The following lists events that happened during 1967 in Australia.

Incumbents

Monarch A monarch is a head of stateWebster's II New College DictionarMonarch Houghton Mifflin. Boston. 2001. p. 707. Life tenure, for life or until abdication, and therefore the head of state of a monarchy. A monarch may exercise the highest authority ...

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Elizabeth II Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022. She was queen regnant of 32 sovereign states durin ...

Governor-General Governor-general (plural ''governors-general''), or governor general (plural ''governors general''), is the title of an office-holder. In the context of governors-general and former British colonies, governors-general are appointed as viceroy t ...

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Lord Casey Richard Gavin Gardiner Casey, Baron Casey, (29 August 1890 – 17 June 1976) was an Australian statesman who served as the 16th Governor-General of Australia, in office from 1965 to 1969. He was also a distinguished army officer, long-serving ...

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is ...

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Harold Holt Harold Edward Holt (5 August 190817 December 1967) was an Australian politician who served as the 17th prime minister of Australia from 1966 until his presumed death in 1967. He held office as leader of the Liberal Party. Holt was born in ...

(until 17 December), then

John McEwen Sir John McEwen, (29 March 1900 – 20 November 1980) was an Australian politician who served as the 18th prime minister of Australia, holding office from 1967 to 1968 in a caretaker capacity after the disappearance of Harold Holt. He was the ...

(from 19 December) **

Opposition Leader The Leader of the Opposition is a title traditionally held by the leader of the largest political party not in government, typical in countries utilizing the parliamentary system form of government. The leader of the opposition is typically se ...

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Arthur Calwell Arthur Augustus Calwell (28 August 1896 – 8 July 1973) was an Australian politician who served as the leader of the Labor Party from 1960 to 1967. He led the party to three federal elections. Calwell grew up in Melbourne and attended St J ...

(until 9 February), then

Gough Whitlam Edward Gough Whitlam (11 July 191621 October 2014) was the 21st prime minister of Australia, serving from 1972 to 1975. The longest-serving federal leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) from 1967 to 1977, he was notable for being the h ...

* Chief Justice – Sir Garfield Barwick

State and Territory Leaders

Premier of New South Wales The premier of New South Wales is the head of government in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The Government of New South Wales follows the Westminster Parliamentary System, with a Parliament of New South Wales acting as the legislatur ...

– Robert Askin **

– Jack Renshaw *

Premier of Queensland The premier of Queensland is the head of government in the Australian state of Queensland. By convention the premier is the leader of the party with a parliamentary majority in the unicameral Legislative Assembly of Queensland. The premier is ap ...

– Frank Nicklin **

–

Jack Houston John William Houston (30 December 1919 – 27 October 2008) was an Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Bulimba in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1957 to 1980. He was the Leader of the Opposition in the Queensland Pa ...

Premier of South Australia The premier of South Australia is the head of government in the state of South Australia, Australia. The Government of South Australia follows the Westminster system, with a Parliament of South Australia acting as the legislature. The premier is ...

– Frank Walsh (until 1 June), then

Don Dunstan Donald Allan Dunstan (21 September 1926 – 6 February 1999) was an Australian politician who served as the 35th premier of South Australia from 1967 to 1968, and again from 1970 to 1979. He was a member of the House of Assembly (MHA) for th ...

–

Steele Hall Raymond Steele Hall (born 30 November 1928) is a former Australian politician who served as the 36th Premier of South Australia from 1968 to 1970. He also served in the federal Parliament as a senator for South Australia from 1974 to 1977 and ...

Premier of Tasmania The premier of Tasmania is the head of the executive government in the Australian state of Tasmania. By convention, the leader of the party or political grouping which has majority support in the House of Assembly is invited by the governor of ...

– Eric Reece **

– Angus Bethune *

Premier of Victoria The premier of Victoria is the head of government in the Australian state of Victoria. The premier is appointed by the governor of Victoria, and is the leader of the political party able to secure a majority in the Victorian Legislative Assemb ...

– Sir Henry Bolte **

– Clive Stoneham (until 15 May), then Clyde Holding *

Premier of Western Australia The premier of Western Australia is the head of government of the state of Western Australia. The role of premier at a state level is similar to the role of the prime minister of Australia at a federal level. The premier leads the executive bra ...

– David Brand **

–

John Tonkin John Trezise Tonkin AC (2 February 1902 – 20 October 1995), popularly known as "Honest John", was an Australian politician. A member of the Labor Party, he served as a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for a record 44 ...

Governors and Administrators

Governor of New South Wales The governor of New South Wales is the viceregal representative of the Australian monarch, King Charles III, in the state of New South Wales. In an analogous way to the governor-general of Australia at the national level, the governors of the A ...

– Sir Roden Cutler *

Governor of Queensland The governor of Queensland is the representative in the state of Queensland of the monarch of Australia. In an analogous way to the governor-general of Australia at the national level, the governor performs constitutional and ceremonial func ...

–

Sir Alan Mansfield Sir Alan James Mansfield, (30 September 1902 – 17 July 1980) was an Australian barrister, judge, and the 18th Governor of Queensland, serving from 1966 until 1972. Early life Mansfield was born on 20 September 1902 in Brisbane, Queensland, w ...

Governor of South Australia The governor of South Australia is the representative in South Australia of the Monarch of Australia, currently King Charles III. The governor performs the same constitutional and ceremonial functions at the state level as does the governor-gen ...

– Lieutenant General Sir Edric Bastyan *

Governor of Tasmania The governor of Tasmania is the representative in the Australian state of Tasmania of the Monarch of Australia, currently King Charles III. The incumbent governor is Barbara Baker, who was appointed in June 2021. The official residence of the ...

– General Sir Charles Gairdner *

Governor of Victoria The governor of Victoria is the representative of the monarch, King Charles III, in the Australian state of Victoria. The governor is one of seven viceregal representatives in the country, analogous to the governors of the other states, and t ...

– Major General Sir Rohan Delacombe *

Governor of Western Australia The governor of Western Australia is the representative in Western Australia of the monarch of Australia, currently King Charles III. As with the other governors of the Australian states, the governor of Western Australia performs constitutiona ...

– Major General Sir Douglas Kendrew * Administrator of Nauru – Leslie King *

Administrator of Norfolk Island The administrator of Norfolk Island acts as a representative both of The Crown and of the Government of Australia, as well as carrying out other duties according to the ''Norfolk Island Amendment Act 2015''.Administrator of the Northern Territory The Administrator of the Northern Territory is an official appointed by the Governor-General of Australia to represent the government of the Commonwealth in the Northern Territory, Australia. They perform functions similar to those of a state gov ...

– Roger Dean * Administrator of Papua and New Guinea –

David Hay David Hay (born 29 January 1948) is a Scottish former football player and manager. He broke into the Celtic team in the late 1960s, as one of a generation of players who continued a highly successful era for the club. A contract dispute between ...

(from 9 January)

Events

January

*18 January – The Prime Minister of South Vietnam Nguyen Cao Ky begins a controversial visit to Australia. He is welcomed by supporters of

South Vietnam South Vietnam, officially the Republic of Vietnam ( vi, Việt Nam Cộng hòa), was a state in Southeast Asia that existed from 1955 to 1975, the period when the southern portion of Vietnam was a member of the Western Bloc during part of th ...

but is then constantly heckled by anti-war protesters, and

is forced to deny that Ky and his supporters are corrupt and were responsible for murdering his predecessor, President Ngo Dinh Diem.Australian Visit (1967)

ABC News ABC News is the news division of the American broadcast network ABC. Its flagship program is the daily evening newscast '' ABC World News Tonight with David Muir''; other programs include morning news-talk show '' Good Morning America'', '' ...

. Retrieved 15 December 2007

February

*First student intake at

Macquarie University Macquarie University ( ) is a public research university based in Sydney, Australia, in the suburb of Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of ...

.Macquarie University Biological Sciences Museum
. Retrieved 15 December 2007 *3 February – Ronald Ryan becomes the last man hanged in Australia; he was executed for the murder of prison warder George Hodson while escaping from Pentridge Prison on 19 December 1965. *7 February – Black Tuesday in Tasmania – massive bushfires devastate much of the

Tasmania ) , nickname = , image_map = Tasmania in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Tasmania in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdi ...

n capital of

Hobart Hobart ( ; Nuennonne/ Palawa kani: ''nipaluna'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Home to almost half of all Tasmanians, it is the least-populated Australian state capital city, and second-small ...

and surrounding areas.Natural disasters in Australia – Culture and Recreation Portal (Australian Government)
. Retrieved 15 December 2007 *8 February –

defeats Dr Jim Cairns and Frank Crean to replace the retiring

as leader of the federal

Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party (ALP), also simply known as Labor, is the major centre-left political party in Australia, one of two major parties in Australian politics, along with the centre-right Liberal Party of Australia. The party forms t ...

.Australia's Prime Ministers – National Archives of Australia
. Retrieved 15 December 2007

March

*1 March – The

Royal Australian Navy The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the principal naval force of the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The professional head of the RAN is Chief of Navy (CN) Vice Admiral Mark Hammond AM, RAN. CN is also jointly responsible to the Minister o ...

replaces the British White Ensign flag on all its ships with the Australian White Ensign.Ausflag – Australian Naval Ensign
. Retrieved 15 December 2007 *1 March – The Duke of Edinburgh visits Australia.National Archives of Australia – Royalty and Australian Society: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
. Retrieved 15 December 2007 *8 March –

La Trobe University La Trobe University is a public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its main campus is located in the suburb of Bundoora. The university was established in 1964, becoming the third university in the state of Victoria a ...

is officially opened.History of the University – La Trobe University
Retrieved 15 December 2007 *13 March –

Bessie Rischbieth Bessie Mabel Rischbieth, (née Earle; 16 October 187413 March 1967) was an influential and early Australian feminist and social activist. A leading or founding member of many social reform groups, such as the Women's Service Guilds, The Aus ...

protested against the Mounts Bay reclamation project on the Swan River and the building of the Narrows Bridge and dies.

April

*4 April – The Australian government announces it will not ban the

oral contraceptive pill Oral contraceptives, abbreviated OCPs, also known as birth control pills, are medications taken by mouth for the purpose of birth control. Female Two types of female oral contraceptive pill, taken once per day, are widely available: * The combin ...

, maintaining that the risk of

thrombosis Thrombosis (from Ancient Greek "clotting") is the formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel, obstructing the flow of blood through the circulatory system. When a blood vessel (a vein or an artery) is injured, the body uses platelets (th ...

is "very slight".'97 Series

Australian Broadcasting Corporation The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is the national broadcaster of Australia. It is principally funded by direct grants from the Australian Government and is administered by a government-appointed board. The ABC is a publicly-owne ...

. Retrieved 15 December 2007 *7 April – Australian military adviser Major

Peter Badcoe Peter John Badcoe, (11 January 1934 – 7 April 1967) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in battle that could be awarded at that time to a member of the Australian armed forces. Badcoe, born P ...

is killed in action in Vietnam during an operation in Hương Trà District with the 1st ARVN Division Reaction Company.Maj P.J. BADCOE, VC (Post.)
Retrieved 15 December 2007 *12 April – Australian

Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: * Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD * Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a let ...

bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ...

s publicly declare their opposition to the war in Vietnam.Catholic Peace Fellowship
Retrieved 15 December 2007 *29 April – A majority in the New England region of

New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , es ...

voted against the creation of a new state in the referendum.About ABC New England North West NSW
. Retrieved 15 December 2007

May

*25 May – The report by the Tasmanian Hydro Electric Commission on the Gordon Power scheme was tabled in parliament and the

Government of Tasmania The Tasmanian Government is the democratic administrative authority of the state of Tasmania, Australia. The leader of the party or coalition with the confidence of the House of Assembly, the lower house of the Parliament of Tasmania, is invit ...

sought approval for $100 million funding.Interim Report – The Future of Lake Pedder
, Lake Pedder Committee of Enquiry, 29 September 1997. *27 May –

Indigenous Australians Indigenous Australians or Australian First Nations are people with familial heritage from, and membership in, the ethnic groups that lived in Australia before British colonisation. They consist of two distinct groups: the Aboriginal peoples ...

(technically only the Aboriginal race – see

Australian referendum, 1967 (Aboriginals) The second question of the 1967 Australian referendum of 27 May 1967, called by the Holt Government, related to Indigenous Australians. Voters were asked whether to give the Federal Government the power to make special laws for Indigenous A ...

) are given the right to be counted in the national census after a national referendum and legislation changing citizenship laws, but voters reject a third referendum question about breaking the nexus between the sizes of the Senate and the House of Representatives.Didj "u" Know – Stories of the 1967 Referendum
. Retrieved 15 December 2007 *29 May – The new Australian 5-dollar note goes into circulation.THE AUSTRALIAN NOTE ISSUE – Australian Bureau of Statistics
Retrieved 15 December 2007

June

*1 June –

succeeds Frank Walsh as

, after Walsh retires under pressure from his party.ABC News Obituary – Don Dunstan
. Retrieved 15 December 2007 *7 June – Launceston,

Tasmania ) , nickname = , image_map = Tasmania in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Tasmania in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdi ...

, records the highest barometric pressure on record for Australia with a reading of 1044.3 millibars or 30.84

inHg Inch of mercury (inHg and ″Hg) is a non- SI unit of measurement for pressure. It is used for barometric pressure in weather reports, refrigeration and aviation in the United States. It is the pressure exerted by a column of mercury in hei ...

. *25 June – Sydney underworld figure Richard Gabriel Reilly is murdered.MILESAGO 1967 Almanac
Retrieved 15 December 2007 *29 June – The

Tasmanian Government The Tasmanian Government is the democratic administrative authority of the state of Tasmania, Australia. The leader of the party or coalition with the confidence of the House of Assembly, the lower house of the Parliament of Tasmania, is invit ...

passes a Bill revoking the national park status of

Lake Pedder Lake Pedder, once a glacial outwash lake, is a man-made impoundment and diversion lake located in the southwest of Tasmania, Australia. In addition to its natural catchment from the Frankland Range, the lake is formed by the 1972 damming of the ...

, allowing the Hydro Electric Commission to construct a dam flooding the lake.

July

*1 July – The

postcode A postal code (also known locally in various English-speaking countries throughout the world as a postcode, post code, PIN or ZIP Code) is a series of letters or numerical digit, digits or both, sometimes including spaces or punctuation, includ ...

system of postal address coding is introduced throughout Australia.Australia Post – Our History
. Retrieved 16 December 2007

August

*1 August –

Qantas Qantas Airways Limited ( ) is the flag carrier of Australia and the country's largest airline by fleet size, international flights, and international destinations. It is the world's third-oldest airline still in operation, having been founde ...

Airways drops the word 'Empire' from its name.About Qantas – Our Company: History
Retrieved 16 December 2007

September

*9 September – Proposed changes to

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , establishe ...

laws governing public demonstrations results in 3,500 people protesting in the streets of

Brisbane Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of the South ...

Queensland Police The Queensland Police Service (QPS) is the principal law enforcement agency responsible for policing the Australian state of Queensland. In 1990, the Queensland Police Force was officially renamed the Queensland Police Service and the old motto ...

arrest 114 people.The Meagre Harvest: The Australian Women's Movement 1950s–1990s
''Google Books'' by Gisela. Retrieved 16 December 2007 *16 September – The U.S. Naval Communication Station North West Cape near Exmouth, Western Australia is declared operational. *28 September – amendments to the South Australian Licensing Act came into effect ending the era of the Six o'clock swill in Australia

October

*1 October – The

NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is a directorate of the New South Wales Department of Planning and Environment responsible for managing most of the protected areas in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Despite its name the ...

is established.NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service 40th anniversary
. Retrieved 16 December 2007 *20 October – Australia unlinks the

Australian dollar The Australian dollar ( sign: $; code: AUD) is the currency of Australia, including its external territories: Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island. It is officially used as currency by three independent Pacific Is ...

from British currency, when the British government makes a decision to devalue the

pound sterling Sterling (abbreviation: stg; Other spelling styles, such as STG and Stg, are also seen. ISO code: GBP) is the currency of the United Kingdom and nine of its associated territories. The pound ( sign: £) is the main unit of sterling, and ...

.IndexFOREX Australian Dollar currency profile
. Retrieved 16 December 2007

November

*27 November – Singer

John Farnham John Peter Farnham AO (born 1 July 1949) is a British born Australian singer. Farnham was a teen pop idol from 1967 until 1979, billed then as Johnny Farnham, but has since forged a career as an adult contemporary singer.McFarlane (1999). Enc ...

, then known as Johnny Farnham, releases

Sadie (The Cleaning Lady) "Sadie (The Cleaning Lady)" was Australian pop singer Johnny Farnham's first solo single. The novelty song was released in November 1967 and was No. 1 on the ''Go-Set'' National Singles Charts for five weeks in early 1968 NOTE: ''Go-Set'' publis ...

. It was his first Number 1.

December

*14 December – South Australia's Simpson Desert Conservation Park and Queensland's Simpson Desert National Park are proclaimed.Simpson Desert Conservation Park History
. Retrieved 16 December 2007 *17 December – Prime Minister

disappears while swimming in heavy surf at

Cheviot Beach Cheviot Beach is a beach near Point Nepean in Victoria, Australia. It was named after the SS ''Cheviot'', which broke up and sank nearby with the loss of 35 lives on 20 October 1887. It was the site of the disappearance of Prime Minister Har ...

, near Portsea, Victoria.The Harold Holt Murder
Retrieved 16 December 2007 *19 December – Following the disappearance and presumed death of Holt, Country Party leader

is sworn in as interim

pending the election of a new government leader by the

Coalition A coalition is a group formed when two or more people or groups temporarily work together to achieve a common goal. The term is most frequently used to denote a formation of power in political or economical spaces. Formation According to ''A Gui ...

parties. *20 December –

announced he will not serve in a government led by

Liberal Party The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. __TOC__ Active liberal parties This is a li ...

deputy leader

William McMahon Sir William McMahon (23 February 190831 March 1988) was an Australian politician who served as the 20th Prime Minister of Australia, in office from 1971 to 1972 as leader of the Liberal Party. He was a government minister for over 21 years, ...

, Harold Holt's presumed successor, triggering a leadership crisis for the Coalition.

Unknown and general dates

* General Motors Holden exports its 100,000th car and launches its first compact sedan, the

Torana ''Torana'' ( sa, तोरण; '' awr-uh-nuh') is a free-standing ornamental or arched gateway for ceremonial purposes in Hindu, Buddhist and Jain architecture of the Indian subcontinent. Toranas can also be widely seen in Southeast Asia and ...

. *

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mounta ...

is rocked by a series of brutal underworld killings as rival gangs battle for control of the city's lucrative gambling and prostitution rackets * Bomber aircraft from No. 2 Squadron

RAAF "Through Adversity to the Stars" , colours = , colours_label = , march = , mascot = , anniversaries = RAAF Anniversary Commemoration ...

Canberra are deployed to Phan Rang airbase in

* Federal Cabinet decides to drop the word 'British' from the cover of

Australian passport Australian passports are travel documents issued to Australian citizens under the ''Australian Passports Act 2005'' by the Australian Passport Office of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), both in Australia and overseas, which ...

s, and agrees that it will have to amend the Nationality and Citizenship Act to change the designation 'British subject' on the inside of passports. * Australia Square Tower, Australia's first true

skyscraper A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Modern sources currently define skyscrapers as being at least or in height, though there is no universally accepted definition. Skyscrapers are very tall high-ri ...

, is completed. *In an exceptionally dry year across Victoria, South Australia and southwestern New South Wales, Melbourne records only and Adelaide only , in both cases this being the driest year on record by a substantial margin. * Acquisition of Land Act 1967 is passed by the

Parliament of Queensland The Parliament of Queensland is the legislature of Queensland, Australia. As provided under the Constitution of Queensland, the Parliament consists of the Monarch of Australia and the Legislative Assembly. It has been the only unicameral s ...

Science and technology

*17 March – Honeysuckle Creek Tracking Station is opened near

Canberra Canberra ( ) is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The ci ...

.Honeysuckle Creek – Epilogue
Retrieved 16 December 2007 *April –

Dung beetle Dung beetles are beetles that feed on feces. Some species of dung beetles can bury dung 250 times their own mass in one night. Many dung beetles, known as ''rollers'', roll dung into round balls, which are used as a food source or breeding cha ...

s released between

Broome, Western Australia Broome, also known as Rubibi by the Yawuru people, is a coastal pearling and tourist town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, north of Perth. In the the population was recorded as 14,660. It is the largest town in the Kimberley re ...

and Townsville, Queensland in the

Australian Dung Beetle Project The Australian Dung Beetle Project (1965–1985), conceived and led by Dr George Bornemissza of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), was an international scientific research and biological control project with ...

, led by Dr.

George Bornemissza George Francis Bornemissza (born György Ferenc Bornemissza; 11 February 1924 – 10 April 2014) was a Hungarian-born entomologist and ecologist. He studied science at the University of Budapest before obtaining his Ph.D. in zoology at the Un ...

Bornemissza, G. F. (1976), The Australian dung beetle project 1965–1975, ''Australian Meat Research Committee Review'' 30:1–30 of the

CSIRO The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is an Australian Government agency responsible for scientific research. CSIRO works with leading organisations around the world. From its headquarters in Canberra, CSIRO ...

in an attempt to control the buffalo fly.Dung Beetle – Part 2

. Retrieved 16 December 2007 *1 May – Health authorities begin the first national

polio Poliomyelitis, commonly shortened to polio, is an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus. Approximately 70% of cases are asymptomatic; mild symptoms which can occur include sore throat and fever; in a proportion of cases more severe sy ...

immunisation campaign using the new Sabin oral vaccine developed by Dr

Jonas Salk Jonas Edward Salk (; born Jonas Salk; October 28, 1914June 23, 1995) was an American virologist and medical researcher who developed one of the first successful polio vaccines. He was born in New York City and attended the City College of New ...

.Polio in Australia
. Retrieved 16 December 2007 *29 November – Australia's first satellite, WRESAT, is launched on an American Redstone rocket from Woomera, South Australia.Wresat – Australia's First Satellite
. Retrieved 16 December 2007

Culture

Arts and literature

* 26 July –

The Groop The Groop were an Australian folk, R&B and rock band formed in 1964 in Melbourne, Victoria and had their greatest chart success with their second line-up of Max Ross on bass, Richard Wright on drums and vocals, Don Mudie on lead guitar, Br ...

wins

Hoadley's Battle of the Sounds Hoadley's Battle of the Sounds was an annual national rock/pop band competition held in Australia from 1966 to 1972. The winners of the national finals were the Twilights (1966), the Groop (1967), the Groove (1968), Doug Parkinson in Focus (m ...

* 30 July – Melbourne's La Mama Theatre opens. * 1 November –

National Gallery of Australia The National Gallery of Australia (NGA), formerly the Australian National Gallery, is the national art museum of Australia as well as one of the largest art museums in Australia, holding more than 166,000 works of art. Located in Canberra in th ...

established by the Commonwealth Government with an announcement by prime minister Harold Holt that the Government would construct the building * November – The song "

" sung by Johnny Farnham is released. * December –

National Gallery of Victoria The National Gallery of Victoria, popularly known as the NGV, is an art museum in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1861, it is Australia's oldest and most visited art museum. The NGV houses an encyclopedic art collection across two ...

building designed by Roy Grounds opens *

Thomas Keneally Thomas Michael Keneally, AO (born 7 October 1935) is an Australian novelist, playwright, essayist, and actor. He is best known for his non-fiction novel '' Schindler's Ark'', the story of Oskar Schindler's rescue of Jews during the Holocaust, ...

's novel ''

Bring Larks and Heroes ''Bring Larks and Heroes'' is a 1967 novel by Australian author Thomas Keneally which won the Miles Franklin Award in 1967. Plot summary The novel is set in an unidentified Penal colony in the South Pacific, which bears a superficial resemblan ...

'' wins the

Miles Franklin Award The Miles Franklin Literary Award is an annual literary prize awarded to "a novel which is of the highest literary merit and presents Australian life in any of its phases". The award was set up according to the will of Miles Franklin (1879–1 ...

* Joan Lindsay's '' Picnic at Hanging Rock'' is published *

Judy Cassab Judy Cassab (15 August 19203 November 2015), born Judit Kaszab, was an Australian painter. Early years Judy Cassab was born in Vienna, on 15 August 1920 to Jewish Hungarian parents. She began painting at twelve years old and began studying at ...

's portrait of

Margo Lewers Margo Lewers (19081978) was an Australian interdisciplinary abstract artist who worked across the media of painting, sculpture, tapestry, ceramics and the domestic arts. She was renowned for a number of major public commissions and for her lan ...

wins the

Archibald Prize The Archibald Prize is an Australian portraiture art prize for painting, generally seen as the most prestigious portrait prize in Australia. It was first awarded in 1921 after the receipt of a bequest from J. F. Archibald, the editor ...

Museum of the Riverina The Museum of the Riverina is a local history museum in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia. The Riverina is the region in south-western New South Wales in which Wagga Wagga is located. The museum was established by Wagga Wagga and Distri ...

established in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales *

Christina Stead Christina Stead (17 July 190231 March 1983) was an Australian novelist and short-story writer acclaimed for her satirical wit and penetrating psychological characterisations. Christina Stead was a committed Marxist, although she was never a me ...

's ''Cotters' England'' published * John Brack's '' Nude With Dressing Gown'' is painted

Film

* ''Interaction: Moving and Painting'' (dir. Gil Brealy) wins the AFI Award for Best Film * '' Journey Out of Darkness'' (dir. James Trainor) * '' The Pudding Thieves'' (dir. Brian Davies) * ''Robbery'' (dir. Peter Yates) * ''Shades Of Puffing Billy'' (dir. Antonio Colacino) * ''Wheels Across A Wilderness'' (dir. Malcolm Leyland) * ''Forgotten Cinema'' (dir.

Anthony Buckley Anthony Buckley AO (born 27 July 1937) is an Australian film editor and producer. Career On leaving school, Buckley went to work for Cinesound Productions as a projectionist and assistant editor. He worked in Canada and Britain before return ...

), the influential documentary about the rise and fall of the Australian feature film industry

Television

*10 April – The ninth

Logie Awards The Logie Awards (officially the TV Week Logie Awards; colloquially known as The Logies) is an annual gathering to celebrate Australian television, sponsored and organised by the magazine ''TV Week''. The first ceremony was held in 1959 as the ...

are held on board the TSS ''Fairstar'' cruise ship.

Graham Kennedy Graham Cyril Kennedy AO (15 February 1934 – 25 May 2005) was an Australian entertainer, comedian and variety performer, as well as a personality and star of radio, theatre, television and film. He often performed in the style of vaudevilli ...

wins his third Gold Logie. *10 April – '' This Day Tonight'', Australia's first national nightly TV current affairs program, premieres on ABC-TV, hosted by

Bill Peach William Norman Peach (15 May 1935 – 27 August 2013) known as Bill Peach, was an Australian television journalist who hosted the ABC current affairs program ''This Day Tonight'' from 1967 to 1975. Early life and education Peach was born in ...

. *25 June – The ABC participates in the historic '' Our World'' broadcast, the world's first live, international, satellite television production. *5 July – The

Seven Network The Seven Network (commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is a major Australian commercial free-to-air Television broadcasting in Australia, television network. It is owned by Seven West Media, Seven West Media Limited, and is one of ...

premieres a new situation comedy series ''

My Name's McGooley, What's Yours? ''My Name's McGooley, What's Yours?'' is a popular Australian situation comedy series produced by ATN7 ATN is the Sydney flagship television station of the Seven Network in Australia. The licence, issued to a company named Amalgamated Tele ...

'' starring Gordon Chater, John Meillon and

Judi Farr Judi Farr (born c.1938/1939), also credited as Judy Farr, is an Australian former actress of theatre, film and television best known for several situation comedy roles on Australian television. Farr has also appeared in Australian films such ...

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from Pakenham, Victoria. *28 August – The popular ABC soap opera ''Bellbird (TV series), Bellbird'' begins its ten-year run. *11 September – The children's television show ''Adventure Island (TV series), Adventure Island'' begins airing on the ABC. *16 September – The first live telecast of a football grand final in Australia was the screening of the 1967 NSWRFL season's grand final between Canterbury-Bankstown and South Sydney at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Sport

Athletics (track and field)

*27 March – Bill Howard from Wodonga, Victoria, Wodonga won the Stawell Gift starting from 5 yards in a time of 11.6 secondsAustralia Post Stawell Gift
Retrieved 16 December 2007 *28 June – Judy Amoore, Judy Pollock breaks Ann Packer's world record (2:04.3) in the women's 800 metres, clocking 2:01.0 at a meet in Helsinki, Finland.Judy Pollock: Athletics Gold
Retrieved 16 December 2007

20 October 2009. *9 September – Derek Clayton wins his first men's national marathon title, clocking 2:21:58 in Adelaide.Derek Clayton – Hall of Fame entry
Retrieved 16 December 2007

Australian rules football

*23 September – Richmond Football Club, Richmond defeats Geelong Football Club, Geelong 16.18 (114) to 15.15 (105) in front of 109,396 people to win the 1967 VFL season, 1967 Victorian Football League Grand FinalAFL Tables – 1967 Season Scores
Retrieved 16 December 2007 * Ross G. Smith, Ross Smith of St Kilda Football Club, St Kilda wins the 1967 Brownlow MedalAFL Tables −1967 Brownlow Medal
Retrieved 16 December 2007 * Sturt Football Club won the 1967 South Australian National Football League grand final, defeating Port Adelaide 13.10 (88) to 10.17 (77)1967 – 1971 Full Points Footy
. Retrieved 16 December 2007 * Perth Football Club, Perth defeats East Perth Football Club, East Perth 18.12 (120) to 15.12 (102) in front of 42,625 people to win the West Australian Football League, Western Australian National Football League grand final *North Hobart wins the Tasmanian Football League, Tasmanian National Football League, defeating Glenorchy 11.12 (78) to 8.16 (64)

Cricket

*The Australia national cricket team, Australian cricket team, captained by Bob Simpson (cricketer), Bob Simpson toured South African national cricket team, South Africa in 1966–67, losing the Test series 3–1Australia in South Africa test series, 1966–1967
Retrieved 16 December 2007 * Victorian Bushrangers, Victoria win the 1966–67 Pura Cup, Sheffield ShieldA history of the Sheffield Shield – List of Winners
Retrieved 16 December 2007

Golf

* Peter Thomson (golfer), Peter Thomson won the Australian Open (golf), Australian Open * Peter Thomson (golfer), Peter Thomson won the Australian PGA Championship, played at the Metropolitan Golf Club in Melbourne

Motor racing

* Jack Brabham was named 1966 Australian of the Year, Australian Man of the Year and the Queen awarded him Order of the British Empire * Jackie Stewart driving for the British Racing Motors team won the Australian Grand Prix held at Warwick Farm Racecourse * Harry Firth and Fred Gibson (motor racing), Fred Gibson won the Bathurst 1000, Bathurst 500 driving a Ford XR Falcon GT. This was Firth's fourth Bathurst victory

Rugby league

*16 September – South Sydney Rabbitohs, South Sydney defeats Bulldogs (NRL team), Canterbury Bankstown 12–10 in front of 56,358 people to win the New South Wales Rugby Football League season 1967, 1967 New South Wales Rugby League Grand Final. *The Penrith Panthers and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are introduced into the New South Wales Rugby League competition. * The newly-founded Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Cronulla-Sutherland team finish in last position in the New South Wales Rugby League competition, claiming the wooden spoon. * Past Brothers, Brothers defeats Norths Devils, Northern Suburbs 6–2 to win the 1967 Brisbane Rugby League premiership.

Rugby union

*The All Blacks defeat Australia 29–9 to retain the Bledisloe Cup.

Squash

*The first Squash (sport), Squash racquets international championship is held and won by Australia.World Men's Team Championship
– ISRF. Retrieved 15 December 2007

Tennis

*8 July – John Newcombe wins the 1967 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles, men's singles at The Championships, Wimbledon, Wimbledon, defeating Germany's Wilhelm Bungert 6–3 6–1 6–1. *10 September – John Newcombe wins the List of U.S. Open Men's Singles champions, men's singles at the US Open (tennis), US Open, defeating the USA's Clark Graebner 6–4 6–4 8–6. * Roy Emerson defeats Arthur Ashe 6–4 6–1 6–4 in the men's singles final at the Australian Open. * Nancy Gunter defeats Lesley Turner Bowrey 6–1, 6–4 in the women's singles final at the Australian Open.

Yachting

*18 November – ''Dame Pattie'', Australian challenger for the America's Cup was defeated by the American defender Intrepid (yacht), ''Intrepid'' which won the series 4–0. *30 December – ''Pen Duick III'' (France) won line honours in the 1967 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race in a time of 4:04:10:31. ''Rainbow II'' (New Zealand) is the overall winner.

Other

* 3 March – The Duke of Edinburgh laid a foundation stone for a new Western Stand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, which was completed in 1968 (known as the Bill Ponsford, Ponsford Stand after 1986). * 7 November – Red Handed, ridden by Roy Higgins (jockey), Roy Higgins and trained by Bart Cummings wins the 1967 Melbourne Cup in a time of 3:20:40. * 14 November - Australia wins the men's association football 1967 South Vietnam Independence Cup, South Vietnam Independence Cup in Saigon in the final against South Korea. * The Manchester United football team tours Australia.

Births

* 4 January – David Wilson (rugby union, born 1967), David Wilson, rugby player * 7 January – Ricky Stuart, rugby player, coach, and sportscaster * 8 January – Steven Jacobs (television presenter), Steven Jacobs, television host and actor * 13 January – Annie Jones (actress), Annie Jones, actress * 3 February – Aurelio Vidmar, soccer player * 3 April – Mark Skaife, racing driver * 9 April – Graeme Lloyd, baseball player * 11 April – Lachlan Dreher, field hockey goalkeeper * 17 April – Barnaby Joyce, politician * 23 April – Rob Pyne, politician * 2 May – Rob J. Hyndman, statistician * 2 May – Kerryn McCann, athlete * 5 May – Danny Kah, ice speed skater * 7 May – Martin Bryant, perpetrator of the Port Arthur massacre (Australia), Port Arthur massacre * 14 May – Shaun Creighton, long-distance runner * 15 May – James Bradley (Australian writer), James Bradley, author * 20 May – Aaron Harper (politician), Aaron Harper, politician * 29 May – Jim McDonald (Australian politician), Jim McDonald, politician * 30 May – Rechelle Hawkes, field hockey player * 31 May – Stephen Silvagni, Aussie rules footballer * 20 June – Nicole Kidman, American-born actress * 24 June – Tracey Belbin, field hockey player and coach * 3 July ** Tony Briggs, actor, writer and producer ** Michael Bruce McKenzie, freestyle swimmer * 5 July – Robert J. Kral, composer * 12 July – Martin Lynes, actor * 17 July – Peter Lonard, golfer * 30 July – Victor Dominello, politician * 9 August – Lars Kleppich, sailor * 8 September – James Packer, businessman * 4 October – Nick Green (rower), Nick Green, rower * 5 October – Guy Pearce, actor * 13 October – David Gibson (Australian politician), David Gibson, politician * 26 October – Keith Urban, New Zealand-born country music singer * 28 October – Mark Taylor (Australian politician), Mark Taylor, politician * 1 November – Tina Arena, singer * 29 November – Sean Carlin, hammer thrower * 16 December – Miranda Otto, actress * 22 December – Paul Morris (racing driver), Paul Morris, racing driver and businessman * 28 December – Paul Foster (footballer), Paul Foster, football (soccer) player

Undated

*Mark Salmon (surf lifesaver), Mark Salmon, surf lifesaver

Deaths

* 4 January – Ezra Norton (born 1897), newspaper proprietor * 22 January – James Alexander Allan (born 1879), poet * 3 February ** Ronald Ryan (born 1925), last person hanged in Australia ** Eric Edgley (born 1899), theatre performer and impresario * 7 February – David Unaipon (born 1872), Aboriginal author and inventor * 9 February – Fred Hoysted (born 1883), racehorse trainer * 13 March –

(born 1874), feminist and social activist * 14 March – Ernest Henry Burgmann (born 1885), Anglican bishop and social critic * 29 March – D'Arcy Niland (born 1917), author of ''The Shiralee'' * 7 April –

(born 1934), soldier and Victoria Cross winner * 24 April – Robert Richards (Australian politician), Robert Richards (born 1885), Premier of South Australia * 24 April – Eric Baume (born 1900), journalist, author and broadcaster – first "beast" on the talk show ''Beauty and the Beast (talk show), Beauty and the Beast'' * 13 May – Lance Sharkey (born 1898), Communist activist * 15 May – Jessie Traill (born 1881), artist * 13 June – Gerald Patterson (born 1895), tennis player * 18 June – Clive Latham Baillieu, 1st Baron Baillieu (born 1889), Businessman and public servant * 2 July – Ivo Whitton (born 1893), golfer * 4 July – Ray Parer (born 1894), aviator * 6 July – Joseph Maxwell (born 1896), soldier and Victoria Cross winner * 26 July – Robert Tudawali (b. c1929), Indigenous actor * 30 July – Arthur Stace (born 1885), pavement scribe known as Mr Eternity * 15 August – Dave McNamara (born 1887), Australian rules footballer * 25 August – Stanley Bruce (born 1883), eighth Prime Minister of Australia * 25 August – Robert George (RAF officer), Robert George (born 1896), Governor of South Australia * 13 October – Kerr Grant (born 1878), physicist and education administrator * 3 November – Justin Simonds (born 1890), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne * 13 November – Helen Mayo (born 1878), pioneer in women's and children's health * 16 November – Ernest Durack (born 1882), New South Welsh politician * 17 December –

(born 1908), seventeenth Prime Minister of Australia * 29 December – Eric Woodward (born 1899), Governor of New South Wales * 31 December – Arthur Mailey (born 1886), cricketer

References

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