people in Australia jumped by more than 14,000 – or 14 per cent – in the five years to 2016, according to census data. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said 116,000 people were homeless on census night in 2016, representing 50 homeless people per 10,000. The majority of homeless people in Australia were male. In addition, Indigenous Australians and recent migrants were over-represented among the homeless.


2016 Australian census, Gender
The 2016 census was the first to offer an option other than "male" or "female", however, this option was only available on a special version of the online form. Some trans people criticized the difficulty in accessing this alternative form. The online nature of the census also prevented transmasculine people who checked the "male" box from answering questions about pregnancy and having children, as it would automatically skip those questions.


2016 Australian federal budget
The 2016 Australian federal budget was the federal budget to fund government services and operations for the 2016–17 financial year. It was presented to the House of Representatives by Treasurer Scott Morrison on 3 May 2016. It was the third budget to be handed down by the Liberal/National Coalition since their election to government at the 2013 federal election, and the first to be handed down by Morrison and the Turnbull Government.


2016 Australian federal budget
Breaking from convention, the budget was submitted a week earlier than the traditional annual date of the second Tuesday in May, amidst a run-up to the 2016 federal election. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull had recalled parliament early, in anticipation of a double dissolution triggering an election for 2 July 2016.


2016 Australian federal budget, Background
In September 2015, Member for Wentworth and former Minister for Communications under the Abbott Government, Malcolm Turnbull, challenged the incumbent Tony Abbott for the Prime Ministership and won office by a vote of the Liberal Party caucus. He challenged Abbott on a rationale of "economic leadership", criticizing his economic policies and claiming that he had "not been capable of providing the economic leadership our nation needs [...] of providing the economic confidence that business needs." After ascending to the Prime Ministership, Turnbull appointed the former Minister for Social Services Scott Morrison as Treasurer, replacing Joe Hockey who resigned from politics shortly afterwards.


2016 Australian federal budget, Forecasts
For the 2016–17 financial year, the government forecast a deficit of $37.1 billion, which is $2.7 billion less than the estimated $39.8 billion deficit during the 2015–16 financial year.


2016 Australian federal budget, Taxes and income, Income and business taxes
The individual tax rates remained the same except that the $80,000 upper threshold for the 32.5% rate was increased to $87,000 effective 1 July 2016. The 2% deficit repair levy on individual incomes above $180,000 instituted by former Prime Minister Tony Abbott is set to be abolished from 1 July 2017.


2016 Australian federal budget, Taxes and income, Income and business taxes
The small to medium business tax rate will also be lowered once again, by 1% to 27.5%, effective 1 July 2016. The turnover threshold in which small businesses would be eligible for this lower tax rate will be raised significantly, from $2 million to $10 million, with the expectation that it will once again be raised to $25 million in 2017–18, $50 million in 2018–19, and eventually $100 million in 2019–20. It is expected this tax cut will affect over 870,000 businesses, employing 3.4 million workers.