80s

 The 80s saw a gap in the independence of Australian rock Nick Cave said that before the '80s, "America, Australia and England still needed to tell what was good." An example of the Australians who broke free of the convention came in lockjaw .  Formed in 1982, the band is known for its members anonymous outrageous stage antics and humorous lyrics. In the words of the band, "there is only one factor left that makes us work. And that factor, I think we've burnt me away, with the crucible of time in something that is really genuine."

In the 80s , numerous innovative Australian bands of the rock arose. These included Hunters and Collectors , The Church , tism , Divinyls , Hoodoo Gurus , Mondo Rock , The Sunnyboys , Men at Work , mediators and The Triffids .. During this period a number of Australian bands began to reflect their urban environment in the songs dealing with everyday experiences of life in inner-city eg. Paul Kelly and the girls colored perhaps exemplified best in his songs " St. Kilda to Kings Cross "and" leaps and bounds, " John Kennedy's Love gone wrong in songs such us "King Street" and The Mexican Spitfires on runway has taste "of the steps of the City of Sydney" and " City Hall. "This decade also saw the rise of world music groups like Dead Can Dance , of special importance is Yothu Yindi , he helped found the field aboriginal rock . In 1985, Newsboys emerged and produced albums the coup not ashamed , Strengthen the microphone , Dedication , and more. Then soap star Kylie Minogue began her music career in the late '80s and released Locomotion what became the biggest selling single in Australia for decade and quickly catapulted to world stardom.