1971 in Australia
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[edit] Incumbents
- Prime Minister - John Gorton (til March 10), then William McMahon
- Governor General - Paul Hasluck
- Premier of New South Wales - Robert Askin
- Premier of South Australia - Don Dunstan
- Premier of Queensland - Joh Bjelke-Petersen
- Premier of Tasmania - Angus Bethune
- Premier of Western Australia - David Brand (til April 3), then John Tonkin
- Premier of Victoria - Henry Bolte
[edit] Events
- Neville Bonner becomes first Indigenous Australian to sit as a member in the Parliament of Australia
- Evonne Goolagong is named Australian of the Year
- December 24 - Cyclone Althea hits Townsville, Queensland and surrounding islands, killing 3
- State Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen declares a state of emergency in Queensland in response to escalating protest to the 1971 Springbok tour
[edit] Arts
- David Williamson writes The Removalists
[edit] Film
[edit] Television
- July 28 - Pick A Box, hosted by Bob and Dolly Dyer, airs for the final time. It had first been broadcast as a radio program in 1948.
[edit] Sport
- Silver Knight wins the Melbourne Cup
- South Australia wins the Sheffield Shield
- Kialoa takes line honours in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. Pathfinder takes handicap honours
- 1971 Springbok tour
[edit] Births
- February 19 - Lisa McCune, actress
- April 2 - Todd Woodbridge, tennis player
- October 20 - Danii Minogue, singer
- October 29 - Matthew Hayden, cricket player
[edit] Deaths
- May 27 - Chips Rafferty (b.1909), actor
- July 30 - Kenneth Slessor (b.1901), poet
