Michael Long set out to walk from Melbourne to Canberra to seek a meeting with Prime Minister John Howard, and stopped about halfway after ten days when Howard agreed.
He had completed about 325 kilometres of the planned 650.
Indigenous football
Elton John took the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra to Football Park in Adelaide for a concert on the SANFL's home ground.
Grounds
Victoria's Legislative Assembly debated the Collingwood (Victoria Park) Land Bill, with Graeme Weideman, brother of Murray, and former South Melbourne footballer Bill McGrath among the MPs speaking.
Grounds
Sydney Swans, 60 games (2021-2026)
Brisbane, 231 games (1996-2010)
Melbourne, 227 games (1935-1950)
Essendon, 200 games (1969-1982)
West Coast, 193 games (1992-2005)
Port Adelaide, 192 games (1997-2008)
South Melbourne, 154 games (1927-1937)
Tom Boyd went first, to GWS
