| 1974 in Australia | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
|---|---|
| Governor-General | Paul Hasluck, then John Kerr |
| Prime Minister | Gough Whitlam |
| Population | 13,504,538 |
| Elections | Federal, WA, NT, QLD |
See also: 1973 in Australia, other events of 1974, 1975 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
Contents |
Incumbents
- Queen of Australia - HM Queen Elizabeth II
- Governor General - Sir Paul Hasluck (til July 11), then Sir John Kerr
- Prime Minister - Gough Whitlam
- Premier of New South Wales - Sir Robert Askin
- Premier of South Australia - Don Dunstan
- Premier of Queensland - Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen
- Premier of Tasmania - Eric Reece
- Premier of Western Australia - John Tonkin (til April 8), then Charles Court
- Premier of Victoria - Rupert Hamer
Events
- January - Cyclone Wanda makes landfall near Double Island Point. Large parts of south east Queensland, including Brisbane, and northern New South Wales are flooded.
- February 26 - Mungo Man, a human skeleton estimated to be 40,000 years old, uncovered at Lake Mungo
- May 18 - John Howard enters Parliament as an Opposition backbencher for the electorate of Bennelong
- October - The first Australian credit card, Bankcard, is introduced
- December 24 - Cyclone Tracy devastates the city of Darwin. The official death toll was 71
Arts and Literature
- Conductor Bernard Heinze is announced as Australian of the Year
- Ronald McKie's novel The Mango Tree wins the Miles Franklin Award
Film
- The Cars That Ate Paris, directed by Peter Weir, is released
Television
- The long running popular music program Countdown first screens
- Soap operas The Box and Class of '74 begin
Sport
- September 14 - John Farrington wins his third men's national marathon title, clocking 2:17:23 in Gawler.
- Think Big wins the Melbourne Cup
- Victoria wins the Sheffield Shield
- Apollo takes line honours in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. Love and War is the handicap winner
- Australia defeats the USA 2-1 in the Federation Cup
- The Australian team makes its first World Cup appearance when it competes in the 1974 FIFA World Cup
- Eastern Suburbs wins the NSW Rugby League Premiership
- Rothmans medal awarded to Graham Eadie
- Richmond wins the 78th VFL Premiership (Richmond 18.20 (128) d North Melbourne 13.9 (87))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Keith Greig (North Melbourne)
Births
- April 5 - Deborah Sosimenko, hammer thrower
- June 12 - Scott Ferrier, decathlete
- June 13 - Tristram Woodhouse, field hockey forward
- July 2 - Matthew Reilly, writer
- July 6 - James Swan, boxer
- July 15 - Chris Taylor, comedian
- July 16 - Michelle Chandler, basketball player
- September 4 - Andrew Hansen, comedian and musician
- November 1 - Emma George, pole vaulter
- December 19 - Ricky Ponting, cricketer
Deaths
- April 6 - Hudson Fysh (b.1895), co founder of Qantas
- May 1 - Frank Packer (b.1906), publisher
- June 10 - Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (b.1900), former Governor General of Australia
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