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Trent Zimmerman

Trent Zimmerman, Australian politician

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Born
October 15, 1968
Age in 2026
58
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1968

About Trent Zimmerman

Trent Moir Zimmerman is an Australian former politician. He was elected to succeed Joe Hockey as the Liberal Party of Australia member of the House of Representatives seat of North Sydney at the 2015 by-election. Zimmerman was one of eight openly LGBTQ current members of the Parliament of Australia and the first openly LGBTI member of the House of Representatives. Zimmerman won the two-candidate vote of 60.2 percent against independent Stephen Ruff. Zimmerman has advocated strongly for LGBTI issues and was the first openly LGBTI member of the House of Representatives. One project that received a lot of attention was the North Sydney swimming pool that received $10 million even though that money was earmarked for rural and regional communities.

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The world when Trent Zimmerman was born

Trent Zimmerman was born in 1968. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1968

  • #1 song"Hey Jude" – The Beatles
  • Top movie2001: A Space Odyssey
  • Top TV showRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  • Best-selling bookAirport – Arthur Hailey

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBob Beamon shatters long jump record at Mexico City Olympics
  • Top headlineMLK and RFK assassinated
  • Technology milestoneDouglas Engelbart demonstrates the computer mouse
  • Defining fadTie-dye everything
  • Notable inventionComputer mouse (Douglas Engelbart)
  • World population3.55 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
  • Sports championDetroit Tigers (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population200.7M

1968 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Trent Zimmerman's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19682026
Gas$0.34$3.45/gal
Average home$15,600$435,000
Average income$10,300$67,500
Minimum wage$1.60$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.31$11.95
Postage stamp$0.06$0.73
Population200.7M341 million

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