1976 in Australia

Infobox Australian year
monarch = Elizabeth II
governor-general = John Kerr
pm =Malcolm Fraser
population = 13,892,995
australian =
elections =NSW, VIC, TAS"See also:"
1975 in Australia,
other events of 1976,
1977 in Australia and the
Timeline of Australian history.

Incumbents

*Queen of Australia - HM Queen Elizabeth II
*Governor General - Sir John Kerr
*Prime Minister - Malcom Fraser
*Premier of New South Wales -Tom Lewis, then Sir Eric Willis, then Neville Wran
*Premier of South Australia - Don Dunstan
*Premier of Queensland - Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen
*Premier of Tasmania - Bill Neilson
*Premier of Western Australia - Sir Charles Court
*Premier of Victoria - Rupert Hamer

Events

* May 1 - Neville Wran Becomes NSW Premier
* September 30 - Blue Hills, the long running ABC radio serial, comes to an end after 32 years
* December 4 - The Royal Australian Navy's fleet of Grumman Tracker aircraft is destroyed by arson at Nowra, New South Wales
* Edward (Weary) Dunlop is announced as Australian of the Year
* Mining on Fraser Island ends.

cience & Technology

Arts and literature

* Brett Whiteley wins the Archibald Prize with "Self Portrait in the Studio"
* David Ireland's novel "The Glass Canoe" wins the Miles Franklin Award

Film

* Don's Party
* Storm Boy
* The Fourth Wish

Television

Nine Network soap operas "The Young Doctors" and "The Sullivans" both begin on air in November.

port

*July 31 - Victor Anderson wins the men's national marathon title, clocking 2:23:28.6 in Sydney.
* "Van der Hum" wins the Melbourne Cup
* South Australia wins the Sheffield Shield
* "Ballyhoo" takes line honours and "Piccolo" wins on handicap in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
* Hawthorn were premiers of the Victorian Football League
* Australia defeats the West Indies 5-1 in the cricket test series
* Geoff Hunt wins the men's squash World Open
* Manly defeats Parramatta 13-10 to win the New South Wales Rugby League Premiership

Births

* January 9 — Amy Gillett (d. 2005), cyclist
* January 18 — Damien Leith, singer
* February 17 — Matthew Lappin, Australian rules footballer
* February 19 — Travis Denney, badminton player
* February 24 — Bradley McGee, cyclist
* February 28 — David Bradbury, politician
* June 4 — Kasey Chambers, singer
* June 21 — Nigel Lappin, Australian rules footballer
* August 7 — Megan Gale, model
* August 27 — Mark Webber, Formula 1 driver
* September 1 — Marcos Ambrose, racing driver
* September 15 — Brett Kimmorley, Rugby league footballer
* November 7 — Mark Philippoussis, tennis player
* November 8 — Brett Lee, cricketer
* November 18 — Matt Welsh, swimmer
* November 30 — Gail Miller, water polo player
* December 6 — Paul Crake, racing cyclist
* December 31 — Craig Reucassel, comedian

Deaths

* February 8 - Gladys Moncrieff (b. 1892), singer
* May 21 - Harold Blair (b. 1924), singer and activist
* June 17 - Richard Casey (b. 1890), Governor General of Australia
* August 10 - Bert Oldfield (b. 1894), cricketer
* September 21 - Peter Crimmins B. 1943, Australia Rules Footballer

ee also

*1976
*1970s