2023 in Australia
The following is a list of events including expected and scheduled events for the year 2023 in Australia.
| 2023 in Australia | |
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| Monarch | Charles III |
| Governor-General | David Hurley |
| Prime minister | Anthony Albanese |
| Australian of the Year | Taryn Brumfitt |
| Elections | New South Wales |
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Incumbents
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- Monarch – Charles III
- Governor-General – David Hurley
- Prime Minister – Anthony Albanese
- Chief Justice – Susan Kiefel
State and Territory Leaders
- Premier of New South Wales – Dominic Perrottet (until 28 March), then Chris Minns
- Opposition Leader – Chris Minns (until 28 March), then Mark Speakman
- Premier of Queensland – Annastacia Palaszczuk
- Premier of South Australia – Peter Malinauskas
- Premier of Tasmania – Jeremy Rockliff
- Premier of Victoria – Daniel Andrews
- Premier of Western Australia – Mark McGowan
- Opposition Leader – Mia Davies (until 30 January), then Shane Love
- Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory – Andrew Barr
- Chief Minister of the Northern Territory – Natasha Fyles
Governors and Administrators
- Governor of New South Wales – Margaret Beazley
- Governor of Queensland – Jeannette Young
- Governor of South Australia – Frances Adamson
- Governor of Tasmania – Barbara Baker
- Governor of Victoria – Linda Dessau
- Governor of Western Australia – Chris Dawson
- Administrator of the Australian Indian Ocean Territories – Natasha Griggs
- Administrator of Norfolk Island – Eric Hutchinson
- Administrator of the Northern Territory – Vicki O'Halloran (until 2 February), then Hugh Heggie
Events
January
- 2 January – 2023 Gold Coast helicopter crash: A mid-air collision between two helicopters in Gold Coast, Queensland near Sea World kills four and injures nine.[1]
- 10–16 January – Western Australian radioactive capsule incident: A tiny radioactive capsule goes missing along a 1,400-kilometre stretch of the Great Northern Highway in Western Australia.[2]
- 12 January –
- Thomas Sewell is sentenced to an 18-month community corrections order with 150 hours of community for affray and recklessly causing injury.[3][4]
- Liberal Premier of New South Wales – Dominic Perrottet reveals that he wore a Nazi uniform as fancy dress at his 21st birthday, apologising at a media conference after a cabinet minister was made aware of the incident.[5][6]
February
- 1 February – Western Australian radioactive capsule incident: A search team from Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation and the WA Department of Fire and Emergency Services finds the missing caesium-137 capsule 74 km (46 mi) south of Newman.[7]
- 2 February – the Reserve Bank of Australia announced that King Charles III will not appear on the new five-dollar banknote, a design celebrating First Nations peoples to appear instead.[8]
- 6 February – 2023 Coulson Aviation crash: A Boeing 737-300 serving as a firefighting air tanker crashes in the Fitzgerald River National Park in southern Western Australia.[9]
- 9 February – Former Liberal Minister for Education and Youth Alan Tudge announced his resignation in parliament, effective from the end of the following week.[10]
- 16 February – Katter's Australian Party announced on Facebook that its MPs will not support the Voice.[11]
- 18 February – At a Country Liberal Party meeting, party members vote to oppose the Voice to Parliament.[12][13][14]
- 18 February - The World Club Challenge takes place with the Penrith Panthers losing by one point.[15]
- 23 February – The national campaign in favour of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum officially begins at the Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute in Adelaide.[16][17]
March
- 2 March – The 2023 NRL season commences, with Melbourne Storm defeating Parramatta Eels 16–12 at CommBank Stadium.
- 5 March – The Dolphins play their inaugural NRL match, defeating Sydney Roosters 28–18.[18]
- 18 March – approximately 30 members of the National Socialist Network, including Thomas Sewell,[19] attended a rally in Melbourne in support of British anti-transgender activist Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull, who spoke at the rally while visiting the city on her Australian tour. Members of the NSN marched down Spring Street, displayed a banner that read "DESTROY PAEDO FREAKS", performed Nazi salutes on the stairs of Victorian Parliament House. A counterprotest in support of transgender rights, attended by many students, transgender activists, and socialists, clashed with the group. While the police, including several mounted officers, attempted to separate the two groups.[20] The events were condemned by the Labor Party,[21] the Liberal Party[22] and the Greens.[23]
- 19 March – Victorian Liberal leader of the opposition, John Pesutto announced, that he would move to have Moira Deeming expelled from the parliamentary Liberal Party after she spoke at an anti-trans rally outside the Victorian Parliament.[24][25][26] In the end, a compromise was made with Deeming accepting a nine-month suspension from the party instead of expulsion from the party.[27]
- 25 March – New South Wales State election elected the 58th Parliament.[28] Chris Minns won after 12 years in opposition for Labor.[29]
- 30 March – Following the 2023 New South Wales state election, Mark Latham NSW One Nation leader published an tweet in response to comments by gay politician Alex Greenwich. Latham's tweet included an explicit and derogatory description of anal sex: "Disgusting? How does that compare with sticking your dick up a bloke's arse and covering it with shit?".[30] The comments were deemed to be homophobic by Alex Greenwich and other politicians,[31][32] Conservative commentator Andrew Bolt and One Nation leader Pauline Hanson criticised Latham and called for him to apologise.[33][31]
April
- 1 April – in a by-election in the Division of Aston caused by the resignation of Liberal member Alan Tudge, the Labor candidate, Mary Doyle, won with a swing of 7%. The result marked the first time since 1920 that an Australian government had won a by-election from the opposition.
- 4 April – TikTok is banned on all government devices, including the mobile phones of politicians.[34]
- 5 April – After a party room meeting, it was announced that the Liberal Party of Australia will oppose the Voice citing constitutional risks. All members of the shadow ministry are binded by this decision but a conscience vote is allowed for backbencher members.
- 18 April – Liberal party leader Peter Dutton following a shadow cabinet reshuffle announced that Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price will be appointed as the shadow Minister for Indigenous Australians.[35]
May
- 2 May –
- Vanessa Hudson is announced as the new Chief Executive Officer of Qantas to succeed Alan Joyce when he officially retires in November.[36]
- The Australian Football League (AFL) give its 19th AFL license to Tasmania after decades of campaigning.[37]
- 5 May – A penumbral lunar eclipse is visible in the evening and the following morning in Africa, Asia and Australia, and is the 24th lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 141.[38]
- 12 May – Lara Alexander, alongside fellow Tasmanian Liberal John Tucker state MP, quits the Liberal Party to sit as an independent, in part due to concerns related to the proposed Macquarie Point Stadium project. This leaves the Liberal Party in minority government and requiring seven seats to reach a majority in the next state election.[39]
- 11–13 May – Progressive metal band Voyager represents Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the track "Promise", finishing in 9th place.
- 16 May - A school bus crashes west of Melbourne with 45 children on board.[40]
Future and scheduled events
- 20 July–20 August – 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup[41]
Deaths
January
- 4 January – Alan Mackay-Sim, biomedical scientist (b. 1951)
- 6 January – David Penington, doctor and academic (b. 1930)[42]
- 7 January – Rob Heming, rugby union player (b. 1932)
- 8 January – Slim Newton, country singer (b. 1932)
- 10 January – George Pell, Catholic cardinal (b. 1941) (died in Italy)[43][44]
- 16 January – Jim Molan, New South Wales politician and military general (b. 1950)[45]
- 17 January – Renée Geyer, singer (b. 1953)[46]
- 21 January –
- Simon Dunn, bobsledder (b. 1987)
- Gabrielle Williams, author of young adult fiction (b. 1963)[47]
- 22 January –
- David Hains, businessman and horse breeder (b. 1931)
- Vaughan Johnson, Queensland politician (b. 1947)
- 25 January – Duncan Pugh, bobsledder (born in United Kingdom) (b. 1974)
- 26 January – Diana Fisher, media identity (b. 1931)
- 28 January – Phil Coles, Olympic canoeist (b. 1931)
- 29 January – John Devine, football player and coach (Geelong, North Hobart) (b. 1940)
- 30 January –
- Andrew Grimwade, businessman and philanthropist (b. 1930)[48]
- Ann Harding, economist (b. 1958)[49]
February
- 2 February – Richard Woolcott, diplomat (b. 1927)
- 3 February – Portia Robinson, historian (b. 1926)[50]
- 5 February – Geoff Heskett, Olympic basketball player (1956) (b. 1929)[51]
- 9 February – Wesley Stacey, photographer (b. 1941)[52]
- 17 February –
- George T. Miller, film director (b. 1943, Scotland)[53]
- Peter Muller, architect (b. 1927)[54]
- 20 February – Ken Warby, motorboat racer and holder of water speed record (b. 1939) (died in United States)[55][56]
- 22 February – Jeff Watson, journalist and documentary maker (b. 1942)[57]
- 23 February – Syd Fischer, property developer and sailor (b. 1927)[58]
March
- 1 March – Warren Saunders, cricketer (b. 1934)
- 16 March –
- Stephen Bromhead, New South Wales politician (b. 1957)
- Ron Elstob, politician (b. 1924)[59]
- Peter Hardy, actor (b. 1957)
- Brian Walsh, television executive (b. c. 1954)[60]
- 17 March – James Goldrick, naval historian and officer (b. 1958)
- 20 March –
- Bob Johnston, economist and governor of the Reserve Bank (b. 1924)[61]
- Terry Norris, actor and politician (b. 1930)[62]
- John Sattler, rugby league player (b. 1942)[63]
- 21 March – Hugh Hiscutt, Tasmanian politician (b. 1926)[64]
- 29 March –
- John Kerin, politician and economist (b. 1937)[65]
- Stewart West, politician (b. 1934)[66]
- 30 March – Doug Mulray, radio and television personality (b. 1951)[67]
April
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- 1 April – Fay Miller, Northern Territory politician (b. 1947)
- 3 April – Galarrwuy Yunupingu, Aboriginal leader (b. 1948)[68]
- 6 April – Bruce Petty, political satirist (b. 1929)[69]
- 7 April – Bruce Haigh, political commentator (b. 1945)[70]
- 9 April – Max Hazelton, co-founder of Hazelton Airlines (b. 1927)[71]
- 11 April – John Olsen, artist (b. 1928)[72]
- 15 April – Faith Thomas, cricketer (b. 1933)[73]
- 17 April – Maxine Klibingaitis, actress (b. 1964)[74]
- 19 April – Father Bob Maguire, Catholic priest and community worker (b. 1934)[75]
- 21 April – John Tranter, poet (b. 1943)[76]
- 22 April – Barry Humphries, comedian, author, actor and satirist (b. 1934)[77]
- 27 April – Francis Macnab, Uniting Church minister and psychologist (b. 1931)[78]
- 30 April –
- Broderick Smith, musician (b. 1948)[79]
- Jock Zonfrillo, chef (MasterChef Australia) (b. 1976)[80]
May
- 2 May –
- Gabrielle Carey, novelist (b. 1959)[81]
- Frank Phillips, golfer (b. 1932)
- 3 May – Tony Staley, politician (b. 1939)[82]
- 4 May – Bruce Childs, politician (b. 1934)[83]
- 5 May – Terry Lewis, police officer (b. 1928)[84]
- 10 May – Rosemary Crossley, author and disability rights advocate (b. 1945)[85]
- 12 May – Owen Davidson, tennis player (b. 1943)
See also
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