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{{short description|Australia-related events during the year of 2021}}
The following lists events that happened during '''2021 in Australia'''.
{{Infobox Australian year
| monarch = [[Elizabeth II]]
| governor-general = [[David Hurley]]
| pm = [[Scott Morrison]]
| population =
| australian = [[Grace Tame]]
| elections = [[2021 Western Australian state election|WA]], [[2021 Tasmanian state election|TAS]]
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{{Year in Australia|2021}}
==Incumbents==
[[File:David Hurley official photo (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|140px|[[David Hurley]]]]
[[File:Scott Morrison 2014 crop.jpg|thumb|upright|140px|[[Scott Morrison]]]]
*[[Monarchy of Australia|Monarch]] – [[Elizabeth II]]
*[[Governor-General of Australia|Governor-General]] – [[David Hurley]]
*[[Prime Minister of Australia|Prime Minister]] – [[Scott Morrison]]
**[[Deputy Prime Minister of Australia|Deputy Prime Minister]] – [[Michael McCormack (Australian politician)|Michael McCormack]] (until 22 June), then [[Barnaby Joyce]]
**[[List of Australian Leaders of the Opposition|Opposition Leader]] – [[Anthony Albanese]]
*[[Chief Justice of Australia|Chief Justice]] – [[Susan Kiefel]]
===State and Territory Leaders===
*[[Premier of New South Wales]] – [[Gladys Berejiklian]]
**[[Leader of the Opposition (New South Wales)|Opposition Leader]] – [[Jodi McKay]] (until 28 May), then [[Chris Minns]] (from 4 June)
*[[Premier of Queensland]] – [[Annastacia Palaszczuk]]
**[[Leader of the Opposition (Queensland)|Opposition Leader]] – [[David Crisafulli]]
*[[Premier of South Australia]] – [[Steven Marshall]]
**[[Leader of the Opposition (South Australia)|Opposition Leader]] – [[Peter Malinauskas]]
*[[Premier of Tasmania]] – [[Peter Gutwein]]
**[[Leader of the Opposition (Tasmania)|Opposition Leader]] – [[Rebecca White]] (until 15 May), then [[David O'Byrne]] (from 15 June)
*[[Premier of Victoria]] – [[Daniel Andrews]]
**[[Leader of the Opposition (Victoria)|Opposition Leader]] – [[Michael O'Brien (Victorian politician)|Michael O'Brien]]
*[[Premier of Western Australia]] – [[Mark McGowan]]
**[[Leader of the Opposition (Western Australia)|Opposition Leader]] – [[Zak Kirkup]] (until 14 April), then [[Mia Davies]]
*[[Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory]] – [[Andrew Barr]]
**[[Leader of the Opposition (Australian Capital Territory)|Opposition Leader]] – [[Elizabeth Lee (politician)|Elizabeth Lee]]
*[[Chief Minister of the Northern Territory]] – [[Michael Gunner]]
**[[Leader of the Opposition (Northern Territory)|Opposition Leader]] – [[Lia Finocchiaro]]
===Governors and Administrators===
*[[Governor of New South Wales]] – [[Margaret Beazley]]
*[[Governor of Queensland]] – [[Paul de Jersey]]
*[[Governor of South Australia]] – [[Hieu Van Le]]
*[[Governor of Tasmania]] – [[Kate Warner]] (until 9 June 2021), then [[Barbara Baker (judge)|Barbara Baker]] (from 16 June 2021)
*[[Governor of Victoria]] – [[Linda Dessau]]
*[[Governor of Western Australia]] – [[Kim Beazley]]
*[[Australian Indian Ocean Territories|Administrator of the Australian Indian Ocean Territories]] – [[Natasha Griggs]]
*[[List of administrative heads of Norfolk Island|Administrator of Norfolk Island]] – [[Eric Hutchinson (politician)|Eric Hutchinson]]
*[[Administrator of the Northern Territory]] – [[Vicki O'Halloran]]
==Events==
===January===
* 1 January – The words of the Australian national anthem, "[[Advance Australia Fair]]", are changed for the first time since 1984, amending the line "For we are young and free" to "For we are one and free".<ref name="anthem">{{cite news |title=Australia's national anthem changed to reflect 'stories of the many First Nations peoples' |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/australia-s-national-anthem-changed-to-reflect-stories-of-the-many-first-nations-peoples |access-date=1 January 2021 |work=SBS News}}</ref>
* 2 January – Two women drown during a guided [[canyoning]] tour at [[Mount Wilson, New South Wales|Mount Wilson]] in the [[Blue Mountains (New South Wales)|Blue Mountains]]<ref name="canyoning">{{cite news |title=Police officer killed after being sucked into Blue Mountains whirlpool |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/police-officer-killed-after-being-sucked-into-blue-mountains-whirlpool-20210103-p56rfm.html |access-date=4 January 2021 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref>
* 8 January – A three-day [[COVID-19 lockdowns|lockdown]] is imposed on the Greater Brisbane area to stop the spread of a [[Lineage B.1.1.7|UK COVID-19 variant]] after a hotel quarantine worker unknowingly contracted the virus and spread it out into the community.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Siganto |first=Talissa |date=8 January 2021 |title=Greater Brisbane is in a three-day lockdown. These are the rules |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-08/coronavirus-queensland-lockdown-explained/13041766 |url-status=live |access-date=14 January 2021 |website=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]]}}</ref>
*22 January − An [[Mouse plagues in Australia|ongoing plague of mice]] continued to cause problems and began to cause concerns for crops in areas of New South Wales and Queensland.<ref name="abc-mice-plague-jan-2021">{{cite news |last1=Wakatama |first1=Giselle |last2=Johnson |first2=Keely |title=Mouse plague wreaks havoc across parts of NSW, farmers fear for crops |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-22/mice-rats-wreak-havoc-across-nsw-and-qld/13078798 |access-date=22 March 2021 |work=ABC Newcastle |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=22 January 2021 |language=en-AU}}</ref>
:- By March the mice were stripping food and other items from the shelves of a supermarket in [[Gulargambone]].<ref name="abc-mice-plague-strip-shelves">{{cite news |last1=Thackray |first1=Lucy |last2=McCutcheon |first2=Jen |title=Mice strip shelves bare at Gulargambone supermarket as plague takes over western NSW / |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-19/supermarket-shelves-stripped-by-mice-plague-western-nsw/13262552 |access-date=22 March 2021 |work=ABC Western Plains |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=19 March 2021 |language=en-AU}}</ref>
:- In June 2021 the plague caused the complete evacuation of the [[Wellington Correctional Centre]] as dead mice and damage to infrastructure led to concern for the health and safety of inmates and staff.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-22/wellington-correctional-centre-evacuated-due-to-mouse-plague/100233214 |title=Mice plague 'invades' Wellington prison, forcing hundreds of prisoners and staff to evacuate |work=ABC Central West |first=Xanthe |last=Gregory |first2=Nick |last2=Lowther |publisher=ABC News |date=22 June 2021 |access-date=22 June 2021}}</ref>
*25 January – [[Israel]] extradites Malka Leifer to Australia, after a six year battle to extradite her in the light of the [[Adass Israel School sex abuse scandal]].<ref>{{Cite web|author=Ilan Ben Zion|date=25 January 2021|title=Israel extradites woman wanted for sex crimes to Australia|url=https://apnews.com/article/israel-extradites-woman-sex-crimes-360e654265ddf4fe0305ad626253a352|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125225029/https://apnews.com/article/israel-extradites-woman-sex-crimes-360e654265ddf4fe0305ad626253a352|archive-date=25 January 2021|access-date=25 January 2021|website=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Visontay|first1=Elias|last2=Holmes|first2=Oliver|date=25 January 2021|title=Malka Leifer departs Israel for Australia to face 74 counts of child sexual abuse in Victoria|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/25/malka-leifer-departs-israel-for-australia-to-face-74-counts-of-child-sexual-abuse-in-victoria|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125230417/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/25/malka-leifer-departs-israel-for-australia-to-face-74-counts-of-child-sexual-abuse-in-victoria|archive-date=25 January 2021|access-date=25 January 2021|website=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=אלי סניור|date=25 January 2021|title=אחרי אינספור דחיות – ורגע לפני סגירת השמיים: מלכה לייפר הוסגרה לאוסטרליה|url=https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/BkTWsCsyu|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125230718/https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/BkTWsCsyu|archive-date=25 January 2021|access-date=25 January 2021|website=[[Ynet]]|language=he}}</ref>
*31 January – A snap five-day lockdown is imposed on the city of Perth and the [[Peel (Western Australia)|Peel]] region, after a hotel quarantine worker tests positive for the virulent [[Variant of Concern 202012/01]] of the [[SARS-CoV-2]] virus.<ref name="perthlockdown">{{cite news |title=WA emerges after snap five-day lockdown following COVID scare |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-06/wa-emerges-from-covid-lockdown-as-restrictions-lift-across-state/13128776 |access-date=7 February 2021 |work=ABC News |date=6 February 2021 |language=en-AU}}</ref>
===February===
*11 February – A tsunami warning is issued and later retracted after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake just off the coast of New Caledonia brought fears of a possible tsunami impacting Lord Howe Island.
*15 February – 142,000 doses of the [[Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine]] arrived in Australia.<ref name=abc-pfizer-vacc-here>{{cite news |last1=Hitch |first1=Georgia |title=First Pfizer coronavirus vaccine doses arrives in Australia, ahead of first jabs next week |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-15/pfizer-coronavirus-vaccine-doses-arrive-australia-rollout/13155726 |access-date=15 February 2021 |work=ABC News |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=15 February 2021 |language=en-AU}}</ref>
*18 February – [[Facebook]] blocks all Australian news websites from sharing news content on its social media platform, preventing any Facebook user from sharing news content from any Australian-based news websites, and preventing Australian users from accessing news content from overseas media outlets on Facebook.<ref name=abc-facebook-restricts-access>{{cite news|last1=News |first1=ABC
|title=Facebook just restricted access to news in Australia. Here's what that means for you
|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-18/facebook-news-ban-what-just-happened-post-zuckerberg/13166710
|access-date=18 February 2021 |work=ABC News |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=18 February 2021 |language=en-AU}}</ref>
*22 February – The first doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are administered.<ref name=abc-pfizer-vacc-here/>
===March===
*1 March – The Final Report of the [[Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety]] is tabled.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Final Report|url=https://agedcare.royalcommission.gov.au/publications/final-report|access-date=2021-05-28|website=Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety|language=en}}</ref>
*11 March – The [[2021 NRL season]] commences, with 2020 premiers [[Melbourne Storm]] defeating [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] 26-18 at [[AAMI Park]].
*13 March – The [[2021 Western Australian state election]] is held with the incumbent McGowan Labor government winning with an increased majority.
*15 March – Tens of thousands of people attend [[2021 March 4 Justice|March 4 Justice]] rallies across Australia calling for an end to gender-based violence and workplace harassment.
*18 March – The [[2021 AFL season]] commences, with 2019/20 two-time premiers [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond Tigers]] defeating [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton Blues]] at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]].
*19 March – A rain bomb impacts the New South Wales [[Mid North Coast, New South Wales|Mid North Coast]] and [[Western Sydney]], causing [[2021 Eastern Australian floods|major flooding]] and evacuations. Low lying parts of [[Port Macquarie]], [[Bulahdelah]], [[City of Penrith]], [[City of Hawkesbury]], [[Dunbogan]] and the [[Laurieton]] foreshore are evacuated as a precaution.
*20 March – Due to intense rainfall in the previous days, [[Cundletown, New South Wales|Cundletown]] and the [[Taree]] CBD are evacuated as the Manning River swells to a peak of 5.65 metres.
*Intense rainfall also impacts Greater Sydney, [[New South Wales]] and [[Warragamba Dam]] in Western Sydney overflows for the first time since 2012. Evacuation orders are put in place for suburbs and localities located close to the [[Nepean River|Nepean]] and [[Hawkesbury River|Hawksbury]] rivers.
*28 March – The [[JobKeeper]] wage subsidy ends. With the government implementing targeted relief packages for industries affected by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] such as tourism.
* 29 March – Prime Minister Morrison reshuffled his cabinet:<ref name="abc-cabinet-shuffle-29mar'21"/>
** The new 'Minister for Women's Safety' portfolio was created in cabinet. The [[Minister for Families and Social Services]], [[Anne Ruston]], will add that role to her current duties.
** [[Michaelia Cash]] replaces [[Christian Porter]] as the Attorney-General and Industrial Relations Minister.
** [[Karen Andrews]] replaces [[Peter Dutton]] as [[Ministry of Home Affairs|Home Affairs Minister]] as he moves to the Defence Ministry.
** [[Linda Reynolds]] replaces [[Stuart Robert]] as [[Minister for Government Services|Government Services]] and [[National Disability Insurance Scheme]] minister. Robert's takes on Cash's former employment roles.
** [[Jane Hume]], moves from Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and the Digital Economy to the new post of Minister for Women's Economic security
** [[Amanda Stoker]], Assistant Minister to the Attorney-General, will also be the Assistant Minister for Women, and Assistant Minister for Industrial Relations.<ref name="abc-cabinet-shuffle-29mar'21">{{cite news |last1=Hitch |first1=Georgia |title=Cabinet reshuffle sees new, bigger focus on women, so who has ended up where? |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-29/cabinet-reshuffle-focus-on-women-politics/100036132 |access-date=29 March 2021 |work=ABC News |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=29 March 2021 |language=en-AU}}</ref>
* 29 March – A three-day lockdown is imposed on the [[City of Brisbane |Brisbane]], [[Logan City |Logan]], [[Moreton Bay, Queensland|Moreton Bay]], [[City of Ipswich |Ipswich]] and [[Redland City |Redlands]] to stop the spread of a UK COVID-19 variant.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/brisbane-enters-snap-three-day-lockdown-as-four-more-locally-acquired-covid-19-cases-recorded |title=Brisbane enters snap three-day lockdown as four more locally acquired COVID-19 cases recorded|date= 29 March 2021|work= [[Special Broadcasting Service |SBS News]]|access-date=31 March 2021|language=en}}</ref>
* 31 March – New [[Queen's Colour]] is presented to the [[Royal Australian Air Force]] to mark its Centenary during the parade and an inspection by the [[Governor-General of Australia|Governor-General]] [[David Hurley]] in [[Canberra]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://airforce2021.airforce.gov.au/event/queens-colour-presentation-parade |title=Queen's Colour Presentation Parade|publisher= Royal Australian Air Force |date= 31 March 2021|access-date=31 March 2021}}</ref>
=== April ===
* 15 April – The first Australian died from [[thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome]] (TTS), after vaccination with the [[Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine]].<ref name=9news-vacc-linked-death>{{cite news |authors=Jorge Branco, Nick Pearson |url=https://www.9news.com.au/national/coronavirus-australia-astrazeneca-vaccine-rollout-blood-clot-death-likely-linked/8578db27-1126-4a86-9b57-2aad775f97d4 |title=TGA finds NSW woman's death 'likely' linked to AstraZeneca vaccine |work=9News |publisher=Nine Digital Pty Ltd|date=16 April 2021 |access-date=11 June 2021}}</ref>
* 19 April – A [[Royal Commission into Defence and Veterans Suicide]] established.<ref name="pm-gov-au-def&vets-suicide">{{cite web |title=Establishment of a Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran suicide |url=https://www.pm.gov.au/media/establishment-royal-commission-defence-and-veteran-suicide |website=www.pm.gov.au |publisher=Commonwealth of Australia |access-date=20 April 2021 |date=19 April 2021}}</ref>
* 21 April – The Australian Government announces it will be pulling Victoria out of the Chinese "[[Belt and Road Initiative]]" completely.<ref>{{cite news |title=Federal government rips up Victoria's controversial Belt and Road agreement with China |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/federal-government-rips-up-victoria-s-controversial-belt-and-road-agreement-with-china |date=21 April 2021 |access-date=21 April 2021 |publisher=[[Special Broadcasting Service]] |work=SBS News}}</ref>
=== May ===
* 1 May – The [[2021 Tasmanian state election]] is held
*4 May – 7 waterspouts form just off the coast of [[Old Bar]] unexpectedly. At one point, 5 of them are on the ground at the same time.<ref>https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/health-safety/the-start-of-an-alien-invasion-freak-water-spouts-form-off-nsw-coast/news-story/3b4ec00ba6350ff6d2170f53b94f1cf9</ref>
*25 May – An explosion at the [[Callide Power Station]] near [[Biloela]] in [[Central Queensland]] triggers widespread power outages across the state.<ref>{{cite news|last=Pollard|first=Emma|date=26 May 2021|title=Queensland blackout to be investigated after fire at Callide Power Station cuts power to large parts of the state|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-26/qld-callide-power-station-biloela-investigation/100164942|work=ABC News|location= |access-date=11 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Stone|first=Lucy|date=26 May 2021|title= What happened at Queensland's Callide Power Station and will we lose power again?|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-26/queensland-blackout-callide-power-station-failure-explained/100164976|work=ABC News|location= |access-date=11 June 2021}}</ref>
*27 May – 52 finalists for the [[List of Archibald Prize 2021 finalists|Archibald Prize]] and the [[Archibald Prize#Packing Room Prize|Packing Room Prize]] winner, Kathrin Longhurst for her portrait of [[Kate Ceberano]], are announced.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-05-27|title=Archibald prize 2021: Grace Tame, Ben Quilty, Eryn Jean Norvill and more – in pictures|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2021/may/27/archibald-prize-2021-grace-tame-ben-quilty-eryn-jean-norvill-and-more-in-pictures|access-date=2021-05-27|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Morris|first=Linda|date=2021-05-27|title=Kathrin Longhurst wins Archibald Packing Room Prize with portrait of Kate Ceberano|url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/art-and-design/kathrin-longhurst-wins-archibald-packing-room-prize-with-portrait-of-kate-ceberano-20210526-p57vcc.html|access-date=2021-05-27|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en}}</ref>
=== June ===
* 4 June – [[Peter Wegner (Australian artist)|Peter Wegner]] wins the 2021 [[Archibald Prize]] for ''Portrait of [[Guy Warren (artist)|Guy Warren]] at 100<ref>{{Cite web|last=Morris|first=Linda|date=2021-06-04|title=Peter Wegner wins Archibald Prize 2021 with portrait of artist Guy Warren|url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/art-and-design/peter-wegner-wins-archibald-prize-2021-with-portrait-of-artist-guy-warren-20210603-p57xod.html|access-date=2021-06-04|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en}}</ref>''
* 9 June – The first [[State of Origin series]] rugby league match to ever be held outside a capital city is played at [[North Queensland Stadium]] in [[Townsville, Queensland]] following a [[COVID-19 pandemic in Australia|COVID-19 outbreak]] in [[Melbourne]] where the game was scheduled to be played.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Raffety|first1=Sally|last2=Kotaidis|first2=Hannah|date= |title=Townsville to host State of Origin opener after MCG ruled out due to COVID outbreak|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-31/state-of-origin-game-1-transferred-to-townsville/100177694|work=ABC News|location= |access-date=11 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |title=Countdown to State of Origin Game 1 kick-off in Townsville brings excitement to city|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-09/state-of-origin-game-one-2021-kick-off-time-townsville-preview/100200408|work=ABC News|location= |date=9 June 2021|access-date=11 June 2021}}</ref>
* 11 June – Floods in Eastern [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] claim the lives of two residents as the Traralgon Creek bursts its banks, inundating properties.<ref name="abc-vic-floods-june'21-2nd-dead">{{cite news |title=Woman's body found in floodwater as Victoria's storm toll rises, further rain expected overnight |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-11/victoria-wild-weather-floods-gippsland/100207276 |access-date=11 June 2021 |work=ABC News |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=11 June 2021 |language=en-AU}}</ref>
*12 June – Extremely low rates of [[influenza]] and no reported deaths from it. 2019 had 800 flu deaths, 2020 was below 40.<ref name="smh-flu-rates-way-down">{{cite news |last1=Dow |first1=Aisha |title=Seasonal flu ‘nowhere to be seen’ in Australia |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/seasonal-flu-nowhere-to-be-seen-in-australia-20210612-p580gk.html |access-date=14 June 2021 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=12 June 2021 |language=en-AU}}</ref>
*21 June – [[Barnaby Joyce]] defeats [[Michael McCormack (Australian politician)|Michael McCormack]] in a leadership spill of the Nationals and regains the position of deputy Prime Minister. <ref>https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-22/barnaby-joyce-return-creates-problems-for-scott-morrison/100230758</ref>
===Future scheduled events===
* 10 August – The national [[2021 Australian census|Census of Population and Housing]]
* 25 September – 2021 AFL Grand Final
* 2 October – 2021 NRL Grand Final
==Deaths==
{{Main|Deaths in 2021}}
{{Further|:Category:2021 deaths}}
=== January ===
[[File:KV THANKSGIVING 2011edlc.jpg|120px|thumb|[[Kerry Vincent]]]]
[[File:Michael Bryce (cropped).jpg|120px|thumb|[[Michael Bryce]]]]
[[File:RonCampbell2015.jpg|120px|thumb|[[Ron Campbell (animator)|Ron Campbell]]]]
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* [[2 January]] – [[Kerry Vincent]], chef and television personality (b. [[1945]])
* [[3 January]]
** [[Alf Callick (footballer, born 1925)|Alf Callick]], Australian rules footballer ([[Sydney Swans|South Melbourne]]) (b. [[1925]])
** [[Alan Daly]], Australian rules footballer ([[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]) (b. [[1929]])
** [[Divinyls|Warren McLean]], drummer ([[Divinyls]]) (b. unknown)
* [[5 January]] – [[Bob Brett]], tennis coach (b. [[1953]])
* [[6 January]] – [[Jack Lihou]], cricketer (b. [[1930]])
* [[7 January]] – [[Ian Foreman]], Australian rules footballer ([[Western Bulldogs|Footscray]]) (b. [[1930]])
* [[8 January]] – [[Colin McDonald (Australian cricketer)|Colin McDonald]], cricketer (b. [[1928]])
* [[10 January]] – [[Graham Arthur]], Australian rules footballer ([[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]]) (b. [[1936]])
* [[12 January]] – [[Frank Arok]], soccer player and coach (born in [[Yugoslavia]], died in [[Serbia]]) (b. [[1932]])
* [[14 January]]
** [[Cliff Burvill]], Olympic cyclist (b. [[1937]])
** [[Elijah Moshinsky]], opera director (born in [[China]], died in [[England]]) (b. [[1946]])
* [[15 January]] – [[Michael Bryce]], architect and designer (b. [[1938]])
* [[16 January]] – [[Chris Murphy (manager)|Chris Murphy]], band manager and music entrepreneur (b. [[1954]])
* [[17 January]]
** [[Jon Sullivan]], Queenslander politician (b. [[1950]])
** [[Philip Wilson (bishop)|Philip Wilson]], archbishop (b. [[1950]])
* [[21 January]] – [[Dave Bolton]], rugby league player and coach (born in the [[United Kingdom]]) (b. [[1937]])<ref>{{cite news|title=Dave Bolton: Wigan rugby league 'legend' dies aged 83|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-55770509|date=22 January 2021|access-date=21 March 2021|publisher=BBC News}}</ref>
* [[22 January]] – [[Ron Campbell (animator)|Ron Campbell]], animator (died in the [[United States]]) (b. [[1939]])
* [[23 January]]
** [[Trisha Noble]], singer and actress (b. [[1944]])
** [[George Weatherill (politician)|George Weatherill]], South Australian politician (b. [[1936]])
* [[25 January]] – [[Masada Iosefa]], rugby league player (born in [[Samoa]]) (b. [[1988]])
* [[26 January]]
** [[Virginia Fraser (artist)|Virginia Fraser]], artist (b. [[1947]])
** [[Luc Julian Matthys]], bishop (born in [[Belgium]]) (b. [[1935]])
* [[28 January]]
** [[Valerie Yule]], child psychologist (b. [[1929]])
=== February ===
* [[4 February]] – [[A. David Buckingham]], chemist (died in the [[United Kingdom]]) (b. [[1930]])
* [[5 February]] – [[Sam Gannon]], cricketer (b. [[1947]])
* [[6 February]] – [[Ken McCaffery]], rugby league player (b. [[1929]])
* [[7 February]] – [[Lilliane Brady]], Mayor of [[Cobar, New South Wales|Cobar]] (b. [[1930]])
* [[10 February]] – [[Audrey Meaney]], archaeologist and historian (born in the [[United Kingdom]]) (b. [[1931]])
* [[13 February]] – [[Raymond Specht]], plant ecologist (b. [[1924]])
* [[16 February]] – [[Jason Benjamin]], artist (b. [[1971]])
* [[17 February]]
** [[Frances Harris]], historian (born in the [[United Kingdom]]) (b. [[1950]])
** [[Murray Weideman]], Australian rules footballer and coach (b. [[1936]])
* [[18 February]] – [[John Spencer (rugby league, born 1946)|John Spencer]], rugby league player (b. [[1946]])
* [[21 February]]
** [[Kevin Dann]], rugby league player (b. [[1958]])
** [[Shane Lewis (swimmer)|Shane Lewis]], Olympic swimmer (b. [[1973]])
* [[23 February]] – [[Deez Nuts (band)|Sean Kennedy]], bassist ([[Deez Nuts (band)|Deez Nuts]]) (b. [[1985]])
* [[25 February]]
** [[Bede Vincent Heather]], Roman Catholic bishop (b. [[1928]])
** [[Jim Johnson (jockey)|Jim Johnson]], jockey (b. [[1929]])
* [[28 February]] – [[Syd Slocomb]], Australian rules footballer ([[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]) (b. [[1930]])
=== March ===
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* [[1 March]] – [[Michael Gudinski]], music entrepreneur (b. [[1952]])
* [[3 March]] – [[Katharina Gaus]], immunologist (born in [[West Germany]]) (b. [[1972]])
* [[8 March]] – [[Alan Marnoch]], soccer player (born in the [[United Kingdom]]) (b. [[1945]])
* [[11 March]] – [[Donald McDonnell]], Olympic boxer (b. [[1933]])
* [[12 March]] – [[Austen Angell]], physical chemist (died in the [[United States]]) (b. [[1933]])
* [[15 March]]
** [[Allan Montgomery]], Australian rules footballer ([[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]) (b. [[1958]])
** [[Doug Parkinson]], singer (b. [[1946]])
** [[Chester Porter]], barrister (b. [[1926]])
* [[16 March]] – [[Kevin Bradshaw (cyclist)|Kevin Bradshaw]], Olympic cyclist (b. [[1957]])
* [[17 March]] – [[Ian Shelton (footballer)|Ian Shelton]], Australian rules footballer ([[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]) (b. [[1940]])
* [[19 March]] – [[Patricia Giles (painter)|Patricia Giles]], painter (b. [[1932]])
* [[20 March]]
** [[Taryn Fiebig]], opera soprano (b. [[1972]])
** [[Robert Gard (tenor)|Robert Gard]], opera tenor (born in the [[United Kingdom]]) (b. [[1927]])
** [[Fred Jones (rugby league)|Fred Jones]], rugby league player (b. [[1942]])
** [[Bruce Wilson (bishop)|Bruce Wilson]], Anglican bishop (b. [[1942]])
* [[23 March]] – [[Reg Poole (footballer)|Reg Poole]], Australian rules footballer ([[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]]) (b. [[1942]])
* [[26 March]]
** [[John Richard Davey]], cricketer (born in the [[United Kingdom]]) (b. [[1957]])
** [[Vili Milisits]], pastry chef and businessperson (born in [[Hungary]]) (b. [[1948]])
* [[27 March]] – [[Peter Fox (professor)|Peter Fox]], computer scientist (died in the [[United States]]) (b. [[1959]])
=== April ===
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* [[2 April]] – [[Beasts of Bourbon|Tony Pola]], drummer ([[Beasts of Bourbon]]) (b. [[1959]])
* [[3 April]] – [[Carla Zampatti]], fashion designer (born in [[Italy]]) (b. [[1942]])
* [[5 April]]
** [[Philip K. Chapman]], astronaut (died in the [[United States]]) (b. [[1935]])
** [[Isabel Joy Bear]], chemist (b. [[1927]])
** [[Malcolm Kela Smith]], Papua New Guinean politician (born in the [[United Kingdom]]) (b. [[1943]])
* [[7 April]] – [[Tommy Raudonikis]], rugby league player (b. [[1950]])
* [[9 April]] – [[June Newton]], actress, photographer and model (died in [[Monaco]]) (b. [[1923]])
* [[10 April]] – [[Edward Cassidy]], Catholic cardinal (b. [[1924]])
* [[11 April]] – [[Dick Fenton-Smith]], Australian rules footballer ([[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]) (b. [[1931]])
* [[13 April]]
** [[Isi Leibler]], activist (born in [[Belgium]] and died in [[Israel]]) (b. [[1931]])
** [[Peter Warner]], sailor (b. [[1931]])
* [[14 April]]
** [[Trader Faulkner]], actor (died in the [[United Kingdom]]) (b. [[1927]])
** [[Graeme Lee (Australian footballer)|Graeme Lee]], Australian rules footballer ([[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]) (b. [[1939]])
** [[Leo Nosworthy]], rugby league player (b. [[1927]])
* [[15 April]] – [[Walter Kaufmann (author)|Walter Kaufmann]], writer (born and died in [[Germany]]) (b. [[1924]])
* [[16 April]]
** [[Daniel Kane (linguist)|Daniel Kane]], linguist (b. [[1948]])
** [[Andrew Peacock]], Victorian politician, [[Leader of the Opposition (Australia)|Leader of the federal Opposition]] (died in the [[United States]]) (b. [[1939]])
* [[17 April]] – [[John Brereton (footballer)|John Brereton]], Australian rules footballer ([[Western Bulldogs|Footscray]]) (b. [[1934]])
* [[18 April]] – [[Ken Greenwood]], Australian rules footballer ([[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]], [[Western Bulldogs|Footscray]]) (b. [[1941]])
* [[20 April]]
** [[Rex Aubrey]], Olympic swimmer (died in the [[United States]]) (b. [[1935]])
** [[George Dancis]], Olympic basketballer (born in [[Latvia]]) (b. [[1931]])
* [[21 April]] – [[Peter Dimond]], rugby league player (b. [[1938]])
* [[22 April]] – [[Bill Cameron (footballer)|Bill Cameron]], Australian rules footballer ([[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]) (b. [[1928]])
* [[25 April]] – [[John Konrads]], Olympic swimmer (born in [[Reichskommissariat Ostland|Ostland]]) (b. [[1942]])
* [[28 April]] – [[Anita Lane]], singer-songwriter (b. [[1959]])
* [[29 April]] – [[Terry Groom]], Tasmanian politician (b. [[1944]])
===May===
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* [[1 May]]
** [[Peter Heerey]], Federal Court judge (b. [[1939]])
** [[Kate Jennings]], poet and writer (died in the [[United States]]) (b. [[1948]])
* [[2 May]]
** [[Frank Costa]], entrepreneur and philanthropist (b. [[1938]])
** [[David Humphreys (cyclist)|David Humphreys]], Olympic cyclist (b. [[1936]])
** [[Barry Nelson (rugby league)|Barry Nelson]], rugby league player (b. [[1932]])
* [[5 May]]
** [[Barry Reilly]], rugby league player (b. [[1948]])
** [[Frank Sheehan (Australian politician)|Frank Sheehan]], Victorian politician (b. [[1937]])
* [[6 May]] – [[Murray Hedgcock]], cricket writer and journalist (b. [[1931]])
* [[7 May]] – [[David McCall]], Anglican bishop (b. [[1940]])
* [[10 May]]
** [[Frank Brazier]], Australian Olympic cyclist (b. [[1934]])
** [[Brendan Edwards]], Australian rules footballer ([[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]]) (b. [[1936]])
* [[11 May]]
** [[STW|Russell Goodrick]], Western Australian newsreader and television producer (born in the [[United Kingdom]]) (b. [[1948]])
** [[Frank Warrick]], Queenslander newsreader (b. [[1944]])
* [[12 May]] – [[Fred Buttsworth]], Australian rules footballer ([[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]) (b. [[1927]])
* [[13 May]] – [[Ian Brusasco]], businessman and philanthropist (b. [[1928]])
* [[14 May]] – [[Hartley Joynt]], cricketer (b. [[1938]])
* [[16 May]] – [[Vera Deacon]], historian (b. [[1926]])
* [[18 May]] – [[Terry O'Dea]], darts player (b. [[1945]])
* [[19 May]] – [[Johnny Ashcroft]], country musician (b. [[1927]])
* [[20 May]] – [[Ray Thomas (footballer, born 1940)|Ray Thomas]], Australian rules footballer ([[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]]) (b. [[1940]])
* [[21 May]] – [[Harold Lambert (footballer)|Harold Lambert]], Australian rules footballer ([[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]) (b. [[1922]])
* [[23 May]]
** [[Lorrae Desmond]], actress, singer and television presenter (b. [[1929]])
** [[Bob Fulton]], rugby league footballer and coach (born in the [[United Kingdom]]) (b. [[1947]])
* [[26 May]] – [[Llew Edwards (politician)|Sir Llew Edwards]], Queenslander politician (b. [[1935]])
* [[28 May]]
** [[Ian Marsh (footballer)|Ian Marsh]], Australian rules footballer ([[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]) (b. [[1955]])
** [[Ken McElligott]], Queenslander politician (b. [[1940]])
* [[29 May]] – [[John Gregg (actor)|John Gregg]], actor (b. [[1939]])
* [[30 May]] – [[Rick Mitchell]], Olympic sprinter (b. [[1955]])
* [[31 May]] – [[James Crawford (jurist)|James Crawford]], international jurist (b. [[1948]])
===June===
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* [[5 June]] – [[Lucette Aldous]], ballerina (born in [[New Zealand]]) (b. [[1938]])
* [[8 June]]
** [[Dave Barsley]], rugby league player (b. [[1939]])
** [[Tim Pickup]], rugby league player (b. [[1948]])
* [[10 June]] – [[Duncan Pegg]], Queenslander politician (b. [[1980]])
* [[11 June]] – [[Geoffrey Edelsten]], medical entrepreneur (b. [[1943]])
* [[13 June]] – [[David Lightfoot]], film producer (b. [[1960]] or [[1959]])
* [[14 June]] – [[Dinah Shearing]], actress (b. [[1926]])
* [[20 June]] – [[Mike Bailey (weatherman)|Mike Bailey]], television presenter (b. [[1950]])
==See also==
{{Portal|Australia|Current events|Oceania|Asia|Modern history|Australian roads|New South Wales|Queensland|South Australia|Western Australia}}
{{Wikinews|Category:Australia}}
===Country overviews===
*[[2020s in Australia political history]]
* [[History of Australia]]
* [[History of modern Australia]]
* [[Outline of Australia]]
* [[Government of Australia]]
* [[Politics of Australia]]
* [[Years in Australia]]
* [[Timeline of Australia history]]
==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}
==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline}}
{{Years in Australia}}
{{Year in Oceania|2021}}
[[Category:2021 in Australia| ]]
[[Category:Years of the 21st century in Australia]]
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[[Category:2020s in Australia]]
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{{short description|Australia-related events during the year of 2021}}
The following lists events that happened during '''2021 in Australia'''.
{{Infobox Australian year
| monarch = [[Elizabeth II]]
| governor-general = [[David Hurley]]
| pm = [[Scott Morrison]]
| population =
| australian = [[Grace Tame]]
| elections = [[2021 Western Australian state election|WA]], [[2021 Tasmanian state election|TAS]]
}}
{{Year in Australia|2021}}
==Incumbents==
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[[File:Scott Morrison 2014 crop.jpg|thumb|upright|140px|[[Scott Morrison]]]]
*[[Monarchy of Australia|Monarch]] – [[Elizabeth II]]
*[[Governor-General of Australia|Governor-General]] – [[David Hurley]]
*[[Prime Minister of Australia|Prime Minister]] – [[Scott Morrison]]
**[[Deputy Prime Minister of Australia|Deputy Prime Minister]] – [[Michael McCormack (Australian politician)|Michael McCormack]] (until 22 June), then [[Barnaby Joyce]]
**[[List of Australian Leaders of the Opposition|Opposition Leader]] – [[Anthony Albanese]]
*[[Chief Justice of Australia|Chief Justice]] – [[Susan Kiefel]]
===State and Territory Leaders===
*[[Premier of New South Wales]] – [[Gladys Berejiklian]]
**[[Leader of the Opposition (New South Wales)|Opposition Leader]] – [[Jodi McKay]] (until 28 May), then [[Chris Minns]] (from 4 June)
*[[Premier of Queensland]] – [[Annastacia Palaszczuk]]
**[[Leader of the Opposition (Queensland)|Opposition Leader]] – [[David Crisafulli]]
*[[Premier of South Australia]] – [[Steven Marshall]]
**[[Leader of the Opposition (South Australia)|Opposition Leader]] – [[Peter Malinauskas]]
*[[Premier of Tasmania]] – [[Peter Gutwein]]
**[[Leader of the Opposition (Tasmania)|Opposition Leader]] – [[Rebecca White]] (until 15 May), then [[David O'Byrne]] (from 15 June)
*[[Premier of Victoria]] – [[Daniel Andrews]]
**[[Leader of the Opposition (Victoria)|Opposition Leader]] – [[Michael O'Brien (Victorian politician)|Michael O'Brien]]
*[[Premier of Western Australia]] – [[Mark McGowan]]
**[[Leader of the Opposition (Western Australia)|Opposition Leader]] – [[Zak Kirkup]] (until 14 April), then [[Mia Davies]]
*[[Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory]] – [[Andrew Barr]]
**[[Leader of the Opposition (Australian Capital Territory)|Opposition Leader]] – [[Elizabeth Lee (politician)|Elizabeth Lee]]
*[[Chief Minister of the Northern Territory]] – [[Michael Gunner]]
**[[Leader of the Opposition (Northern Territory)|Opposition Leader]] – [[Lia Finocchiaro]]
===Governors and Administrators===
*[[Governor of New South Wales]] – [[Margaret Beazley]]
*[[Governor of Queensland]] – [[Paul de Jersey]]
*[[Governor of South Australia]] – [[Hieu Van Le]]
*[[Governor of Tasmania]] – [[Kate Warner]] (until 9 June 2021), then [[Barbara Baker (judge)|Barbara Baker]] (from 16 June 2021)
*[[Governor of Victoria]] – [[Linda Dessau]]
*[[Governor of Western Australia]] – [[Kim Beazley]]
*[[Australian Indian Ocean Territories|Administrator of the Australian Indian Ocean Territories]] – [[Natasha Griggs]]
*[[List of administrative heads of Norfolk Island|Administrator of Norfolk Island]] – [[Eric Hutchinson (politician)|Eric Hutchinson]]
*[[Administrator of the Northern Territory]] – [[Vicki O'Halloran]]
==Events==
===January===
* 1 January – The words of the Australian national anthem, "[[Advance Australia Fair]]", are changed for the first time since 1984, amending the line "For we are young and free" to "For we are one and free".<ref name="anthem">{{cite news |title=Australia's national anthem changed to reflect 'stories of the many First Nations peoples' |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/australia-s-national-anthem-changed-to-reflect-stories-of-the-many-first-nations-peoples |access-date=1 January 2021 |work=SBS News}}</ref>
* 2 January – Two women drown during a guided [[canyoning]] tour at [[Mount Wilson, New South Wales|Mount Wilson]] in the [[Blue Mountains (New South Wales)|Blue Mountains]]<ref name="canyoning">{{cite news |title=Police officer killed after being sucked into Blue Mountains whirlpool |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/police-officer-killed-after-being-sucked-into-blue-mountains-whirlpool-20210103-p56rfm.html |access-date=4 January 2021 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref>
* 8 January – A three-day [[COVID-19 lockdowns|lockdown]] is imposed on the Greater Brisbane area to stop the spread of a [[Lineage B.1.1.7|UK COVID-19 variant]] after a hotel quarantine worker unknowingly contracted the virus and spread it out into the community.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Siganto |first=Talissa |date=8 January 2021 |title=Greater Brisbane is in a three-day lockdown. These are the rules |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-08/coronavirus-queensland-lockdown-explained/13041766 |url-status=live |access-date=14 January 2021 |website=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]]}}</ref>
*22 January − An [[Mouse plagues in Australia|ongoing plague of mice]] continued to cause problems and began to cause concerns for crops in areas of New South Wales and Queensland.<ref name="abc-mice-plague-jan-2021">{{cite news |last1=Wakatama |first1=Giselle |last2=Johnson |first2=Keely |title=Mouse plague wreaks havoc across parts of NSW, farmers fear for crops |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-22/mice-rats-wreak-havoc-across-nsw-and-qld/13078798 |access-date=22 March 2021 |work=ABC Newcastle |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=22 January 2021 |language=en-AU}}</ref>
:- By March the mice were stripping food and other items from the shelves of a supermarket in [[Gulargambone]].<ref name="abc-mice-plague-strip-shelves">{{cite news |last1=Thackray |first1=Lucy |last2=McCutcheon |first2=Jen |title=Mice strip shelves bare at Gulargambone supermarket as plague takes over western NSW / |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-19/supermarket-shelves-stripped-by-mice-plague-western-nsw/13262552 |access-date=22 March 2021 |work=ABC Western Plains |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=19 March 2021 |language=en-AU}}</ref>
:- In June 2021 the plague caused the complete evacuation of the [[Wellington Correctional Centre]] as dead mice and damage to infrastructure led to concern for the health and safety of inmates and staff.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-22/wellington-correctional-centre-evacuated-due-to-mouse-plague/100233214 |title=Mice plague 'invades' Wellington prison, forcing hundreds of prisoners and staff to evacuate |work=ABC Central West |first=Xanthe |last=Gregory |first2=Nick |last2=Lowther |publisher=ABC News |date=22 June 2021 |access-date=22 June 2021}}</ref>
*25 January – [[Israel]] extradites Malka Leifer to Australia, after a six year battle to extradite her in the light of the [[Adass Israel School sex abuse scandal]].<ref>{{Cite web|author=Ilan Ben Zion|date=25 January 2021|title=Israel extradites woman wanted for sex crimes to Australia|url=https://apnews.com/article/israel-extradites-woman-sex-crimes-360e654265ddf4fe0305ad626253a352|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125225029/https://apnews.com/article/israel-extradites-woman-sex-crimes-360e654265ddf4fe0305ad626253a352|archive-date=25 January 2021|access-date=25 January 2021|website=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Visontay|first1=Elias|last2=Holmes|first2=Oliver|date=25 January 2021|title=Malka Leifer departs Israel for Australia to face 74 counts of child sexual abuse in Victoria|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/25/malka-leifer-departs-israel-for-australia-to-face-74-counts-of-child-sexual-abuse-in-victoria|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125230417/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/25/malka-leifer-departs-israel-for-australia-to-face-74-counts-of-child-sexual-abuse-in-victoria|archive-date=25 January 2021|access-date=25 January 2021|website=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=אלי סניור|date=25 January 2021|title=אחרי אינספור דחיות – ורגע לפני סגירת השמיים: מלכה לייפר הוסגרה לאוסטרליה|url=https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/BkTWsCsyu|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125230718/https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/BkTWsCsyu|archive-date=25 January 2021|access-date=25 January 2021|website=[[Ynet]]|language=he}}</ref>
*31 January – A snap five-day lockdown is imposed on the city of Perth and the [[Peel (Western Australia)|Peel]] region, after a hotel quarantine worker tests positive for the virulent [[Variant of Concern 202012/01]] of the [[SARS-CoV-2]] virus.<ref name="perthlockdown">{{cite news |title=WA emerges after snap five-day lockdown following COVID scare |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-06/wa-emerges-from-covid-lockdown-as-restrictions-lift-across-state/13128776 |access-date=7 February 2021 |work=ABC News |date=6 February 2021 |language=en-AU}}</ref>
===February===
*11 February – A tsunami warning is issued and later retracted after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake just off the coast of New Caledonia brought fears of a possible tsunami impacting Lord Howe Island.
*15 February – 142,000 doses of the [[Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine]] arrived in Australia.<ref name=abc-pfizer-vacc-here>{{cite news |last1=Hitch |first1=Georgia |title=First Pfizer coronavirus vaccine doses arrives in Australia, ahead of first jabs next week |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-15/pfizer-coronavirus-vaccine-doses-arrive-australia-rollout/13155726 |access-date=15 February 2021 |work=ABC News |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=15 February 2021 |language=en-AU}}</ref>
*18 February – [[Facebook]] blocks all Australian news websites from sharing news content on its social media platform, preventing any Facebook user from sharing news content from any Australian-based news websites, and preventing Australian users from accessing news content from overseas media outlets on Facebook.<ref name=abc-facebook-restricts-access>{{cite news|last1=News |first1=ABC
|title=Facebook just restricted access to news in Australia. Here's what that means for you
|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-18/facebook-news-ban-what-just-happened-post-zuckerberg/13166710
|access-date=18 February 2021 |work=ABC News |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=18 February 2021 |language=en-AU}}</ref>
*22 February – The first doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are administered.<ref name=abc-pfizer-vacc-here/>
===March===
*1 March – The Final Report of the [[Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety]] is tabled.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Final Report|url=https://agedcare.royalcommission.gov.au/publications/final-report|access-date=2021-05-28|website=Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety|language=en}}</ref>
*11 March – The [[2021 NRL season]] commences, with 2020 premiers [[Melbourne Storm]] defeating [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] 26-18 at [[AAMI Park]].
*13 March – The [[2021 Western Australian state election]] is held with the incumbent McGowan Labor government winning with an increased majority.
*15 March – Tens of thousands of people attend [[2021 March 4 Justice|March 4 Justice]] rallies across Australia calling for an end to gender-based violence and workplace harassment.
*18 March – The [[2021 AFL season]] commences, with 2019/20 two-time premiers [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond Tigers]] defeating [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton Blues]] at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]].
*19 March – A rain bomb impacts the New South Wales [[Mid North Coast, New South Wales|Mid North Coast]] and [[Western Sydney]], causing [[2021 Eastern Australian floods|major flooding]] and evacuations. Low lying parts of [[Port Macquarie]], [[Bulahdelah]], [[City of Penrith]], [[City of Hawkesbury]], [[Dunbogan]] and the [[Laurieton]] foreshore are evacuated as a precaution.
*20 March – Due to intense rainfall in the previous days, [[Cundletown, New South Wales|Cundletown]] and the [[Taree]] CBD are evacuated as the Manning River swells to a peak of 5.65 metres.
*Intense rainfall also impacts Greater Sydney, [[New South Wales]] and [[Warragamba Dam]] in Western Sydney overflows for the first time since 2012. Evacuation orders are put in place for suburbs and localities located close to the [[Nepean River|Nepean]] and [[Hawkesbury River|Hawksbury]] rivers.
*28 March – The [[JobKeeper]] wage subsidy ends. With the government implementing targeted relief packages for industries affected by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] such as tourism.
* 29 March – Prime Minister Morrison reshuffled his cabinet:<ref name="abc-cabinet-shuffle-29mar'21"/>
** The new 'Minister for Women's Safety' portfolio was created in cabinet. The [[Minister for Families and Social Services]], [[Anne Ruston]], will add that role to her current duties.
** [[Michaelia Cash]] replaces [[Christian Porter]] as the Attorney-General and Industrial Relations Minister.
** [[Karen Andrews]] replaces [[Peter Dutton]] as [[Ministry of Home Affairs|Home Affairs Minister]] as he moves to the Defence Ministry.
** [[Linda Reynolds]] replaces [[Stuart Robert]] as [[Minister for Government Services|Government Services]] and [[National Disability Insurance Scheme]] minister. Robert's takes on Cash's former employment roles.
** [[Jane Hume]], moves from Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and the Digital Economy to the new post of Minister for Women's Economic security
** [[Amanda Stoker]], Assistant Minister to the Attorney-General, will also be the Assistant Minister for Women, and Assistant Minister for Industrial Relations.<ref name="abc-cabinet-shuffle-29mar'21">{{cite news |last1=Hitch |first1=Georgia |title=Cabinet reshuffle sees new, bigger focus on women, so who has ended up where? |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-29/cabinet-reshuffle-focus-on-women-politics/100036132 |access-date=29 March 2021 |work=ABC News |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=29 March 2021 |language=en-AU}}</ref>
* 29 March – A three-day lockdown is imposed on the [[City of Brisbane |Brisbane]], [[Logan City |Logan]], [[Moreton Bay, Queensland|Moreton Bay]], [[City of Ipswich |Ipswich]] and [[Redland City |Redlands]] to stop the spread of a UK COVID-19 variant.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/brisbane-enters-snap-three-day-lockdown-as-four-more-locally-acquired-covid-19-cases-recorded |title=Brisbane enters snap three-day lockdown as four more locally acquired COVID-19 cases recorded|date= 29 March 2021|work= [[Special Broadcasting Service |SBS News]]|access-date=31 March 2021|language=en}}</ref>
* 31 March – New [[Queen's Colour]] is presented to the [[Royal Australian Air Force]] to mark its Centenary during the parade and an inspection by the [[Governor-General of Australia|Governor-General]] [[David Hurley]] in [[Canberra]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://airforce2021.airforce.gov.au/event/queens-colour-presentation-parade |title=Queen's Colour Presentation Parade|publisher= Royal Australian Air Force |date= 31 March 2021|access-date=31 March 2021}}</ref>
=== April ===
* 15 April – The first Australian died from [[thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome]] (TTS), after vaccination with the [[Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine]].<ref name=9news-vacc-linked-death>{{cite news |authors=Jorge Branco, Nick Pearson |url=https://www.9news.com.au/national/coronavirus-australia-astrazeneca-vaccine-rollout-blood-clot-death-likely-linked/8578db27-1126-4a86-9b57-2aad775f97d4 |title=TGA finds NSW woman's death 'likely' linked to AstraZeneca vaccine |work=9News |publisher=Nine Digital Pty Ltd|date=16 April 2021 |access-date=11 June 2021}}</ref>
* 19 April – A [[Royal Commission into Defence and Veterans Suicide]] established.<ref name="pm-gov-au-def&vets-suicide">{{cite web |title=Establishment of a Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran suicide |url=https://www.pm.gov.au/media/establishment-royal-commission-defence-and-veteran-suicide |website=www.pm.gov.au |publisher=Commonwealth of Australia |access-date=20 April 2021 |date=19 April 2021}}</ref>
* 21 April – The Australian Government announces it will be pulling Victoria out of the Chinese "[[Belt and Road Initiative]]" completely.<ref>{{cite news |title=Federal government rips up Victoria's controversial Belt and Road agreement with China |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/federal-government-rips-up-victoria-s-controversial-belt-and-road-agreement-with-china |date=21 April 2021 |access-date=21 April 2021 |publisher=[[Special Broadcasting Service]] |work=SBS News}}</ref>
=== May ===
* 1 May – The [[2021 Tasmanian state election]] is held
*4 May – 7 waterspouts form just off the coast of [[Old Bar]] unexpectedly. At one point, 5 of them are on the ground at the same time.<ref>https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/health-safety/the-start-of-an-alien-invasion-freak-water-spouts-form-off-nsw-coast/news-story/3b4ec00ba6350ff6d2170f53b94f1cf9</ref>
*25 May – An explosion at the [[Callide Power Station]] near [[Biloela]] in [[Central Queensland]] triggers widespread power outages across the state.<ref>{{cite news|last=Pollard|first=Emma|date=26 May 2021|title=Queensland blackout to be investigated after fire at Callide Power Station cuts power to large parts of the state|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-26/qld-callide-power-station-biloela-investigation/100164942|work=ABC News|location= |access-date=11 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Stone|first=Lucy|date=26 May 2021|title= What happened at Queensland's Callide Power Station and will we lose power again?|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-26/queensland-blackout-callide-power-station-failure-explained/100164976|work=ABC News|location= |access-date=11 June 2021}}</ref>
*27 May – 52 finalists for the [[List of Archibald Prize 2021 finalists|Archibald Prize]] and the [[Archibald Prize#Packing Room Prize|Packing Room Prize]] winner, Kathrin Longhurst for her portrait of [[Kate Ceberano]], are announced.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-05-27|title=Archibald prize 2021: Grace Tame, Ben Quilty, Eryn Jean Norvill and more – in pictures|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2021/may/27/archibald-prize-2021-grace-tame-ben-quilty-eryn-jean-norvill-and-more-in-pictures|access-date=2021-05-27|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Morris|first=Linda|date=2021-05-27|title=Kathrin Longhurst wins Archibald Packing Room Prize with portrait of Kate Ceberano|url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/art-and-design/kathrin-longhurst-wins-archibald-packing-room-prize-with-portrait-of-kate-ceberano-20210526-p57vcc.html|access-date=2021-05-27|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en}}</ref>
=== June ===
* 4 June – [[Peter Wegner (Australian artist)|Peter Wegner]] wins the 2021 [[Archibald Prize]] for ''Portrait of [[Guy Warren (artist)|Guy Warren]] at 100<ref>{{Cite web|last=Morris|first=Linda|date=2021-06-04|title=Peter Wegner wins Archibald Prize 2021 with portrait of artist Guy Warren|url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/art-and-design/peter-wegner-wins-archibald-prize-2021-with-portrait-of-artist-guy-warren-20210603-p57xod.html|access-date=2021-06-04|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en}}</ref>''
* 9 June – The first [[State of Origin series]] rugby league match to ever be held outside a capital city is played at [[North Queensland Stadium]] in [[Townsville, Queensland]] following a [[COVID-19 pandemic in Australia|COVID-19 outbreak]] in [[Melbourne]] where the game was scheduled to be played.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Raffety|first1=Sally|last2=Kotaidis|first2=Hannah|date= |title=Townsville to host State of Origin opener after MCG ruled out due to COVID outbreak|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-31/state-of-origin-game-1-transferred-to-townsville/100177694|work=ABC News|location= |access-date=11 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |title=Countdown to State of Origin Game 1 kick-off in Townsville brings excitement to city|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-09/state-of-origin-game-one-2021-kick-off-time-townsville-preview/100200408|work=ABC News|location= |date=9 June 2021|access-date=11 June 2021}}</ref>
* 11 June – Floods in Eastern [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] claim the lives of two residents as the Traralgon Creek bursts its banks, inundating properties.<ref name="abc-vic-floods-june'21-2nd-dead">{{cite news |title=Woman's body found in floodwater as Victoria's storm toll rises, further rain expected overnight |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-11/victoria-wild-weather-floods-gippsland/100207276 |access-date=11 June 2021 |work=ABC News |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=11 June 2021 |language=en-AU}}</ref>
*12 June – Extremely low rates of [[influenza]] and no reported deaths from it. 2019 had 800 flu deaths, 2020 was below 40.<ref name="smh-flu-rates-way-down">{{cite news |last1=Dow |first1=Aisha |title=Seasonal flu ‘nowhere to be seen’ in Australia |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/seasonal-flu-nowhere-to-be-seen-in-australia-20210612-p580gk.html |access-date=14 June 2021 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=12 June 2021 |language=en-AU}}</ref>
*21 June – [[Barnaby Joyce]] defeats [[Michael McCormack (Australian politician)|Michael McCormack]] in a leadership spill of the Nationals and regains the position of deputy Prime Minister. <ref>https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-22/barnaby-joyce-return-creates-problems-for-scott-morrison/100230758</ref>
===Future scheduled events===
* 10 August – The national [[2021 Australian census|Census of Population and Housing]]
* 25 September – 2021 AFL Grand Final
* 2 October – 2021 NRL Grand Final
==Deaths==
{{Main|Deaths in 2021}}
{{Further|:Category:2021 deaths}}
=== January ===
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* [[2 January]] – [[Kerry Vincent]], chef and television personality (b. [[1945]])
* [[3 January]]
** [[Alf Callick (footballer, born 1925)|Alf Callick]], Australian rules footballer ([[Sydney Swans|South Melbourne]]) (b. [[1925]])
** [[Alan Daly]], Australian rules footballer ([[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]) (b. [[1929]])
** [[Divinyls|Warren McLean]], drummer ([[Divinyls]]) (b. unknown)
* [[5 January]] – [[Bob Brett]], tennis coach (b. [[1953]])
* [[6 January]] – [[Jack Lihou]], cricketer (b. [[1930]])
* [[7 January]] – [[Ian Foreman]], Australian rules footballer ([[Western Bulldogs|Footscray]]) (b. [[1930]])
* [[8 January]] – [[Colin McDonald (Australian cricketer)|Colin McDonald]], cricketer (b. [[1928]])
* [[10 January]] – [[Graham Blackman Arthur]], Australian rules footballer ([[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]]) (b. [[1936]])
* [[12 January]] – [[Frank Arok]], soccer player and coach (born in [[Yugoslavia]], died in [[Serbia]]) (b. [[1932]])
* [[14 January]]
** [[Cliff Burvill]], Olympic cyclist (b. [[1937]])
** [[Elijah Moshinsky]], opera director (born in [[China]], died in [[England]]) (b. [[1946]])
* [[15 January]] – [[Michael Bryce]], architect and designer (b. [[1938]])
* [[16 January]] – [[Chris Murphy (manager)|Chris Murphy]], band manager and music entrepreneur (b. [[1954]])
* [[17 January]]
** [[Jon Sullivan]], Queenslander politician (b. [[1950]])
** [[Philip Wilson (bishop)|Philip Wilson]], archbishop (b. [[1950]])
* [[21 January]] – [[Dave Bolton]], rugby league player and coach (born in the [[United Kingdom]]) (b. [[1937]])<ref>{{cite news|title=Dave Bolton: Wigan rugby league 'legend' dies aged 83|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-55770509|date=22 January 2021|access-date=21 March 2021|publisher=BBC News}}</ref>
* [[22 January]] – [[Ron Campbell (animator)|Ron Campbell]], animator (died in the [[United States]]) (b. [[1939]])
* [[23 January]]
** [[Trisha Noble]], singer and actress (b. [[1944]])
** [[George Weatherill (politician)|George Weatherill]], South Australian politician (b. [[1936]])
* [[25 January]] – [[Masada Iosefa]], rugby league player (born in [[Samoa]]) (b. [[1988]])
* [[26 January]]
** [[Virginia Fraser (artist)|Virginia Fraser]], artist (b. [[1947]])
** [[Luc Julian Matthys]], bishop (born in [[Belgium]]) (b. [[1935]])
* [[28 January]]
** [[Valerie Yule]], child psychologist (b. [[1929]])
=== February ===
* [[4 February]] – [[A. David Buckingham]], chemist (died in the [[United Kingdom]]) (b. [[1930]])
* [[5 February]] – [[Sam Gannon]], cricketer (b. [[1947]])
* [[6 February]] – [[Ken McCaffery]], rugby league player (b. [[1929]])
* [[7 February]] – [[Lilliane Brady]], Mayor of [[Cobar, New South Wales|Cobar]] (b. [[1930]])
* [[10 February]] – [[Audrey Meaney]], archaeologist and historian (born in the [[United Kingdom]]) (b. [[1931]])
* [[13 February]] – [[Raymond Specht]], plant ecologist (b. [[1924]])
* [[16 February]] – [[Jason Benjamin]], artist (b. [[1971]])
* [[17 February]]
** [[Frances Harris]], historian (born in the [[United Kingdom]]) (b. [[1950]])
** [[Murray Weideman]], Australian rules footballer and coach (b. [[1936]])
* [[18 February]] – [[John Spencer (rugby league, born 1946)|John Spencer]], rugby league player (b. [[1946]])
* [[21 February]]
** [[Kevin Dann]], rugby league player (b. [[1958]])
** [[Shane Lewis (swimmer)|Shane Lewis]], Olympic swimmer (b. [[1973]])
* [[23 February]] – [[Deez Nuts (band)|Sean Kennedy]], bassist ([[Deez Nuts (band)|Deez Nuts]]) (b. [[1985]])
* [[25 February]]
** [[Bede Vincent Heather]], Roman Catholic bishop (b. [[1928]])
** [[Jim Johnson (jockey)|Jim Johnson]], jockey (b. [[1929]])
* [[28 February]] – [[Syd Slocomb]], Australian rules footballer ([[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]) (b. [[1930]])
=== March ===
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* [[1 March]] – [[Michael Gudinski]], music entrepreneur (b. [[1952]])
* [[3 March]] – [[Katharina Gaus]], immunologist (born in [[West Germany]]) (b. [[1972]])
* [[8 March]] – [[Alan Marnoch]], soccer player (born in the [[United Kingdom]]) (b. [[1945]])
* [[11 March]] – [[Donald McDonnell]], Olympic boxer (b. [[1933]])
* [[12 March]] – [[Austen Angell]], physical chemist (died in the [[United States]]) (b. [[1933]])
* [[15 March]]
** [[Allan Montgomery]], Australian rules footballer ([[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]) (b. [[1958]])
** [[Doug Parkinson]], singer (b. [[1946]])
** [[Chester Porter]], barrister (b. [[1926]])
* [[16 March]] – [[Kevin Bradshaw (cyclist)|Kevin Bradshaw]], Olympic cyclist (b. [[1957]])
* [[17 March]] – [[Ian Shelton (footballer)|Ian Shelton]], Australian rules footballer ([[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]) (b. [[1940]])
* [[19 March]] – [[Patricia Giles (painter)|Patricia Giles]], painter (b. [[1932]])
* [[20 March]]
** [[Taryn Fiebig]], opera soprano (b. [[1972]])
** [[Robert Gard (tenor)|Robert Gard]], opera tenor (born in the [[United Kingdom]]) (b. [[1927]])
** [[Fred Jones (rugby league)|Fred Jones]], rugby league player (b. [[1942]])
** [[Bruce Wilson (bishop)|Bruce Wilson]], Anglican bishop (b. [[1942]])
* [[23 March]] – [[Reg Poole (footballer)|Reg Poole]], Australian rules footballer ([[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]]) (b. [[1942]])
* [[26 March]]
** [[John Richard Davey]], cricketer (born in the [[United Kingdom]]) (b. [[1957]])
** [[Vili Milisits]], pastry chef and businessperson (born in [[Hungary]]) (b. [[1948]])
* [[27 March]] – [[Peter Fox (professor)|Peter Fox]], computer scientist (died in the [[United States]]) (b. [[1959]])
=== April ===
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* [[2 April]] – [[Beasts of Bourbon|Tony Pola]], drummer ([[Beasts of Bourbon]]) (b. [[1959]])
* [[3 April]] – [[Carla Zampatti]], fashion designer (born in [[Italy]]) (b. [[1942]])
* [[5 April]]
** [[Philip K. Chapman]], astronaut (died in the [[United States]]) (b. [[1935]])
** [[Isabel Joy Bear]], chemist (b. [[1927]])
** [[Malcolm Kela Smith]], Papua New Guinean politician (born in the [[United Kingdom]]) (b. [[1943]])
* [[7 April]] – [[Tommy Raudonikis]], rugby league player (b. [[1950]])
* [[9 April]] – [[June Newton]], actress, photographer and model (died in [[Monaco]]) (b. [[1923]])
* [[10 April]] – [[Edward Cassidy]], Catholic cardinal (b. [[1924]])
* [[11 April]] – [[Dick Fenton-Smith]], Australian rules footballer ([[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]) (b. [[1931]])
* [[13 April]]
** [[Isi Leibler]], activist (born in [[Belgium]] and died in [[Israel]]) (b. [[1931]])
** [[Peter Warner]], sailor (b. [[1931]])
* [[14 April]]
** [[Trader Faulkner]], actor (died in the [[United Kingdom]]) (b. [[1927]])
** [[Graeme Lee (Australian footballer)|Graeme Lee]], Australian rules footballer ([[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]) (b. [[1939]])
** [[Leo Nosworthy]], rugby league player (b. [[1927]])
* [[15 April]] – [[Walter Kaufmann (author)|Walter Kaufmann]], writer (born and died in [[Germany]]) (b. [[1924]])
* [[16 April]]
** [[Daniel Kane (linguist)|Daniel Kane]], linguist (b. [[1948]])
** [[Andrew Peacock]], Victorian politician, [[Leader of the Opposition (Australia)|Leader of the federal Opposition]] (died in the [[United States]]) (b. [[1939]])
* [[17 April]] – [[John Brereton (footballer)|John Brereton]], Australian rules footballer ([[Western Bulldogs|Footscray]]) (b. [[1934]])
* [[18 April]] – [[Ken Greenwood]], Australian rules footballer ([[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]], [[Western Bulldogs|Footscray]]) (b. [[1941]])
* [[20 April]]
** [[Rex Aubrey]], Olympic swimmer (died in the [[United States]]) (b. [[1935]])
** [[George Dancis]], Olympic basketballer (born in [[Latvia]]) (b. [[1931]])
* [[21 April]] – [[Peter Dimond]], rugby league player (b. [[1938]])
* [[22 April]] – [[Bill Cameron (footballer)|Bill Cameron]], Australian rules footballer ([[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]) (b. [[1928]])
* [[25 April]] – [[John Konrads]], Olympic swimmer (born in [[Reichskommissariat Ostland|Ostland]]) (b. [[1942]])
* [[28 April]] – [[Anita Lane]], singer-songwriter (b. [[1959]])
* [[29 April]] – [[Terry Groom]], Tasmanian politician (b. [[1944]])
===May===
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* [[1 May]]
** [[Peter Heerey]], Federal Court judge (b. [[1939]])
** [[Kate Jennings]], poet and writer (died in the [[United States]]) (b. [[1948]])
* [[2 May]]
** [[Frank Costa]], entrepreneur and philanthropist (b. [[1938]])
** [[David Humphreys (cyclist)|David Humphreys]], Olympic cyclist (b. [[1936]])
** [[Barry Nelson (rugby league)|Barry Nelson]], rugby league player (b. [[1932]])
* [[5 May]]
** [[Barry Reilly]], rugby league player (b. [[1948]])
** [[Frank Sheehan (Australian politician)|Frank Sheehan]], Victorian politician (b. [[1937]])
* [[6 May]] – [[Murray Hedgcock]], cricket writer and journalist (b. [[1931]])
* [[7 May]] – [[David McCall]], Anglican bishop (b. [[1940]])
* [[10 May]]
** [[Frank Brazier]], Australian Olympic cyclist (b. [[1934]])
** [[Brendan Edwards]], Australian rules footballer ([[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]]) (b. [[1936]])
* [[11 May]]
** [[STW|Russell Goodrick]], Western Australian newsreader and television producer (born in the [[United Kingdom]]) (b. [[1948]])
** [[Frank Warrick]], Queenslander newsreader (b. [[1944]])
* [[12 May]] – [[Fred Buttsworth]], Australian rules footballer ([[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]) (b. [[1927]])
* [[13 May]] – [[Ian Brusasco]], businessman and philanthropist (b. [[1928]])
* [[14 May]] – [[Hartley Joynt]], cricketer (b. [[1938]])
* [[16 May]] – [[Vera Deacon]], historian (b. [[1926]])
* [[18 May]] – [[Terry O'Dea]], darts player (b. [[1945]])
* [[19 May]] – [[Johnny Ashcroft]], country musician (b. [[1927]])
* [[20 May]] – [[Ray Thomas (footballer, born 1940)|Ray Thomas]], Australian rules footballer ([[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]]) (b. [[1940]])
* [[21 May]] – [[Harold Lambert (footballer)|Harold Lambert]], Australian rules footballer ([[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]) (b. [[1922]])
* [[23 May]]
** [[Lorrae Desmond]], actress, singer and television presenter (b. [[1929]])
** [[Bob Fulton]], rugby league footballer and coach (born in the [[United Kingdom]]) (b. [[1947]])
* [[26 May]] – [[Llew Edwards (politician)|Sir Llew Edwards]], Queenslander politician (b. [[1935]])
* [[28 May]]
** [[Ian Marsh (footballer)|Ian Marsh]], Australian rules footballer ([[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]) (b. [[1955]])
** [[Ken McElligott]], Queenslander politician (b. [[1940]])
* [[29 May]] – [[John Gregg (actor)|John Gregg]], actor (b. [[1939]])
* [[30 May]] – [[Rick Mitchell]], Olympic sprinter (b. [[1955]])
* [[31 May]] – [[James Crawford (jurist)|James Crawford]], international jurist (b. [[1948]])
===June===
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* [[5 June]] – [[Lucette Aldous]], ballerina (born in [[New Zealand]]) (b. [[1938]])
* [[8 June]]
** [[Dave Barsley]], rugby league player (b. [[1939]])
** [[Tim Pickup]], rugby league player (b. [[1948]])
* [[10 June]] – [[Duncan Pegg]], Queenslander politician (b. [[1980]])
* [[11 June]] – [[Geoffrey Edelsten]], medical entrepreneur (b. [[1943]])
* [[13 June]] – [[David Lightfoot]], film producer (b. [[1960]] or [[1959]])
* [[14 June]] – [[Dinah Shearing]], actress (b. [[1926]])
* [[20 June]] – [[Mike Bailey (weatherman)|Mike Bailey]], television presenter (b. [[1950]])
==See also==
{{Portal|Australia|Current events|Oceania|Asia|Modern history|Australian roads|New South Wales|Queensland|South Australia|Western Australia}}
{{Wikinews|Category:Australia}}
===Country overviews===
*[[2020s in Australia political history]]
* [[History of Australia]]
* [[History of modern Australia]]
* [[Outline of Australia]]
* [[Government of Australia]]
* [[Politics of Australia]]
* [[Years in Australia]]
* [[Timeline of Australia history]]
==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}
==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline}}
{{Years in Australia}}
{{Year in Oceania|2021}}
[[Category:2021 in Australia| ]]
[[Category:Years of the 21st century in Australia]]
[[Category:2021 in Oceania|Australia]]
[[Category:2020s in Australia]]
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<div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Australia-related events during the year of 2021</div>
<p>The following lists events that happened during <b>2021 in Australia</b>.
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<table class="infobox" style="width:240px;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary">2021 in Australia</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Monarch" title="Monarch">Monarchy</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Elizabeth II</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor-General" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor-General">Governor-General</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/David_Hurley" title="David Hurley">David Hurley</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Prime_minister" title="Prime minister">Prime minister</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Scott_Morrison" title="Scott Morrison">Scott Morrison</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Australian_of_the_Year" title="Australian of the Year">Australian of the Year</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Grace_Tame" title="Grace Tame">Grace Tame</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Election" title="Election">Elections</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2021_Western_Australian_state_election" title="2021 Western Australian state election">WA</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2021_Tasmanian_state_election" title="2021 Tasmanian state election">TAS</a></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2020_in_Australia" title="2020 in Australia">2020</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2019_in_Australia" title="2019 in Australia">2019</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2018_in_Australia" title="2018 in Australia">2018</a></li>
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<td class="summary" style="text-align:center; width:50%; font-size:130%; font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-size:110%"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/AD_2021" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2021">2021</a></span><br /> in<br /> <span class="adr"><span class="country-name location"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a></span></span></td>
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<p><big>→</big>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/AD_2022" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2022">2022</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/AD_2023" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2023">2023</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/AD_2024" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2024">2024</a></li>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Category:2000s_in_Australia" title="Category:2000s in Australia">2000s</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Category:2010s_in_Australia" title="Category:2010s in Australia">2010s</a></li>
<li><b><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Category:2020s_in_Australia" title="Category:2020s in Australia">2020s</a></b></li>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2021" title="2021">Other events of 2021</a></li>
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<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Timeline_of_Australian_history" title="Timeline of Australian history">Timeline of Australian history</a></li></ul>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2"><a href="#State_and_Territory_Leaders"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">State and Territory Leaders</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#Governors_and_Administrators"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Governors and Administrators</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#Events"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Events</span></a>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#January"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">January</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#February"><span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">February</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#March"><span class="tocnumber">2.3</span> <span class="toctext">March</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#April"><span class="tocnumber">2.4</span> <span class="toctext">April</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9"><a href="#May"><span class="tocnumber">2.5</span> <span class="toctext">May</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-10"><a href="#June"><span class="tocnumber">2.6</span> <span class="toctext">June</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-11"><a href="#Future_scheduled_events"><span class="tocnumber">2.7</span> <span class="toctext">Future scheduled events</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-12"><a href="#Deaths"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Deaths</span></a>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-13"><a href="#January_2"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">January</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-14"><a href="#February_2"><span class="tocnumber">3.2</span> <span class="toctext">February</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-15"><a href="#March_2"><span class="tocnumber">3.3</span> <span class="toctext">March</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-16"><a href="#April_2"><span class="tocnumber">3.4</span> <span class="toctext">April</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-17"><a href="#May_2"><span class="tocnumber">3.5</span> <span class="toctext">May</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-18"><a href="#June_2"><span class="tocnumber">3.6</span> <span class="toctext">June</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-20"><a href="#Country_overviews"><span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">Country overviews</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-21"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li>
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<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:142px;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:David_Hurley_official_photo_(cropped).jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/David_Hurley_official_photo_%28cropped%29.jpg/140px-David_Hurley_official_photo_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="140" height="191" class="thumbimage" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/David_Hurley_official_photo_%28cropped%29.jpg/210px-David_Hurley_official_photo_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/David_Hurley_official_photo_%28cropped%29.jpg/280px-David_Hurley_official_photo_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="785" data-file-height="1070" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:David_Hurley_official_photo_(cropped).jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div><a href="/enwiki/wiki/David_Hurley" title="David Hurley">David Hurley</a></div></div></div>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Monarchy_of_Australia" title="Monarchy of Australia">Monarch</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Elizabeth II</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor-General_of_Australia" title="Governor-General of Australia">Governor-General</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/David_Hurley" title="David Hurley">David Hurley</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Australia" title="Prime Minister of Australia">Prime Minister</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Scott_Morrison" title="Scott Morrison">Scott Morrison</a>
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_Australia" title="Deputy Prime Minister of Australia">Deputy Prime Minister</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Michael_McCormack_(Australian_politician)" title="Michael McCormack (Australian politician)">Michael McCormack</a> (until 22 June), then <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Barnaby_Joyce" title="Barnaby Joyce">Barnaby Joyce</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/List_of_Australian_Leaders_of_the_Opposition" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Australian Leaders of the Opposition">Opposition Leader</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Anthony_Albanese" title="Anthony Albanese">Anthony Albanese</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_Australia" title="Chief Justice of Australia">Chief Justice</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Susan_Kiefel" title="Susan Kiefel">Susan Kiefel</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Premier_of_New_South_Wales" title="Premier of New South Wales">Premier of New South Wales</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Gladys_Berejiklian" title="Gladys Berejiklian">Gladys Berejiklian</a>
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(New_South_Wales)" title="Leader of the Opposition (New South Wales)">Opposition Leader</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jodi_McKay" title="Jodi McKay">Jodi McKay</a> (until 28 May), then <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Chris_Minns" title="Chris Minns">Chris Minns</a> (from 4 June)</li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Premier_of_Queensland" title="Premier of Queensland">Premier of Queensland</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Annastacia_Palaszczuk" title="Annastacia Palaszczuk">Annastacia Palaszczuk</a>
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Queensland)" title="Leader of the Opposition (Queensland)">Opposition Leader</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/David_Crisafulli" title="David Crisafulli">David Crisafulli</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Premier_of_South_Australia" title="Premier of South Australia">Premier of South Australia</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Steven_Marshall" title="Steven Marshall">Steven Marshall</a>
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(South_Australia)" title="Leader of the Opposition (South Australia)">Opposition Leader</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Peter_Malinauskas" title="Peter Malinauskas">Peter Malinauskas</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Premier_of_Tasmania" title="Premier of Tasmania">Premier of Tasmania</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Peter_Gutwein" title="Peter Gutwein">Peter Gutwein</a>
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Tasmania)" title="Leader of the Opposition (Tasmania)">Opposition Leader</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Rebecca_White" title="Rebecca White">Rebecca White</a> (until 15 May), then <a href="/enwiki/wiki/David_O%27Byrne" title="David O'Byrne">David O'Byrne</a> (from 15 June)</li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Premier_of_Victoria" title="Premier of Victoria">Premier of Victoria</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Daniel_Andrews" title="Daniel Andrews">Daniel Andrews</a>
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Victoria)" title="Leader of the Opposition (Victoria)">Opposition Leader</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Michael_O%27Brien_(Victorian_politician)" title="Michael O'Brien (Victorian politician)">Michael O'Brien</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Premier_of_Western_Australia" title="Premier of Western Australia">Premier of Western Australia</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mark_McGowan" title="Mark McGowan">Mark McGowan</a>
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Western_Australia)" title="Leader of the Opposition (Western Australia)">Opposition Leader</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Zak_Kirkup" title="Zak Kirkup">Zak Kirkup</a> (until 14 April), then <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mia_Davies" title="Mia Davies">Mia Davies</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Chief_Minister_of_the_Australian_Capital_Territory" title="Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory">Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Andrew_Barr" title="Andrew Barr">Andrew Barr</a>
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Australian_Capital_Territory)" title="Leader of the Opposition (Australian Capital Territory)">Opposition Leader</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Elizabeth_Lee_(politician)" title="Elizabeth Lee (politician)">Elizabeth Lee</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Chief_Minister_of_the_Northern_Territory" title="Chief Minister of the Northern Territory">Chief Minister of the Northern Territory</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Michael_Gunner" title="Michael Gunner">Michael Gunner</a>
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Northern_Territory)" title="Leader of the Opposition (Northern Territory)">Opposition Leader</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lia_Finocchiaro" title="Lia Finocchiaro">Lia Finocchiaro</a></li></ul></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_New_South_Wales" title="Governor of New South Wales">Governor of New South Wales</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Margaret_Beazley" title="Margaret Beazley">Margaret Beazley</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_Queensland" title="Governor of Queensland">Governor of Queensland</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Paul_de_Jersey" title="Paul de Jersey">Paul de Jersey</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_South_Australia" title="Governor of South Australia">Governor of South Australia</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hieu_Van_Le" title="Hieu Van Le">Hieu Van Le</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_Tasmania" title="Governor of Tasmania">Governor of Tasmania</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kate_Warner" title="Kate Warner">Kate Warner</a> (until 9 June 2021), then <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Barbara_Baker_(judge)" title="Barbara Baker (judge)">Barbara Baker</a> (from 16 June 2021)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_Victoria" title="Governor of Victoria">Governor of Victoria</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Linda_Dessau" title="Linda Dessau">Linda Dessau</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_Western_Australia" title="Governor of Western Australia">Governor of Western Australia</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kim_Beazley" title="Kim Beazley">Kim Beazley</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Australian_Indian_Ocean_Territories" title="Australian Indian Ocean Territories">Administrator of the Australian Indian Ocean Territories</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Natasha_Griggs" title="Natasha Griggs">Natasha Griggs</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/List_of_administrative_heads_of_Norfolk_Island" title="List of administrative heads of Norfolk Island">Administrator of Norfolk Island</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Eric_Hutchinson_(politician)" title="Eric Hutchinson (politician)">Eric Hutchinson</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Administrator_of_the_Northern_Territory" title="Administrator of the Northern Territory">Administrator of the Northern Territory</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Vicki_O%27Halloran" title="Vicki O'Halloran">Vicki O'Halloran</a></li></ul>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Events">Events</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=2021_in_Australia&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Events">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="January">January</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=2021_in_Australia&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: January">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3>
<ul><li>1 January – The words of the Australian national anthem, "<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Advance_Australia_Fair" title="Advance Australia Fair">Advance Australia Fair</a>", are changed for the first time since 1984, amending the line "For we are young and free" to "For we are one and free".<sup id="cite_ref-anthem_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-anthem-1">[1]</a></sup></li>
<li>2 January – Two women drown during a guided <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Canyoning" title="Canyoning">canyoning</a> tour at <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mount_Wilson,_New_South_Wales" title="Mount Wilson, New South Wales">Mount Wilson</a> in the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Blue_Mountains_(New_South_Wales)" title="Blue Mountains (New South Wales)">Blue Mountains</a><sup id="cite_ref-canyoning_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-canyoning-2">[2]</a></sup></li>
<li>8 January – A three-day <a href="/enwiki/wiki/COVID-19_lockdowns" title="COVID-19 lockdowns">lockdown</a> is imposed on the Greater Brisbane area to stop the spread of a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lineage_B.1.1.7" class="mw-redirect" title="Lineage B.1.1.7">UK COVID-19 variant</a> after a hotel quarantine worker unknowingly contracted the virus and spread it out into the community.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup></li>
<li>22 January − An <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mouse_plagues_in_Australia" title="Mouse plagues in Australia">ongoing plague of mice</a> continued to cause problems and began to cause concerns for crops in areas of New South Wales and Queensland.<sup id="cite_ref-abc-mice-plague-jan-2021_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-abc-mice-plague-jan-2021-4">[4]</a></sup></li></ul>
<dl><dd>- By March the mice were stripping food and other items from the shelves of a supermarket in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Gulargambone" title="Gulargambone">Gulargambone</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-abc-mice-plague-strip-shelves_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-abc-mice-plague-strip-shelves-5">[5]</a></sup></dd>
<dd>- In June 2021 the plague caused the complete evacuation of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Wellington_Correctional_Centre" title="Wellington Correctional Centre">Wellington Correctional Centre</a> as dead mice and damage to infrastructure led to concern for the health and safety of inmates and staff.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a></sup></dd></dl>
<ul><li>25 January – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a> extradites Malka Leifer to Australia, after a six year battle to extradite her in the light of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Adass_Israel_School_sex_abuse_scandal" title="Adass Israel School sex abuse scandal">Adass Israel School sex abuse scandal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a></sup></li>
<li>31 January – A snap five-day lockdown is imposed on the city of Perth and the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Peel_(Western_Australia)" title="Peel (Western Australia)">Peel</a> region, after a hotel quarantine worker tests positive for the virulent <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Variant_of_Concern_202012/01" class="mw-redirect" title="Variant of Concern 202012/01">Variant of Concern 202012/01</a> of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/SARS-CoV-2" class="mw-redirect" title="SARS-CoV-2">SARS-CoV-2</a> virus.<sup id="cite_ref-perthlockdown_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-perthlockdown-10">[10]</a></sup></li></ul>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="February">February</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=2021_in_Australia&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: February">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3>
<ul><li>11 February – A tsunami warning is issued and later retracted after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake just off the coast of New Caledonia brought fears of a possible tsunami impacting Lord Howe Island.</li>
<li>15 February – 142,000 doses of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pfizer%E2%80%93BioNTech_COVID-19_vaccine" title="Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine">Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine</a> arrived in Australia.<sup id="cite_ref-abc-pfizer-vacc-here_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-abc-pfizer-vacc-here-11">[11]</a></sup></li>
<li>18 February – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Facebook" title="Facebook">Facebook</a> blocks all Australian news websites from sharing news content on its social media platform, preventing any Facebook user from sharing news content from any Australian-based news websites, and preventing Australian users from accessing news content from overseas media outlets on Facebook.<sup id="cite_ref-abc-facebook-restricts-access_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-abc-facebook-restricts-access-12">[12]</a></sup></li>
<li>22 February – The first doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are administered.<sup id="cite_ref-abc-pfizer-vacc-here_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-abc-pfizer-vacc-here-11">[11]</a></sup></li></ul>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="March">March</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=2021_in_Australia&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: March">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3>
<ul><li>1 March – The Final Report of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Royal_Commission_into_Aged_Care_Quality_and_Safety" title="Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety">Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety</a> is tabled.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a></sup></li>
<li>11 March – The <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2021_NRL_season" title="2021 NRL season">2021 NRL season</a> commences, with 2020 premiers <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Melbourne_Storm" title="Melbourne Storm">Melbourne Storm</a> defeating <a href="/enwiki/wiki/South_Sydney_Rabbitohs" title="South Sydney Rabbitohs">South Sydney Rabbitohs</a> 26-18 at <a href="/enwiki/wiki/AAMI_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="AAMI Park">AAMI Park</a>.</li>
<li>13 March – The <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2021_Western_Australian_state_election" title="2021 Western Australian state election">2021 Western Australian state election</a> is held with the incumbent McGowan Labor government winning with an increased majority.</li>
<li>15 March – Tens of thousands of people attend <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2021_March_4_Justice" title="2021 March 4 Justice">March 4 Justice</a> rallies across Australia calling for an end to gender-based violence and workplace harassment.</li>
<li>18 March – The <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2021_AFL_season" title="2021 AFL season">2021 AFL season</a> commences, with 2019/20 two-time premiers <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond Tigers</a> defeating <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton Blues</a> at the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a>.</li>
<li>19 March – A rain bomb impacts the New South Wales <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mid_North_Coast,_New_South_Wales" class="mw-redirect" title="Mid North Coast, New South Wales">Mid North Coast</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Western_Sydney" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Sydney">Western Sydney</a>, causing <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2021_Eastern_Australian_floods" class="mw-redirect" title="2021 Eastern Australian floods">major flooding</a> and evacuations. Low lying parts of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Port_Macquarie" title="Port Macquarie">Port Macquarie</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bulahdelah" class="mw-redirect" title="Bulahdelah">Bulahdelah</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/City_of_Penrith" title="City of Penrith">City of Penrith</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/City_of_Hawkesbury" title="City of Hawkesbury">City of Hawkesbury</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dunbogan" title="Dunbogan">Dunbogan</a> and the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Laurieton" class="mw-redirect" title="Laurieton">Laurieton</a> foreshore are evacuated as a precaution.</li>
<li>20 March – Due to intense rainfall in the previous days, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Cundletown,_New_South_Wales" title="Cundletown, New South Wales">Cundletown</a> and the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Taree" title="Taree">Taree</a> CBD are evacuated as the Manning River swells to a peak of 5.65 metres.</li>
<li>Intense rainfall also impacts Greater Sydney, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/New_South_Wales" title="New South Wales">New South Wales</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Warragamba_Dam" title="Warragamba Dam">Warragamba Dam</a> in Western Sydney overflows for the first time since 2012. Evacuation orders are put in place for suburbs and localities located close to the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Nepean_River" title="Nepean River">Nepean</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hawkesbury_River" title="Hawkesbury River">Hawksbury</a> rivers.</li>
<li>28 March – The <a href="/enwiki/wiki/JobKeeper" class="mw-redirect" title="JobKeeper">JobKeeper</a> wage subsidy ends. With the government implementing targeted relief packages for industries affected by the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a> such as tourism.</li>
<li>29 March – Prime Minister Morrison reshuffled his cabinet:<sup id="cite_ref-abc-cabinet-shuffle-29mar'21_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-abc-cabinet-shuffle-29mar'21-14">[14]</a></sup>
<ul><li>The new 'Minister for Women's Safety' portfolio was created in cabinet. The <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Minister_for_Families_and_Social_Services" title="Minister for Families and Social Services">Minister for Families and Social Services</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Anne_Ruston" title="Anne Ruston">Anne Ruston</a>, will add that role to her current duties.</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Michaelia_Cash" title="Michaelia Cash">Michaelia Cash</a> replaces <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Christian_Porter" title="Christian Porter">Christian Porter</a> as the Attorney-General and Industrial Relations Minister.</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Karen_Andrews" title="Karen Andrews">Karen Andrews</a> replaces <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Peter_Dutton" title="Peter Dutton">Peter Dutton</a> as <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ministry_of_Home_Affairs" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of Home Affairs">Home Affairs Minister</a> as he moves to the Defence Ministry.</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Linda_Reynolds" title="Linda Reynolds">Linda Reynolds</a> replaces <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Stuart_Robert" title="Stuart Robert">Stuart Robert</a> as <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Minister_for_Government_Services" title="Minister for Government Services">Government Services</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/National_Disability_Insurance_Scheme" title="National Disability Insurance Scheme">National Disability Insurance Scheme</a> minister. Robert's takes on Cash's former employment roles.</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jane_Hume" title="Jane Hume">Jane Hume</a>, moves from Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and the Digital Economy to the new post of Minister for Women's Economic security</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Amanda_Stoker" title="Amanda Stoker">Amanda Stoker</a>, Assistant Minister to the Attorney-General, will also be the Assistant Minister for Women, and Assistant Minister for Industrial Relations.<sup id="cite_ref-abc-cabinet-shuffle-29mar'21_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-abc-cabinet-shuffle-29mar'21-14">[14]</a></sup></li></ul></li>
<li>29 March – A three-day lockdown is imposed on the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/City_of_Brisbane" title="City of Brisbane">Brisbane</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Logan_City" title="Logan City">Logan</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Moreton_Bay,_Queensland" title="Moreton Bay, Queensland">Moreton Bay</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/City_of_Ipswich" title="City of Ipswich">Ipswich</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Redland_City" title="Redland City">Redlands</a> to stop the spread of a UK COVID-19 variant.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a></sup></li>
<li>31 March – New <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Queen%27s_Colour" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen's Colour">Queen's Colour</a> is presented to the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Royal_Australian_Air_Force" title="Royal Australian Air Force">Royal Australian Air Force</a> to mark its Centenary during the parade and an inspection by the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor-General_of_Australia" title="Governor-General of Australia">Governor-General</a> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/David_Hurley" title="David Hurley">David Hurley</a> in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Canberra" title="Canberra">Canberra</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a></sup></li></ul>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="April">April</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=2021_in_Australia&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: April">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3>
<ul><li>15 April – The first Australian died from <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Thrombosis_with_thrombocytopenia_syndrome" class="mw-redirect" title="Thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome">thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome</a> (TTS), after vaccination with the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Oxford%E2%80%93AstraZeneca_COVID-19_vaccine" title="Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine">Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9news-vacc-linked-death_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9news-vacc-linked-death-17">[17]</a></sup></li>
<li>19 April – A <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Royal_Commission_into_Defence_and_Veterans_Suicide" title="Royal Commission into Defence and Veterans Suicide">Royal Commission into Defence and Veterans Suicide</a> established.<sup id="cite_ref-pm-gov-au-def&vets-suicide_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pm-gov-au-def&vets-suicide-18">[18]</a></sup></li>
<li>21 April – The Australian Government announces it will be pulling Victoria out of the Chinese "<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Belt_and_Road_Initiative" title="Belt and Road Initiative">Belt and Road Initiative</a>" completely.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a></sup></li></ul>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="May">May</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=2021_in_Australia&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: May">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3>
<ul><li>1 May – The <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2021_Tasmanian_state_election" title="2021 Tasmanian state election">2021 Tasmanian state election</a> is held</li>
<li>4 May – 7 waterspouts form just off the coast of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Old_Bar" class="mw-redirect" title="Old Bar">Old Bar</a> unexpectedly. At one point, 5 of them are on the ground at the same time.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a></sup></li>
<li>25 May – An explosion at the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Callide_Power_Station" title="Callide Power Station">Callide Power Station</a> near <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Biloela" title="Biloela">Biloela</a> in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Central_Queensland" title="Central Queensland">Central Queensland</a> triggers widespread power outages across the state.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a></sup></li>
<li>27 May – 52 finalists for the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/List_of_Archibald_Prize_2021_finalists" title="List of Archibald Prize 2021 finalists">Archibald Prize</a> and the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Archibald_Prize#Packing_Room_Prize" title="Archibald Prize">Packing Room Prize</a> winner, Kathrin Longhurst for her portrait of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kate_Ceberano" title="Kate Ceberano">Kate Ceberano</a>, are announced.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a></sup></li></ul>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="June">June</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=2021_in_Australia&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: June">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3>
<ul><li>4 June – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Peter_Wegner_(Australian_artist)" title="Peter Wegner (Australian artist)">Peter Wegner</a> wins the 2021 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Archibald_Prize" title="Archibald Prize">Archibald Prize</a> for <i>Portrait of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Guy_Warren_(artist)" title="Guy Warren (artist)">Guy Warren</a> at 100<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a></sup></i></li>
<li>9 June – The first <a href="/enwiki/wiki/State_of_Origin_series" title="State of Origin series">State of Origin series</a> rugby league match to ever be held outside a capital city is played at <a href="/enwiki/wiki/North_Queensland_Stadium" title="North Queensland Stadium">North Queensland Stadium</a> in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Townsville,_Queensland" class="mw-redirect" title="Townsville, Queensland">Townsville, Queensland</a> following a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Australia" title="COVID-19 pandemic in Australia">COVID-19 outbreak</a> in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a> where the game was scheduled to be played.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a></sup></li>
<li>11 June – Floods in Eastern <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Victoria_(Australia)" title="Victoria (Australia)">Victoria</a> claim the lives of two residents as the Traralgon Creek bursts its banks, inundating properties.<sup id="cite_ref-abc-vic-floods-june'21-2nd-dead_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-abc-vic-floods-june'21-2nd-dead-28">[28]</a></sup></li>
<li>12 June – Extremely low rates of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Influenza" title="Influenza">influenza</a> and no reported deaths from it. 2019 had 800 flu deaths, 2020 was below 40.<sup id="cite_ref-smh-flu-rates-way-down_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smh-flu-rates-way-down-29">[29]</a></sup></li>
<li>21 June – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Barnaby_Joyce" title="Barnaby Joyce">Barnaby Joyce</a> defeats <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Michael_McCormack_(Australian_politician)" title="Michael McCormack (Australian politician)">Michael McCormack</a> in a leadership spill of the Nationals and regains the position of deputy Prime Minister. <sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30">[30]</a></sup></li></ul>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Future_scheduled_events">Future scheduled events</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=2021_in_Australia&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Future scheduled events">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3>
<ul><li>10 August – The national <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2021_Australian_census" title="2021 Australian census">Census of Population and Housing</a></li>
<li>25 September – 2021 AFL Grand Final</li>
<li>2 October – 2021 NRL Grand Final</li></ul>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Deaths">Deaths</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=2021_in_Australia&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Deaths">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2>
<div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Deaths_in_2021" title="Deaths in 2021">Deaths in 2021</a></div>
<div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Category:2021_deaths" title="Category:2021 deaths">Category:2021 deaths</a></div>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="January_2">January</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=2021_in_Australia&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: January">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3>
<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:KV_THANKSGIVING_2011edlc.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/KV_THANKSGIVING_2011edlc.jpg/120px-KV_THANKSGIVING_2011edlc.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="166" class="thumbimage" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/KV_THANKSGIVING_2011edlc.jpg/180px-KV_THANKSGIVING_2011edlc.jpg 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/KV_THANKSGIVING_2011edlc.jpg/240px-KV_THANKSGIVING_2011edlc.jpg 2x" data-file-width="965" data-file-height="1334" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:KV_THANKSGIVING_2011edlc.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kerry_Vincent" title="Kerry Vincent">Kerry Vincent</a></div></div></div>
<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Michael_Bryce_(cropped).jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Michael_Bryce_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-Michael_Bryce_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="165" class="thumbimage" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Michael_Bryce_%28cropped%29.jpg/180px-Michael_Bryce_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Michael_Bryce_%28cropped%29.jpg/240px-Michael_Bryce_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="258" data-file-height="355" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Michael_Bryce_(cropped).jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Michael_Bryce" title="Michael Bryce">Michael Bryce</a></div></div></div>
<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:182px;"><a href="/enwiki//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Upload?wpDestFile=RonCampbell2015shit.jpg" class="new" title="File:RonCampbell2015shit.jpg">File:RonCampbell2015shit.jpg</a> <div class="thumbcaption"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ron_Campbell_(animator)" title="Ron Campbell (animator)">Ron Campbell</a></div></div></div>
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2_January" class="mw-redirect" title="2 January">2 January</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kerry_Vincent" title="Kerry Vincent">Kerry Vincent</a>, chef and television personality (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1945" title="1945">1945</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/3_January" class="mw-redirect" title="3 January">3 January</a>
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Alf_Callick_(footballer,_born_1925)" title="Alf Callick (footballer, born 1925)">Alf Callick</a>, Australian rules footballer (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">South Melbourne</a>) (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1925" title="1925">1925</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Alan_Daly" title="Alan Daly">Alan Daly</a>, Australian rules footballer (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a>) (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1929" title="1929">1929</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Divinyls" title="Divinyls">Warren McLean</a>, drummer (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Divinyls" title="Divinyls">Divinyls</a>) (b. unknown)</li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/5_January" class="mw-redirect" title="5 January">5 January</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bob_Brett" title="Bob Brett">Bob Brett</a>, tennis coach (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1953" title="1953">1953</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/6_January" class="mw-redirect" title="6 January">6 January</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jack_Lihou" title="Jack Lihou">Jack Lihou</a>, cricketer (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1930" title="1930">1930</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/7_January" class="mw-redirect" title="7 January">7 January</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ian_Foreman" title="Ian Foreman">Ian Foreman</a>, Australian rules footballer (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Footscray</a>) (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1930" title="1930">1930</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/8_January" class="mw-redirect" title="8 January">8 January</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Colin_McDonald_(Australian_cricketer)" title="Colin McDonald (Australian cricketer)">Colin McDonald</a>, cricketer (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1928" title="1928">1928</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/10_January" class="mw-redirect" title="10 January">10 January</a> – <a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Graham_Blackman_Arthur&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Graham Blackman Arthur (page does not exist)">Graham Blackman Arthur</a>, Australian rules footballer (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a>) (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1936" title="1936">1936</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/12_January" class="mw-redirect" title="12 January">12 January</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Frank_Arok" title="Frank Arok">Frank Arok</a>, soccer player and coach (born in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Yugoslavia" title="Yugoslavia">Yugoslavia</a>, died in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Serbia" title="Serbia">Serbia</a>) (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1932" title="1932">1932</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/14_January" class="mw-redirect" title="14 January">14 January</a>
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Cliff_Burvill" title="Cliff Burvill">Cliff Burvill</a>, Olympic cyclist (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1937" title="1937">1937</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Elijah_Moshinsky" title="Elijah Moshinsky">Elijah Moshinsky</a>, opera director (born in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/China" title="China">China</a>, died in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/England" title="England">England</a>) (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1946" title="1946">1946</a>)</li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/15_January" class="mw-redirect" title="15 January">15 January</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Michael_Bryce" title="Michael Bryce">Michael Bryce</a>, architect and designer (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1938" title="1938">1938</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/16_January" class="mw-redirect" title="16 January">16 January</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Chris_Murphy_(manager)" title="Chris Murphy (manager)">Chris Murphy</a>, band manager and music entrepreneur (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1954" title="1954">1954</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/17_January" class="mw-redirect" title="17 January">17 January</a>
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jon_Sullivan" title="Jon Sullivan">Jon Sullivan</a>, Queenslander politician (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1950" title="1950">1950</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Philip_Wilson_(bishop)" title="Philip Wilson (bishop)">Philip Wilson</a>, archbishop (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1950" title="1950">1950</a>)</li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/21_January" class="mw-redirect" title="21 January">21 January</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dave_Bolton" title="Dave Bolton">Dave Bolton</a>, rugby league player and coach (born in the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>) (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1937" title="1937">1937</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31">[31]</a></sup></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/22_January" class="mw-redirect" title="22 January">22 January</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ron_Campbell_(animator)" title="Ron Campbell (animator)">Ron Campbell</a>, animator (died in the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>) (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1939" title="1939">1939</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/23_January" class="mw-redirect" title="23 January">23 January</a>
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Trisha_Noble" title="Trisha Noble">Trisha Noble</a>, singer and actress (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1944" title="1944">1944</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/George_Weatherill_(politician)" title="George Weatherill (politician)">George Weatherill</a>, South Australian politician (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1936" title="1936">1936</a>)</li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/25_January" class="mw-redirect" title="25 January">25 January</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Masada_Iosefa" title="Masada Iosefa">Masada Iosefa</a>, rugby league player (born in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Samoa" title="Samoa">Samoa</a>) (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1988" title="1988">1988</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/26_January" class="mw-redirect" title="26 January">26 January</a>
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Virginia_Fraser_(artist)" title="Virginia Fraser (artist)">Virginia Fraser</a>, artist (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1947" title="1947">1947</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Luc_Julian_Matthys" title="Luc Julian Matthys">Luc Julian Matthys</a>, bishop (born in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a>) (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1935" title="1935">1935</a>)</li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/28_January" class="mw-redirect" title="28 January">28 January</a>
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Valerie_Yule" title="Valerie Yule">Valerie Yule</a>, child psychologist (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1929" title="1929">1929</a>)</li></ul></li></ul>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="February_2">February</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=2021_in_Australia&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: February">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3>
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/4_February" class="mw-redirect" title="4 February">4 February</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/A._David_Buckingham" title="A. David Buckingham">A. David Buckingham</a>, chemist (died in the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>) (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1930" title="1930">1930</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/5_February" class="mw-redirect" title="5 February">5 February</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sam_Gannon" title="Sam Gannon">Sam Gannon</a>, cricketer (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1947" title="1947">1947</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/6_February" class="mw-redirect" title="6 February">6 February</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ken_McCaffery" title="Ken McCaffery">Ken McCaffery</a>, rugby league player (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1929" title="1929">1929</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/7_February" class="mw-redirect" title="7 February">7 February</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lilliane_Brady" title="Lilliane Brady">Lilliane Brady</a>, Mayor of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Cobar,_New_South_Wales" class="mw-redirect" title="Cobar, New South Wales">Cobar</a> (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1930" title="1930">1930</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/10_February" class="mw-redirect" title="10 February">10 February</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Audrey_Meaney" title="Audrey Meaney">Audrey Meaney</a>, archaeologist and historian (born in the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>) (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1931" title="1931">1931</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/13_February" class="mw-redirect" title="13 February">13 February</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Raymond_Specht" title="Raymond Specht">Raymond Specht</a>, plant ecologist (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1924" title="1924">1924</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/16_February" class="mw-redirect" title="16 February">16 February</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jason_Benjamin" title="Jason Benjamin">Jason Benjamin</a>, artist (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1971" title="1971">1971</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/17_February" class="mw-redirect" title="17 February">17 February</a>
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Frances_Harris" title="Frances Harris">Frances Harris</a>, historian (born in the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>) (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1950" title="1950">1950</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Murray_Weideman" title="Murray Weideman">Murray Weideman</a>, Australian rules footballer and coach (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1936" title="1936">1936</a>)</li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/18_February" class="mw-redirect" title="18 February">18 February</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/John_Spencer_(rugby_league,_born_1946)" title="John Spencer (rugby league, born 1946)">John Spencer</a>, rugby league player (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1946" title="1946">1946</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/21_February" class="mw-redirect" title="21 February">21 February</a>
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kevin_Dann" title="Kevin Dann">Kevin Dann</a>, rugby league player (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1958" title="1958">1958</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Shane_Lewis_(swimmer)" title="Shane Lewis (swimmer)">Shane Lewis</a>, Olympic swimmer (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1973" title="1973">1973</a>)</li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/23_February" class="mw-redirect" title="23 February">23 February</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Deez_Nuts_(band)" title="Deez Nuts (band)">Sean Kennedy</a>, bassist (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Deez_Nuts_(band)" title="Deez Nuts (band)">Deez Nuts</a>) (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1985" title="1985">1985</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/25_February" class="mw-redirect" title="25 February">25 February</a>
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bede_Vincent_Heather" title="Bede Vincent Heather">Bede Vincent Heather</a>, Roman Catholic bishop (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1928" title="1928">1928</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jim_Johnson_(jockey)" title="Jim Johnson (jockey)">Jim Johnson</a>, jockey (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1929" title="1929">1929</a>)</li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/28_February" class="mw-redirect" title="28 February">28 February</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Syd_Slocomb" title="Syd Slocomb">Syd Slocomb</a>, Australian rules footballer (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a>) (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1930" title="1930">1930</a>)</li></ul>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="March_2">March</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=2021_in_Australia&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: March">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3>
<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Michael_Gudinski.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Michael_Gudinski.jpg/120px-Michael_Gudinski.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="186" class="thumbimage" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Michael_Gudinski.jpg/180px-Michael_Gudinski.jpg 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Michael_Gudinski.jpg/240px-Michael_Gudinski.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="1547" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Michael_Gudinski.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Michael_Gudinski" title="Michael Gudinski">Michael Gudinski</a></div></div></div>
<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Peter_Arthur_Fox,_Ph.D..JPG" class="image"><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Peter_Arthur_Fox%2C_Ph.D..JPG/120px-Peter_Arthur_Fox%2C_Ph.D..JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="138" class="thumbimage" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Peter_Arthur_Fox%2C_Ph.D..JPG/180px-Peter_Arthur_Fox%2C_Ph.D..JPG 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Peter_Arthur_Fox%2C_Ph.D..JPG/240px-Peter_Arthur_Fox%2C_Ph.D..JPG 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="460" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Peter_Arthur_Fox,_Ph.D..JPG" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Peter_Fox_(professor)" title="Peter Fox (professor)">Peter Fox</a></div></div></div>
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1_March" class="mw-redirect" title="1 March">1 March</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Michael_Gudinski" title="Michael Gudinski">Michael Gudinski</a>, music entrepreneur (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1952" title="1952">1952</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/3_March" class="mw-redirect" title="3 March">3 March</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Katharina_Gaus" title="Katharina Gaus">Katharina Gaus</a>, immunologist (born in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/West_Germany" title="West Germany">West Germany</a>) (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1972" title="1972">1972</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/8_March" class="mw-redirect" title="8 March">8 March</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Alan_Marnoch" title="Alan Marnoch">Alan Marnoch</a>, soccer player (born in the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>) (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1945" title="1945">1945</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/11_March" class="mw-redirect" title="11 March">11 March</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Donald_McDonnell" title="Donald McDonnell">Donald McDonnell</a>, Olympic boxer (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1933" title="1933">1933</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/12_March" class="mw-redirect" title="12 March">12 March</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Austen_Angell" title="Austen Angell">Austen Angell</a>, physical chemist (died in the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>) (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1933" title="1933">1933</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/15_March" class="mw-redirect" title="15 March">15 March</a>
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Allan_Montgomery" title="Allan Montgomery">Allan Montgomery</a>, Australian rules footballer (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a>) (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1958" title="1958">1958</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Doug_Parkinson" title="Doug Parkinson">Doug Parkinson</a>, singer (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1946" title="1946">1946</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Chester_Porter" title="Chester Porter">Chester Porter</a>, barrister (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1926" title="1926">1926</a>)</li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/16_March" class="mw-redirect" title="16 March">16 March</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kevin_Bradshaw_(cyclist)" title="Kevin Bradshaw (cyclist)">Kevin Bradshaw</a>, Olympic cyclist (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1957" title="1957">1957</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/17_March" class="mw-redirect" title="17 March">17 March</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ian_Shelton_(footballer)" title="Ian Shelton (footballer)">Ian Shelton</a>, Australian rules footballer (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a>) (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1940" title="1940">1940</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/19_March" class="mw-redirect" title="19 March">19 March</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Patricia_Giles_(painter)" title="Patricia Giles (painter)">Patricia Giles</a>, painter (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1932" title="1932">1932</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/20_March" class="mw-redirect" title="20 March">20 March</a>
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Taryn_Fiebig" title="Taryn Fiebig">Taryn Fiebig</a>, opera soprano (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1972" title="1972">1972</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Robert_Gard_(tenor)" title="Robert Gard (tenor)">Robert Gard</a>, opera tenor (born in the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>) (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1927" title="1927">1927</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Fred_Jones_(rugby_league)" title="Fred Jones (rugby league)">Fred Jones</a>, rugby league player (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1942" title="1942">1942</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bruce_Wilson_(bishop)" title="Bruce Wilson (bishop)">Bruce Wilson</a>, Anglican bishop (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1942" title="1942">1942</a>)</li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/23_March" class="mw-redirect" title="23 March">23 March</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Reg_Poole_(footballer)" title="Reg Poole (footballer)">Reg Poole</a>, Australian rules footballer (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a>) (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1942" title="1942">1942</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/26_March" class="mw-redirect" title="26 March">26 March</a>
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/John_Richard_Davey" title="John Richard Davey">John Richard Davey</a>, cricketer (born in the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>) (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1957" title="1957">1957</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Vili_Milisits" title="Vili Milisits">Vili Milisits</a>, pastry chef and businessperson (born in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hungary" title="Hungary">Hungary</a>) (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1948" title="1948">1948</a>)</li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/27_March" class="mw-redirect" title="27 March">27 March</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Peter_Fox_(professor)" title="Peter Fox (professor)">Peter Fox</a>, computer scientist (died in the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>) (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1959" title="1959">1959</a>)</li></ul>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="April_2">April</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=2021_in_Australia&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: April">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3>
<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Carla_Zampatti.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Carla_Zampatti.jpg/120px-Carla_Zampatti.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="180" class="thumbimage" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Carla_Zampatti.jpg/180px-Carla_Zampatti.jpg 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Carla_Zampatti.jpg/240px-Carla_Zampatti.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="1500" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Carla_Zampatti.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Carla_Zampatti" title="Carla Zampatti">Carla Zampatti</a></div></div></div>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2_April" class="mw-redirect" title="2 April">2 April</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Beasts_of_Bourbon" title="Beasts of Bourbon">Tony Pola</a>, drummer (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Beasts_of_Bourbon" title="Beasts of Bourbon">Beasts of Bourbon</a>) (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1959" title="1959">1959</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/3_April" class="mw-redirect" title="3 April">3 April</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Carla_Zampatti" title="Carla Zampatti">Carla Zampatti</a>, fashion designer (born in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a>) (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1942" title="1942">1942</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/5_April" class="mw-redirect" title="5 April">5 April</a>
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Philip_K._Chapman" title="Philip K. Chapman">Philip K. Chapman</a>, astronaut (died in the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>) (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1935" title="1935">1935</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Isabel_Joy_Bear" title="Isabel Joy Bear">Isabel Joy Bear</a>, chemist (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1927" title="1927">1927</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Malcolm_Kela_Smith" title="Malcolm Kela Smith">Malcolm Kela Smith</a>, Papua New Guinean politician (born in the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>) (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1943" title="1943">1943</a>)</li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/7_April" class="mw-redirect" title="7 April">7 April</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tommy_Raudonikis" title="Tommy Raudonikis">Tommy Raudonikis</a>, rugby league player (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1950" title="1950">1950</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/9_April" class="mw-redirect" title="9 April">9 April</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/June_Newton" title="June Newton">June Newton</a>, actress, photographer and model (died in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Monaco" title="Monaco">Monaco</a>) (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1923" title="1923">1923</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/10_April" class="mw-redirect" title="10 April">10 April</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Edward_Cassidy" title="Edward Cassidy">Edward Cassidy</a>, Catholic cardinal (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1924" title="1924">1924</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/11_April" class="mw-redirect" title="11 April">11 April</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dick_Fenton-Smith" title="Dick Fenton-Smith">Dick Fenton-Smith</a>, Australian rules footballer (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a>) (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1931" title="1931">1931</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/13_April" class="mw-redirect" title="13 April">13 April</a>
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Isi_Leibler" title="Isi Leibler">Isi Leibler</a>, activist (born in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a> and died in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a>) (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1931" title="1931">1931</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Peter_Warner" title="Peter Warner">Peter Warner</a>, sailor (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1931" title="1931">1931</a>)</li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/14_April" class="mw-redirect" title="14 April">14 April</a>
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Trader_Faulkner" title="Trader Faulkner">Trader Faulkner</a>, actor (died in the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>) (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1927" title="1927">1927</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Graeme_Lee_(Australian_footballer)" title="Graeme Lee (Australian footballer)">Graeme Lee</a>, Australian rules footballer (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a>) (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1939" title="1939">1939</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Leo_Nosworthy" title="Leo Nosworthy">Leo Nosworthy</a>, rugby league player (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1927" title="1927">1927</a>)</li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/15_April" class="mw-redirect" title="15 April">15 April</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Walter_Kaufmann_(author)" title="Walter Kaufmann (author)">Walter Kaufmann</a>, writer (born and died in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a>) (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1924" title="1924">1924</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/16_April" class="mw-redirect" title="16 April">16 April</a>
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Daniel_Kane_(linguist)" title="Daniel Kane (linguist)">Daniel Kane</a>, linguist (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1948" title="1948">1948</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Andrew_Peacock" title="Andrew Peacock">Andrew Peacock</a>, Victorian politician, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Australia)" title="Leader of the Opposition (Australia)">Leader of the federal Opposition</a> (died in the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>) (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1939" title="1939">1939</a>)</li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/17_April" class="mw-redirect" title="17 April">17 April</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/John_Brereton_(footballer)" title="John Brereton (footballer)">John Brereton</a>, Australian rules footballer (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Footscray</a>) (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1934" title="1934">1934</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/18_April" class="mw-redirect" title="18 April">18 April</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ken_Greenwood" title="Ken Greenwood">Ken Greenwood</a>, Australian rules footballer (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Footscray</a>) (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1941" title="1941">1941</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/20_April" class="mw-redirect" title="20 April">20 April</a>
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Rex_Aubrey" title="Rex Aubrey">Rex Aubrey</a>, Olympic swimmer (died in the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>) (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1935" title="1935">1935</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/George_Dancis" title="George Dancis">George Dancis</a>, Olympic basketballer (born in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Latvia" title="Latvia">Latvia</a>) (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1931" title="1931">1931</a>)</li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/21_April" class="mw-redirect" title="21 April">21 April</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Peter_Dimond" title="Peter Dimond">Peter Dimond</a>, rugby league player (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1938" title="1938">1938</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/22_April" class="mw-redirect" title="22 April">22 April</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bill_Cameron_(footballer)" title="Bill Cameron (footballer)">Bill Cameron</a>, Australian rules footballer (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a>) (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1928" title="1928">1928</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/25_April" class="mw-redirect" title="25 April">25 April</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/John_Konrads" title="John Konrads">John Konrads</a>, Olympic swimmer (born in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Reichskommissariat_Ostland" title="Reichskommissariat Ostland">Ostland</a>) (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1942" title="1942">1942</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/28_April" class="mw-redirect" title="28 April">28 April</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Anita_Lane" title="Anita Lane">Anita Lane</a>, singer-songwriter (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1959" title="1959">1959</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/29_April" class="mw-redirect" title="29 April">29 April</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Terry_Groom" title="Terry Groom">Terry Groom</a>, Tasmanian politician (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1944" title="1944">1944</a>)</li></ul>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="May_2">May</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=2021_in_Australia&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: May">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3>
<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Johnny-Ashcroft.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Johnny-Ashcroft.jpg/120px-Johnny-Ashcroft.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="180" class="thumbimage" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Johnny-Ashcroft.jpg/180px-Johnny-Ashcroft.jpg 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/9/93/Johnny-Ashcroft.jpg 2x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="300" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Johnny-Ashcroft.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Johnny_Ashcroft" title="Johnny Ashcroft">Johnny Ashcroft</a></div></div></div>
<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Lorrae_Desmond.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Lorrae_Desmond.jpg/120px-Lorrae_Desmond.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="180" class="thumbimage" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Lorrae_Desmond.jpg/180px-Lorrae_Desmond.jpg 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Lorrae_Desmond.jpg/240px-Lorrae_Desmond.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="1500" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Lorrae_Desmond.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lorrae_Desmond" title="Lorrae Desmond">Lorrae Desmond</a></div></div></div>
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1_May" class="mw-redirect" title="1 May">1 May</a>
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Peter_Heerey" title="Peter Heerey">Peter Heerey</a>, Federal Court judge (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1939" title="1939">1939</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kate_Jennings" title="Kate Jennings">Kate Jennings</a>, poet and writer (died in the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>) (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1948" title="1948">1948</a>)</li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2_May" class="mw-redirect" title="2 May">2 May</a>
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Frank_Costa" title="Frank Costa">Frank Costa</a>, entrepreneur and philanthropist (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1938" title="1938">1938</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/David_Humphreys_(cyclist)" title="David Humphreys (cyclist)">David Humphreys</a>, Olympic cyclist (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1936" title="1936">1936</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Barry_Nelson_(rugby_league)" title="Barry Nelson (rugby league)">Barry Nelson</a>, rugby league player (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1932" title="1932">1932</a>)</li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/5_May" class="mw-redirect" title="5 May">5 May</a>
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Barry_Reilly" title="Barry Reilly">Barry Reilly</a>, rugby league player (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1948" title="1948">1948</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Frank_Sheehan_(Australian_politician)" title="Frank Sheehan (Australian politician)">Frank Sheehan</a>, Victorian politician (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1937" title="1937">1937</a>)</li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/6_May" class="mw-redirect" title="6 May">6 May</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Murray_Hedgcock" title="Murray Hedgcock">Murray Hedgcock</a>, cricket writer and journalist (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1931" title="1931">1931</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/7_May" class="mw-redirect" title="7 May">7 May</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/David_McCall" title="David McCall">David McCall</a>, Anglican bishop (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1940" title="1940">1940</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/10_May" class="mw-redirect" title="10 May">10 May</a>
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Frank_Brazier" title="Frank Brazier">Frank Brazier</a>, Australian Olympic cyclist (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1934" title="1934">1934</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Brendan_Edwards" title="Brendan Edwards">Brendan Edwards</a>, Australian rules footballer (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a>) (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1936" title="1936">1936</a>)</li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/11_May" class="mw-redirect" title="11 May">11 May</a>
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/STW" title="STW">Russell Goodrick</a>, Western Australian newsreader and television producer (born in the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>) (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1948" title="1948">1948</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Frank_Warrick" title="Frank Warrick">Frank Warrick</a>, Queenslander newsreader (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1944" title="1944">1944</a>)</li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/12_May" class="mw-redirect" title="12 May">12 May</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Fred_Buttsworth" title="Fred Buttsworth">Fred Buttsworth</a>, Australian rules footballer (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a>) (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1927" title="1927">1927</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/13_May" class="mw-redirect" title="13 May">13 May</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ian_Brusasco" title="Ian Brusasco">Ian Brusasco</a>, businessman and philanthropist (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1928" title="1928">1928</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/14_May" class="mw-redirect" title="14 May">14 May</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hartley_Joynt" title="Hartley Joynt">Hartley Joynt</a>, cricketer (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1938" title="1938">1938</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/16_May" class="mw-redirect" title="16 May">16 May</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Vera_Deacon" title="Vera Deacon">Vera Deacon</a>, historian (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1926" title="1926">1926</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/18_May" class="mw-redirect" title="18 May">18 May</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Terry_O%27Dea" title="Terry O'Dea">Terry O'Dea</a>, darts player (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1945" title="1945">1945</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/19_May" class="mw-redirect" title="19 May">19 May</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Johnny_Ashcroft" title="Johnny Ashcroft">Johnny Ashcroft</a>, country musician (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1927" title="1927">1927</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/20_May" class="mw-redirect" title="20 May">20 May</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ray_Thomas_(footballer,_born_1940)" title="Ray Thomas (footballer, born 1940)">Ray Thomas</a>, Australian rules footballer (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a>) (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1940" title="1940">1940</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/21_May" class="mw-redirect" title="21 May">21 May</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Harold_Lambert_(footballer)" title="Harold Lambert (footballer)">Harold Lambert</a>, Australian rules footballer (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a>) (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1922" title="1922">1922</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/23_May" class="mw-redirect" title="23 May">23 May</a>
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lorrae_Desmond" title="Lorrae Desmond">Lorrae Desmond</a>, actress, singer and television presenter (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1929" title="1929">1929</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bob_Fulton" title="Bob Fulton">Bob Fulton</a>, rugby league footballer and coach (born in the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>) (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1947" title="1947">1947</a>)</li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/26_May" class="mw-redirect" title="26 May">26 May</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Llew_Edwards_(politician)" title="Llew Edwards (politician)">Sir Llew Edwards</a>, Queenslander politician (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1935" title="1935">1935</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/28_May" class="mw-redirect" title="28 May">28 May</a>
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ian_Marsh_(footballer)" title="Ian Marsh (footballer)">Ian Marsh</a>, Australian rules footballer (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a>) (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1955" title="1955">1955</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ken_McElligott" title="Ken McElligott">Ken McElligott</a>, Queenslander politician (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1940" title="1940">1940</a>)</li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/29_May" class="mw-redirect" title="29 May">29 May</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/John_Gregg_(actor)" title="John Gregg (actor)">John Gregg</a>, actor (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1939" title="1939">1939</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/30_May" class="mw-redirect" title="30 May">30 May</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Rick_Mitchell" title="Rick Mitchell">Rick Mitchell</a>, Olympic sprinter (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1955" title="1955">1955</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/31_May" class="mw-redirect" title="31 May">31 May</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/James_Crawford_(jurist)" title="James Crawford (jurist)">James Crawford</a>, international jurist (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1948" title="1948">1948</a>)</li></ul>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="June_2">June</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=2021_in_Australia&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: June">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3>
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/5_June" class="mw-redirect" title="5 June">5 June</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lucette_Aldous" title="Lucette Aldous">Lucette Aldous</a>, ballerina (born in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a>) (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1938" title="1938">1938</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/8_June" class="mw-redirect" title="8 June">8 June</a>
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dave_Barsley" title="Dave Barsley">Dave Barsley</a>, rugby league player (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1939" title="1939">1939</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tim_Pickup" title="Tim Pickup">Tim Pickup</a>, rugby league player (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1948" title="1948">1948</a>)</li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/10_June" class="mw-redirect" title="10 June">10 June</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Duncan_Pegg" title="Duncan Pegg">Duncan Pegg</a>, Queenslander politician (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1980" title="1980">1980</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/11_June" class="mw-redirect" title="11 June">11 June</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Geoffrey_Edelsten" title="Geoffrey Edelsten">Geoffrey Edelsten</a>, medical entrepreneur (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1943" title="1943">1943</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/13_June" class="mw-redirect" title="13 June">13 June</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/David_Lightfoot" title="David Lightfoot">David Lightfoot</a>, film producer (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1960" title="1960">1960</a> or <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1959" title="1959">1959</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/14_June" class="mw-redirect" title="14 June">14 June</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dinah_Shearing" title="Dinah Shearing">Dinah Shearing</a>, actress (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1926" title="1926">1926</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/20_June" class="mw-redirect" title="20 June">20 June</a> – <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mike_Bailey_(weatherman)" title="Mike Bailey (weatherman)">Mike Bailey</a>, television presenter (b. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/1950" title="1950">1950</a>)</li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2020s_in_Australia_political_history" title="2020s in Australia political history">2020s in Australia political history</a></li>
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<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1791_in_Australia" title="1791 in Australia">1791</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1792_in_Australia" title="1792 in Australia">1792</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1793_in_Australia" title="1793 in Australia">1793</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1794_in_Australia" title="1794 in Australia">1794</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1795_in_Australia" title="1795 in Australia">1795</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1796_in_Australia" title="1796 in Australia">1796</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1797_in_Australia" title="1797 in Australia">1797</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1798_in_Australia" title="1798 in Australia">1798</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1799_in_Australia" title="1799 in Australia">1799</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1800_in_Australia" title="1800 in Australia">1800</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1801_in_Australia" title="1801 in Australia">1801</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1802_in_Australia" title="1802 in Australia">1802</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1803_in_Australia" title="1803 in Australia">1803</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1804_in_Australia" title="1804 in Australia">1804</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1805_in_Australia" title="1805 in Australia">1805</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1806_in_Australia" title="1806 in Australia">1806</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1807_in_Australia" title="1807 in Australia">1807</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1808_in_Australia" title="1808 in Australia">1808</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1809_in_Australia" title="1809 in Australia">1809</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1810_in_Australia" title="1810 in Australia">1810</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1811_in_Australia" title="1811 in Australia">1811</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1812_in_Australia" title="1812 in Australia">1812</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1813_in_Australia" title="1813 in Australia">1813</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1814_in_Australia" title="1814 in Australia">1814</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1815_in_Australia" title="1815 in Australia">1815</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1816_in_Australia" title="1816 in Australia">1816</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1817_in_Australia" title="1817 in Australia">1817</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1818_in_Australia" title="1818 in Australia">1818</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1819_in_Australia" title="1819 in Australia">1819</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1820_in_Australia" title="1820 in Australia">1820</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1821_in_Australia" title="1821 in Australia">1821</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1822_in_Australia" title="1822 in Australia">1822</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1823_in_Australia" title="1823 in Australia">1823</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1824_in_Australia" title="1824 in Australia">1824</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1825_in_Australia" title="1825 in Australia">1825</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1826_in_Australia" title="1826 in Australia">1826</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1827_in_Australia" title="1827 in Australia">1827</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1828_in_Australia" title="1828 in Australia">1828</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1829_in_Australia" title="1829 in Australia">1829</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1830_in_Australia" title="1830 in Australia">1830</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1831_in_Australia" title="1831 in Australia">1831</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1832_in_Australia" title="1832 in Australia">1832</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1833_in_Australia" title="1833 in Australia">1833</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1834_in_Australia" title="1834 in Australia">1834</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1835_in_Australia" title="1835 in Australia">1835</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1836_in_Australia" title="1836 in Australia">1836</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1837_in_Australia" title="1837 in Australia">1837</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1838_in_Australia" title="1838 in Australia">1838</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1839_in_Australia" title="1839 in Australia">1839</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1840_in_Australia" title="1840 in Australia">1840</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1841_in_Australia" title="1841 in Australia">1841</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1842_in_Australia" title="1842 in Australia">1842</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1843_in_Australia" title="1843 in Australia">1843</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1844_in_Australia" title="1844 in Australia">1844</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1845_in_Australia" title="1845 in Australia">1845</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1846_in_Australia" title="1846 in Australia">1846</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1847_in_Australia" title="1847 in Australia">1847</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1848_in_Australia" title="1848 in Australia">1848</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1849_in_Australia" title="1849 in Australia">1849</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1850_in_Australia" title="1850 in Australia">1850</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1851_in_Australia" title="1851 in Australia">1851</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1852_in_Australia" title="1852 in Australia">1852</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1853_in_Australia" title="1853 in Australia">1853</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1854_in_Australia" title="1854 in Australia">1854</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1855_in_Australia" title="1855 in Australia">1855</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1856_in_Australia" title="1856 in Australia">1856</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1857_in_Australia" title="1857 in Australia">1857</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1858_in_Australia" title="1858 in Australia">1858</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1859_in_Australia" title="1859 in Australia">1859</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1860_in_Australia" title="1860 in Australia">1860</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1861_in_Australia" title="1861 in Australia">1861</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1862_in_Australia" title="1862 in Australia">1862</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1863_in_Australia" title="1863 in Australia">1863</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1864_in_Australia" title="1864 in Australia">1864</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1865_in_Australia" title="1865 in Australia">1865</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1866_in_Australia" title="1866 in Australia">1866</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1867_in_Australia" title="1867 in Australia">1867</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1868_in_Australia" title="1868 in Australia">1868</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1869_in_Australia" title="1869 in Australia">1869</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1870_in_Australia" title="1870 in Australia">1870</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1871_in_Australia" title="1871 in Australia">1871</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1872_in_Australia" title="1872 in Australia">1872</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1873_in_Australia" title="1873 in Australia">1873</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1874_in_Australia" title="1874 in Australia">1874</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1875_in_Australia" title="1875 in Australia">1875</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1876_in_Australia" title="1876 in Australia">1876</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1877_in_Australia" title="1877 in Australia">1877</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1878_in_Australia" title="1878 in Australia">1878</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1879_in_Australia" title="1879 in Australia">1879</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1880_in_Australia" title="1880 in Australia">1880</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1881_in_Australia" title="1881 in Australia">1881</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1882_in_Australia" title="1882 in Australia">1882</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1883_in_Australia" title="1883 in Australia">1883</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1884_in_Australia" title="1884 in Australia">1884</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1885_in_Australia" title="1885 in Australia">1885</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1886_in_Australia" title="1886 in Australia">1886</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1887_in_Australia" title="1887 in Australia">1887</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1888_in_Australia" title="1888 in Australia">1888</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1889_in_Australia" title="1889 in Australia">1889</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1890_in_Australia" title="1890 in Australia">1890</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1891_in_Australia" title="1891 in Australia">1891</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1892_in_Australia" title="1892 in Australia">1892</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1893_in_Australia" title="1893 in Australia">1893</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1894_in_Australia" title="1894 in Australia">1894</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1895_in_Australia" title="1895 in Australia">1895</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1896_in_Australia" title="1896 in Australia">1896</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1897_in_Australia" title="1897 in Australia">1897</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1898_in_Australia" title="1898 in Australia">1898</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1899_in_Australia" title="1899 in Australia">1899</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1900_in_Australia" title="1900 in Australia">1900</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1901_in_Australia" title="1901 in Australia">1901</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1902_in_Australia" title="1902 in Australia">1902</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1903_in_Australia" title="1903 in Australia">1903</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1904_in_Australia" title="1904 in Australia">1904</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1905_in_Australia" title="1905 in Australia">1905</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1906_in_Australia" title="1906 in Australia">1906</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1907_in_Australia" title="1907 in Australia">1907</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1908_in_Australia" title="1908 in Australia">1908</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1909_in_Australia" title="1909 in Australia">1909</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1910_in_Australia" title="1910 in Australia">1910</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1911_in_Australia" title="1911 in Australia">1911</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1912_in_Australia" title="1912 in Australia">1912</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1913_in_Australia" title="1913 in Australia">1913</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1914_in_Australia" title="1914 in Australia">1914</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1915_in_Australia" title="1915 in Australia">1915</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1916_in_Australia" title="1916 in Australia">1916</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1917_in_Australia" title="1917 in Australia">1917</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1918_in_Australia" title="1918 in Australia">1918</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1919_in_Australia" title="1919 in Australia">1919</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1920_in_Australia" title="1920 in Australia">1920</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1921_in_Australia" title="1921 in Australia">1921</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1922_in_Australia" title="1922 in Australia">1922</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1923_in_Australia" title="1923 in Australia">1923</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1924_in_Australia" title="1924 in Australia">1924</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1925_in_Australia" title="1925 in Australia">1925</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1926_in_Australia" title="1926 in Australia">1926</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1927_in_Australia" title="1927 in Australia">1927</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1928_in_Australia" title="1928 in Australia">1928</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1929_in_Australia" title="1929 in Australia">1929</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1930_in_Australia" title="1930 in Australia">1930</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1931_in_Australia" title="1931 in Australia">1931</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1932_in_Australia" title="1932 in Australia">1932</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1933_in_Australia" title="1933 in Australia">1933</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1934_in_Australia" title="1934 in Australia">1934</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1935_in_Australia" title="1935 in Australia">1935</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1936_in_Australia" title="1936 in Australia">1936</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1937_in_Australia" title="1937 in Australia">1937</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1938_in_Australia" title="1938 in Australia">1938</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1939_in_Australia" title="1939 in Australia">1939</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1940_in_Australia" title="1940 in Australia">1940</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1941_in_Australia" title="1941 in Australia">1941</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1942_in_Australia" title="1942 in Australia">1942</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1943_in_Australia" title="1943 in Australia">1943</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1944_in_Australia" title="1944 in Australia">1944</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1945_in_Australia" title="1945 in Australia">1945</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1946_in_Australia" title="1946 in Australia">1946</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1947_in_Australia" title="1947 in Australia">1947</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1948_in_Australia" title="1948 in Australia">1948</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1949_in_Australia" title="1949 in Australia">1949</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1950_in_Australia" title="1950 in Australia">1950</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1951_in_Australia" title="1951 in Australia">1951</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1952_in_Australia" title="1952 in Australia">1952</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1953_in_Australia" title="1953 in Australia">1953</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1954_in_Australia" title="1954 in Australia">1954</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1955_in_Australia" title="1955 in Australia">1955</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1956_in_Australia" title="1956 in Australia">1956</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1957_in_Australia" title="1957 in Australia">1957</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1958_in_Australia" title="1958 in Australia">1958</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1959_in_Australia" title="1959 in Australia">1959</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1960_in_Australia" title="1960 in Australia">1960</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1961_in_Australia" title="1961 in Australia">1961</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1962_in_Australia" title="1962 in Australia">1962</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1963_in_Australia" title="1963 in Australia">1963</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1964_in_Australia" title="1964 in Australia">1964</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1965_in_Australia" title="1965 in Australia">1965</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1966_in_Australia" title="1966 in Australia">1966</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1967_in_Australia" title="1967 in Australia">1967</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1968_in_Australia" title="1968 in Australia">1968</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1969_in_Australia" title="1969 in Australia">1969</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1970_in_Australia" title="1970 in Australia">1970</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1971_in_Australia" title="1971 in Australia">1971</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1972_in_Australia" title="1972 in Australia">1972</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1973_in_Australia" title="1973 in Australia">1973</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1974_in_Australia" title="1974 in Australia">1974</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1975_in_Australia" title="1975 in Australia">1975</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1976_in_Australia" title="1976 in Australia">1976</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1977_in_Australia" title="1977 in Australia">1977</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1978_in_Australia" title="1978 in Australia">1978</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1979_in_Australia" title="1979 in Australia">1979</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1980_in_Australia" title="1980 in Australia">1980</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1981_in_Australia" title="1981 in Australia">1981</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1982_in_Australia" title="1982 in Australia">1982</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1983_in_Australia" title="1983 in Australia">1983</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1984_in_Australia" title="1984 in Australia">1984</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1985_in_Australia" title="1985 in Australia">1985</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1986_in_Australia" title="1986 in Australia">1986</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1987_in_Australia" title="1987 in Australia">1987</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1988_in_Australia" title="1988 in Australia">1988</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1989_in_Australia" title="1989 in Australia">1989</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1990_in_Australia" title="1990 in Australia">1990</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1991_in_Australia" title="1991 in Australia">1991</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1992_in_Australia" title="1992 in Australia">1992</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1993_in_Australia" title="1993 in Australia">1993</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1994_in_Australia" title="1994 in Australia">1994</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1995_in_Australia" title="1995 in Australia">1995</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1996_in_Australia" title="1996 in Australia">1996</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1997_in_Australia" title="1997 in Australia">1997</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1998_in_Australia" title="1998 in Australia">1998</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1999_in_Australia" title="1999 in Australia">1999</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2000_in_Australia" title="2000 in Australia">2000</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2001_in_Australia" title="2001 in Australia">2001</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2002_in_Australia" title="2002 in Australia">2002</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2003_in_Australia" title="2003 in Australia">2003</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2004_in_Australia" title="2004 in Australia">2004</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2005_in_Australia" title="2005 in Australia">2005</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2006_in_Australia" title="2006 in Australia">2006</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2007_in_Australia" title="2007 in Australia">2007</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2008_in_Australia" title="2008 in Australia">2008</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2009_in_Australia" title="2009 in Australia">2009</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2010_in_Australia" title="2010 in Australia">2010</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2011_in_Australia" title="2011 in Australia">2011</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2012_in_Australia" title="2012 in Australia">2012</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2013_in_Australia" title="2013 in Australia">2013</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2014_in_Australia" title="2014 in Australia">2014</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2015_in_Australia" title="2015 in Australia">2015</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2016_in_Australia" title="2016 in Australia">2016</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2017_in_Australia" title="2017 in Australia">2017</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2018_in_Australia" title="2018 in Australia">2018</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2019_in_Australia" title="2019 in Australia">2019</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2020_in_Australia" title="2020 in Australia">2020</a></li>
<li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">2021</a></li></ul>
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<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/History_of_Tuvalu" title="History of Tuvalu">Tuvalu</a></li>
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Unix timestamp of change (timestamp) | 1624360356 |