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2021 in Australia
The following lists events that happened during 2021 in Australia.
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Incumbents[edit source | edit]
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- Monarch – Elizabeth II
- Governor-General – David Hurley
- Prime Minister – Scott Morrison
- Chief Justice – Susan Kiefel
State and Territory Leaders[edit source | edit]
- Premier of New South Wales – Gladys Berejiklian
- Premier of Queensland – Annastacia Palaszczuk
- Premier of South Australia – Steven Marshall
- Premier of Tasmania – Peter Gutwein
- Premier of Victoria – Daniel Andrews
- Premier of Western Australia – Mark McGowan
- Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory – Andrew Barr
- Chief Minister of the Northern Territory – Michael Gunner
Governors and Administrators[edit source | edit]
- 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
- Governor of Victoria – Linda Dessau
- Governor of Western Australia – Kim Beazley
- Administrator of the Australian Indian Ocean Territories – Natasha Griggs
- Administrator of Norfolk Island – Eric Hutchinson
- Administrator of the Northern Territory – Vicki O'Halloran
Events[edit source | edit]
January[edit source | edit]
- 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".[1]
- 2 January – Two women drown during a guided canyoning tour at Mount Wilson in the Blue Mountains[2]
- 8 January – A three-day lockdown is imposed on the Greater Brisbane area to stop the spread of a UK COVID-19 variant after a hotel quarantine worker unknowingly contracted the virus and spread it out into the community.[3]
Future scheduled events[edit source | edit]
- 11 March – The 2021 NRL season is scheduled to commence, with 2020 premiers Melbourne Storm hosting South Sydney Rabbitohs at AAMI Park.
- 13 March – 2021 Western Australian state election
- 18 March – The 2021 AFL season is scheduled to commence, with 2019/20 two-time premiers Richmond Tigers hosting Carlton Blues at the MCG.
- 25 September – 2021 AFL Grand Final
- 2 October – 2021 NRL Grand Final
Deaths[edit source | edit]
- For further information, see :Category:2021 deaths
January[edit source | edit]
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- 2 January – Kerry Vincent, chef and television personality (b. 1945)
- 3 January –
- Alf Callick, Australian rules footballer (South Melbourne) (b. 1925)
- Alan Daly, Australian rules footballer (Melbourne) (b. 1929)
- Warren McLean, drummer (Divinyls) (b. unknown)
- 5 January – Bob Brett, tennis coach (b. 1953)
- 7 January – Ian Foreman, Australian rules footballer (Footscray) (b. 1930)
- 10 January – Graham Arthur, Australian rules footballer (Hawthorn) (b. 1936)
- 11 January – Colin McDonald, cricketer (b. 1928)
- 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) (b. 1946)
- 16 January –
- Michael Bryce, architect and designer (b. 1938)
- Chris Murphy, band manager and music entrepreneur (b. 1954)
- 17 January – Philip Wilson, archbishop (b. 1950)
See also[edit source | edit]
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Country overviews[edit source | edit]
- 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[edit source | edit]
- ↑ "Australia's national anthem changed to reflect 'stories of the many First Nations peoples'". SBS News. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ↑ "Police officer killed after being sucked into Blue Mountains whirlpool". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ↑ Siganto, Talissa (8 January 2021). "Greater Brisbane is in a three-day lockdown. These are the rules". ABC. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
External links[edit source | edit]
Media related to 2021 in Australia at Wikimedia Commons
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