The following lists events that happened during 2007 in Australia.

Incumbents

Monarch A monarch () is a head of stateWebster's II New College Dictionary. "Monarch". 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 ...

–

Elizabeth II Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 19268 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II, her death in 2022. ...

Governor-General Governor-general (plural governors-general), or governor general (plural governors general), is the title of an official, most prominently associated with the British Empire. In the context of the governors-general and former British colonies, ...

– Michael Jeffery *

Prime Minister A prime minister 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. A prime minister is not the head of state, but r ...

–

John Howard John Winston Howard (born 26 July 1939) is an Australian former politician who served as the 25th prime minister of Australia from 1996 to 2007. He held office as leader of the Liberal Party of Australia. His eleven-year tenure as prime min ...

(until 3 December), then

Kevin Rudd Kevin Michael Rudd (born 21 September 1957) is an Australian diplomat and former politician who served as the 26th prime minister of Australia from 2007 to 2010 and June to September 2013. He held office as the Leaders of the Australian Labo ...

Deputy Prime Minister A deputy prime minister or vice prime minister is, in some countries, a Minister (government), government minister who can take the position of acting prime minister when the prime minister is temporarily absent. The position is often likened to th ...

– Mark Vaile (until 3 December), then

Julia Gillard Julia Eileen Gillard (born 29 September 1961) is an Australian former politician who served as the 27th prime minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013. She held office as the leader of the Labor Party (ALP), having previously served as the ...

** Opposition Leader –

(until 3 December), then Brendan Nelson * Chief Justice – Murray Gleeson

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 system, Westminster Parliamentary System, with a Parliament of New South Wales actin ...

– Morris Iemma ** Opposition Leader – Peter Debnam (until 2 April), then

Barry O'Farrell Barry Robert O'Farrell (born 24 May 1959) is an Australian former politician who was Australia's List of Australian High Commissioners to India, High Commissioner to India and non-resident Ambassador to Bhutan from February 2020 to 30 June 202 ...

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 Legislative Assembly of Queensland. The premier is appointed ...

– Peter Beattie (until 13 September), then Anna Bligh ** Opposition Leader – Jeff Seeney *

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 i ...

–

Mike Rann Michael David Rann (born 5 January 1953) is an Australian former politician who was the 44th premier of South Australia from 2002 to 2011. He was later Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2014, and List of Australi ...

** Opposition Leader – Iain Evans (until 12 April), then Martin Hamilton-Smith *

Premier of Tasmania The premier of Tasmania is the head of the Government of Tasmania, executive government in the Australian state of Tasmania. By convention, the leader of the party or political grouping which has majority support in the Tasmanian House of Assem ...

– Paul Lennon ** Opposition Leader – Will Hodgman * Premier of Victoria – Steve Bracks (until 30 July), then John Brumby ** Opposition Leader – Ted Baillieu *

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 br ...

– Alan Carpenter ** Opposition Leader – Paul Omodei * Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory – Jon Stanhope ** Opposition Leader – Bill Stefaniak (until 13 December), then Zed Seselja *

Chief Minister of the Northern Territory The chief minister of the Northern Territory is the head of government of the Northern Territory. The office is the equivalent of a state premier. When the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly was created in 1974, the head of government w ...

– Clare Martin (until 26 November), then Paul Henderson ** Opposition Leader – Jodeen Carney * Chief Minister of Norfolk Island – David Buffett (until 28 March), then Andre Nobbs

Governors and administrators

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

–

Marie Bashir Dame Marie Roslyn Bashir (born 1 December 1930) is the former and second longest-serving Governor of New South Wales. Born in Narrandera, New South Wales, Bashir graduated from the University of Sydney in 1956 and held various medical positions ...

Governor of Queensland The governor of Queensland is the representative of the monarch, currently King Charles III, in the state of Queensland. In an analogous way to the governor-general of Australia, governor-general at the national level, the governor Governors of ...

– Quentin Bryce *

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

– Marjorie Jackson-Nelson (until 8 August), then Kevin Scarce *

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

– William Cox * Governor of Victoria –

David de Kretser David Morritz de Kretser (born 27 April 1939) is an Australian medical researcher who served as the 27th Governor of Victoria, from 2006 to 2011. Early life and medical career David de Kretser was born in British Ceylon (now known as Sri Lanka ...

* Governor of Western Australia –

Ken Michael Kenneth Comninos Michael, (born 12 April 1938) is an Australian civil engineer, academic and former public servant who was the 30th Governor of Western Australia, serving from 2006 to 2011. Early life and career Michael was born in Perth, W ...

* Administrator of the Australian Indian Ocean Territories – Neil Lucas *

Administrator of Norfolk Island The administrator of Norfolk Island acts as a representative both of the Crown and the Government of Australia The Australian Government, also known as the Commonwealth Government or simply as the federal government, is the national Exe ...

– Grant Tambling (until 7 August), then Owen Walsh *

Administrator of the Northern Territory The administrator of the Northern Territory is an official appointed by the governor-general of Australia to represent the Crown in right of the Northern Territory. They perform functions similar to those of a state governor. Strictly speaking ...

– Ted Egan (until 31 October), then Tom Pauling

Events

Whole year

* Year of the Surf Lifesaver

January

* 1 January – An estimated five hundred rioters turn on

police The police are Law enforcement organization, a constituted body of Law enforcement officer, people empowered by a State (polity), state with the aim of Law enforcement, enforcing the law and protecting the Public order policing, public order ...

in Rye, Victoria. * 4 January – Storms lash the town of Esperance, Western Australia. A

natural disaster A natural disaster is the very harmful impact on a society or community brought by natural phenomenon or Hazard#Natural hazard, hazard. Some examples of natural hazards include avalanches, droughts, earthquakes, floods, heat waves, landslides ...

area is declared. * 13 January – Youth attending an illegal drag race in the

Melbourne Melbourne ( , ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/ or ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city of the States and territories of Australia, Australian state of Victori ...

suburb of Noble Park turn on

throwing flares and trashing a video store. * 15 January – The first day of competition at the

Australian Open The Australian Open (stylized ΛO) is a tennis tournament organised by Tennis Australia annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria (state), Victoria, Australia. It is chronologically the first of the four Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Sl ...

is marred by clashes between

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n and

Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...

n supporters and the Victorian

. * 16 January – Large parts of Victoria are hit with power outages, including

Geelong Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung language, Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in Victoria, Australia, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River (Victo ...

and

Bendigo Bendigo ( ) is an Australian city in north-central Victoria. The city is located in the Bendigo Valley near the geographical centre of the state and approximately north-west of Melbourne, the state capital. As of 2022, Bendigo has a popula ...

, after bushfires knock out power transmission lines connecting the state to the national

electricity grid An electrical grid (or electricity network) is an interconnected network for electricity delivery from producers to consumers. Electrical grids consist of power stations, electrical substations to step voltage up or down, electric power trans ...

. * 23 January –

reshuffles his federal cabinet. Such changes include the sacking of the Immigration Minister, Amanda Vanstone. * 26 January – Organisers of the

Big Day Out The Big Day Out (BDO) was an annual music festival that was held in five Australian cities: Sydney, Melbourne, Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast, Adelaide, and Perth, as well as Auckland, New Zealand. The festival was held during summer, typi ...

in Sydney plead with event-goers not to bring Australian flags with them, fearing outbreaks of racial violence. The plea is ignored, and the day passes without incident. * 31 January – A report commissioned by the

Government of New South Wales The Government of New South Wales, also known as the NSW Government, is the executive state government of New South Wales, Australia. The government comprises 11 portfolios, led by a ministerial department and supported by several agencies. Th ...

predicts large temperature rises and a decrease in

rainfall Rain is a form of precipitation where water droplets that have condensed from atmospheric water vapor fall under gravity. Rain is a major component of the water cycle and is responsible for depositing most of the fresh water on the Earth. ...

of up to 40 per cent over the next 70 years.

February

* 5 February – The first inquest into the deaths of the

Balibo Five The Balibo Five was a group of journalists for Australian commercial television networks who were murdered in the period leading up to the Indonesian invasion of East Timor. The Balibo Five were based in the town of Balibo in East Timor (then P ...

begins. * 7 February – James Hardie announces it has approved long-term compensation arrangements for

asbestos Asbestos ( ) is a group of naturally occurring, Toxicity, toxic, carcinogenic and fibrous silicate minerals. There are six types, all of which are composed of long and thin fibrous Crystal habit, crystals, each fibre (particulate with length su ...

victims. * 11 February –

causes a diplomatic stir when he publicly criticises U.S. presidential nominee

Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who was the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first African American president in American history. O ...

for his plan to withdraw U.S. troops from

Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...

March

* 3 March – Liberal Senator Ian Campbell resigns his cabinet portfolio as Minister for Human Services after it is revealed that he, like

, had met with disgraced former

, Brian Burke. * 4 March – At the request of president Xanana Gusmão and prime minister José Ramos-Horta,

Australian Special Air Service The Special Air Service Regiment, officially abbreviated SASR though commonly known as the SAS, is a special forces unit of the Australian Army. Formed in 1957 as a company (military unit), company, it was modelled on the Special Air Service ...

troops raid a rebel stronghold in Same,

East Timor Timor-Leste, also known as East Timor, officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is a country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the coastal exclave of Oecusse in the island's northwest, and ...

, in an attempt to capture rebel leader Alfredo Reinhado. Four Timorese men are killed in the battle, and Reinhado escapes. * 6 March – The Australian government approves a proposed A$11.1 billion sale of the national airline

Qantas Qantas ( ), formally Qantas Airways Limited, is the flag carrier of Australia, and the largest airline by fleet size, international flights, and international destinations in Australia and List of largest airlines in Oceania, Oceania. A foundi ...

to an international consortium after the Foreign Investment Review Board finds that the sale would not breach foreign ownership laws. * 7 March – Five Australians are killed when Garuda Indonesia Flight 200 crashes and explodes in

Java Java is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea (a part of Pacific Ocean) to the north. With a population of 156.9 million people (including Madura) in mid 2024, proje ...

: a journalist, two

Australian Federal Police The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is the principal Federal police, federal law enforcement agency of the Australian Government responsible for investigating Crime in Australia, crime and protecting the national security of the Commonwealth ...

officers, an Australian embassy official and a foreign aid worker. * 8 March – Two people are killed when Severe Tropical Cyclone George makes landfall near

Port Hedland, Western Australia Port Hedland ( Kariyarra: ''Marapikurrinya'') is the second largest town in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, with an urban population of 15,298 as of the , including the satellite town of South Hedland, away. It is also the site of the ...

. A third death occurs three days later when a man dies of head injuries sustained in the cyclone. * 9 March – Shadow Attorney-General Kelvin Thomson resigns from the Opposition front bench after it is revealed that he wrote a positive character reference for Melbourne gangland figure and fugitive Tony Mokbel six years ago. * 14 March – An electrical fault on a

Northern Line The Northern line is a London Underground line that runs between North London and South London. It is printed in black on the Tube map. It carries more passengers per year than any other Underground linearound 340million in 2019making it the bu ...

train near the

Sydney Harbour Bridge The Sydney Harbour Bridge is a steel through arch bridge in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, spanning Port Jackson, Sydney Harbour from the Sydney central business district, central business district (CBD) to the North Shore (Sydney), North ...

strands 4,000 passengers on

Sydney Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Syd ...

CityRail CityRail was a passenger railway brand operated by State Rail Authority, the State Rail Authority from 1989 to 2003 and by RailCorp from 2004 to 2013 with services in and around Sydney, Newcastle, New South Wales, Newcastle and Wollongong, the ...

train system for nearly three hours, and causes substantial delays during the evening rush hour. * 16 March – Senator Santo Santoro resigns as Minister for Ageing following a scandal involving his ownership of shares in a company related to his portfolio. He resigns from the Senate on 20 March. * 18 March – More than 200,000 people walk across the

to celebrate its 75th anniversary. * 23 March – Three people are killed when three trucks and four cars are involved in a major collision and explosion in

's Burnley Tunnel. * 23 March – The

PlayStation 3 The PlayStation 3 (PS3) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE). It is the successor to the PlayStation 2, and both are part of the PlayStation brand of consoles. The PS3 was first released on ...

games console is released in Australia, exactly a year after the Australian release of

Microsoft Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company, technology conglomerate headquartered in Redmond, Washington. Founded in 1975, the company became influential in the History of personal computers#The ear ...

Xbox 360 The Xbox 360 is a home video game console developed by Microsoft. As the successor to the Xbox (console), original Xbox, it is the second console in the Xbox#Consoles, Xbox series. It was officially unveiled on MTV on May 12, 2005, with detail ...

. * 24 March – The

Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party (ALP), also known as the Labor Party or simply Labor, is the major Centre-left politics, centre-left List of political parties in Australia, political party in Australia and one of two Major party, major parties in Po ...

and Premier Morris Iemma are returned to power with a reduced majority in the 2007 New South Wales state election. Peter Debnam resigns as Opposition Leader &

is elected leader on 4 April. * 26 March – Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee

David Hicks David Matthew Hicks (born 7 August 1975) is an Australian who attended al-Qaeda's Al Farouq training camp in Afghanistan. Hicks traveled to Pakistan after converting to Islam to learn more about the faith, eventually leading to his time in th ...

pleads guilty to a charge of providing material support for terrorism before a United States military commission in

Cuba Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...

. * 28 March – Four people are killed after a private charter boat collides with a Sydney Harbour ferry. * 29 March –

New South Wales Police The New South Wales Police Force is a law enforcement agency of the state of New South Wales, Australia, established in 1862. With more than 17,000 police officers, it is the largest police organisation in Australia, policing an area of 801,60 ...

arrest three people, including an

Australian Army The Australian Army is the principal Army, land warfare force of Australia. It is a part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF), along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. The Army is commanded by the Chief of Army ...

captain Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader or highest rank officer of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police depa ...

, for alleged involvement in the theft and distribution of M72 LAW rocket launchers to criminals. * 31 March –

Earth Hour Earth Hour is a worldwide movement organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature, World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The event is held annually, encouraging the individuals, communities, and businesses to give an hour for Earth, and additionally marked ...

, in which Sydneysiders were encouraged to turn off their lights between 7:30 pm and 8:30 pm, takes place.

April

* 2 April – The

Bureau of Meteorology The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM or BoM) is an executive agency of the Government of Australia, Australian Government that is responsible for providing Weather forecasting, weather forecasts and Meteorology, meteorological services to Australia a ...

issues a

tsunami A tsunami ( ; from , ) is a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean or a large lake. Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and underwater explosions (including detonations, ...

warning for the east coast of Australia after an

earthquake An earthquakealso called a quake, tremor, or tembloris the shaking of the Earth's surface resulting from a sudden release of energy in the lithosphere that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes can range in intensity, from those so weak they ...

in the

South Pacific Ocean South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both west and east. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþa ...

is detected. Precautions are taken, such as the suspension of

Sydney Ferries Sydney Ferries is the public transport ferry network serving the city of Sydney, New South Wales. Services operate on Port Jackson, Sydney Harbour and the connecting Parramatta River. The network is controlled by the New South Wales Government ...

services, but Australia is unaffected. The tsunami, however, causes devastation in the

Solomon Islands Solomon Islands, also known simply as the Solomons,John Prados, ''Islands of Destiny'', Dutton Caliber, 2012, p,20 and passim is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 1000 smaller islands in Melanesia, part of Oceania, t ...

. * 10 April – Four elderly residents of the Broughton Hall nursing home in Melbourne die after a

gastroenteritis Gastroenteritis, also known as infectious diarrhea, is an inflammation of the Human gastrointestinal tract, gastrointestinal tract including the stomach and intestine. Symptoms may include diarrhea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. Fever, lack of ...

outbreak at the home over the Easter weekend. A fifth resident dies in hospital on 16 April. * 19 April – Prime Minister

announces a report which states that unless significant rain falls in the Murray-Darling Basin within the next six to eight weeks, Australia will face a major agricultural crisis with no irrigation allocations available to farmers. * 24 April – Two Australian soldiers are injured when a roadside bomb goes off in

. * 26 April – Former immigration minister Senator Amanda Vanstone announces her immediate resignation from the

Australian Senate The Senate is the upper house of the Bicameralism, bicameral Parliament of Australia, the lower house being the Australian House of Representatives, House of Representatives. The powers, role and composition of the Senate are set out in Chap ...

. It is announced later that day that Vanstone will take up the position of Australia's Ambassador to Italy in late June.

May

* 20 May – Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee David Matthew Hicks returns to Australia, where he will serve the remaining seven months of his sentence at

Adelaide Adelaide ( , ; ) is the list of Australian capital cities, capital and most populous city of South Australia, as well as the list of cities in Australia by population, fifth-most populous city in Australia. The name "Adelaide" may refer to ei ...

's Yatala Labour Prison.

June

* 1 June – The Australian Government climate task force releases its report, recommending Australia implement an

emissions trading Emissions trading is a market-oriented approach to controlling pollution by providing economic incentives for reducing the emissions of pollutants. The concept is also known as cap and trade (CAT) or emissions trading scheme (ETS). One prominen ...

scheme by 2012. Prime Minister

declines to set a target for greenhouse gas reduction until after the 2007 election. * 5 June – Eleven people are killed, 12 seriously injured, 50 others wounded and 13 still missing after a

V/Line V/Line is a statutory authority that operates Regional rail, regional passenger rail and Intercity bus service, coach services in the Australian state of Victoria (state), Victoria. It provides passenger train services on five Commuter rail, ...

train collides with a truck at a level crossing near Kerang, Victoria. * 6 June – Fugitive Tony Mokbel is recaptured in Greece after being missing since March 2006. * 8–10 June – Major storms strike

New South Wales New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...

, killing at least nine people and causing major flooding. The coal freighter

Pasha Bulker ''Pasha Bulker'', later known as MV ''Drake'' and now MV ''Anthea'', is a Panamax bulk carrier of operated by the J. Lauritzen A/S, Lauritzen Bulkers shipping company and owned by Japanese Disponent Owners. While waiting in the open ocean outsid ...

is forced to run aground on Nobby's Beach, a major Newcastle beach. * 18 June –

Victoria Police Victoria Police is the primary law enforcement agency of the Australian States and territories of Australia, state of Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It was formed in 1853 and currently operates under the ''Victoria Police Act 2013''. , Victor ...

cordon off a large part of the

Melbourne central business district The Melbourne central business district (colloquially known as "the City" or "the CBD", and gazetted simply as Melbourne) is the city centre of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. As of the 2021 census, the CBD had a population of 54,941, and is ...

after a gunman shoots three people, killing one, and then escapes. * 21 June – After the release of a report into

child abuse Child abuse (also called child endangerment or child maltreatment) is physical abuse, physical, child sexual abuse, sexual, emotional and/or psychological abuse, psychological maltreatment or Child neglect, neglect of a child, especially by a p ...

and

domestic violence Domestic violence is violence that occurs in a domestic setting, such as in a marriage Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses. It establishes r ...

in indigenous communities, the Prime Minister declares the situation a "national emergency" and announces a series of measures (most of which are controversial) to deal with the crisis. * 25 June –

John Laws Richard John Sinclair Laws CBE (born 8 August 1935) is a retired Australian radio announcer who had a broadcasting career that spanned 71 years. His distinctive voice earned him the nickname ''Golden Tonsils''. Career Best known as a talkback ...

announces his retirement from radio after a career spanning 54 years.

July

* 2 July – The

is refloated after 25 days aground. * 2 July – Thai Airways International flight TG999 arrives in Melbourne from

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estim ...

, causing a health scare when one of the passengers is later diagnosed with

polio Poliomyelitis ( ), commonly shortened to polio, is an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus. Approximately 75% of cases are asymptomatic; mild symptoms which can occur include sore throat and fever; in a proportion of cases more severe ...

. * 3 July –

Wesfarmers Wesfarmers Limited is an Australian conglomerate, headquartered in Perth, Western Australia. It has interests predominantly in Australia and New Zealand, operating in retail, chemical, fertiliser, industrial and safety products. With revenue o ...

announces a A$22 billion takeover of the

Coles Group Coles Group Limited is an Australian public company operating several retail chains. Its chief operations are primarily concerned with the sale of food and groceries through its flagship supermarket chain Coles Supermarkets, and the sale of li ...

in the nation's largest ever corporate takeover. * 3 July – Dr. Mohamed Haneef is arrested at Brisbane Airport on suspicion of being involved in the 2007 Glasgow International Airport attack. * 7 July – Sydney Football Stadium in

hosts one of seven global legs of the

Live Earth Live Earth was an event developed to increase Environmentalism, environmental awareness through entertainment. Background Founded by producer Kevin Wall, in partnership with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore. Live Earth 2007 The 1st series ...

concert series, which aim to promote action on

climate change Present-day climate change includes both global warming—the ongoing increase in Global surface temperature, global average temperature—and its wider effects on Earth's climate system. Climate variability and change, Climate change in ...

. * 14 July – Dr. Mohamed Haneef is charged with providing support to a terrorist organisation, after it is alleged that he "recklessly" provided his mobile phone SIM card to the group responsible for the 2007 Glasgow International Airport attack. * 27 July – Steve Bracks resigns as Premier of Victoria. Deputy Premier John Thwaites also resigns. * 27 July – The Director of Public Prosecutions drops the terrorism support charges against Dr. Mohamed Haneef. * 30 July – John Brumby and Rob Hulls are elected unopposed as Premier and Deputy Premier of Victoria respectively, following the sudden resignation of Steve Bracks and John Thwaites.

August

* 14 August – The federal Cabinet approves

uranium Uranium is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol, symbol U and atomic number 92. It is a silvery-grey metal in the actinide series of the periodic table. A uranium atom has 92 protons and 92 electrons, of which 6 are valence electrons. Ura ...

exports to India outside the

Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, commonly known as the Non-Proliferation Treaty or NPT, is an international treaty whose objective is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technology, to promote cooperatio ...

. * 15 August – Three journalists (Paul Daley and Michael Brissenden of the ABC, and Tony Wright of

The Age ''The Age'' is a daily newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, that has been published since 1854. Owned and published by Nine Entertainment, ''The Age'' primarily serves Victoria (Australia), Victoria, but copies also sell in Tasmania, the Austral ...

and previously The Bulletin) give details of a dinner they attended in 2005 with

Treasurer A treasurer is a person responsible for the financial operations of a government, business, or other organization. Government The treasury of a country is the department responsible for the country's economy, finance and revenue. The treasure ...

Peter Costello Peter Howard Costello (born 14 August 1957) is an Australian businessman, lawyer and former politician who served as the treasurer of Australia in Howard government, government of John Howard from 1996 to 2007. He is the longest-serving trea ...

, at which Costello outlined his intention to challenge

for the leadership of the

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. For example, while the political systems ...

. * 19 August –

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

admits that he once visited New York strip club Scores in 2003. * 21 August – The

Federal Court of Australia The Federal Court of Australia is an Australian superior court which has jurisdiction to deal with most civil disputes governed by federal law (with the exception of family law matters), along with some summary (less serious) and indictable (mo ...

reverses the decision of Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews to cancel the visa of former terrorism suspect Dr. Mohamed Haneef on character grounds, although the

Australian Government The Australian Government, also known as the Commonwealth Government or simply as the federal government, is the national executive government of Australia, a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy. The executive consists of the pr ...

announces it will appeal the decision. * 27 August – The Australian Government releases a draft booklet of Australian facts and values from which 20 questions of a

citizenship test A citizenship test is an examination, written or oral, required to achieve citizenship in a country. It can be a follow up to fulfilling other requirements such as spending a certain amount of time in the country to qualify for applying for citize ...

will be drawn. Applicants for citizenship will be required to score 12 out of 20 (60%) in the test to be eligible.

September

* 2–9 September – The

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC ) is an inter-governmental forum for 21 member economy , economies in the Pacific Rim that promotes free trade throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Following the success of Association of Southeast Asia ...

hosts its annual leaders meeting in Sydney. A public holiday was held in the Sydney Metropolitan area on 7 September. * 10 September – Peter Beattie announces he will resign as

* 11 September – Canadian Prime Minister

Stephen Harper Stephen Joseph Harper (born April 30, 1959) is a Canadian politician who served as the 22nd prime minister of Canada from 2006 to 2015. He is to date the only prime minister to have come from the modern-day Conservative Party of Canada, ser ...

became the first Canadian Prime Minister, since

Canadian Confederation Canadian Confederation () was the process by which three British North American provinces—the Province of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick—were united into one federation, called the Name of Canada#Adoption of Dominion, Dominion of Ca ...

, to address the

Parliament of Australia The Parliament of Australia (officially the Parliament of the Commonwealth and also known as the Federal Parliament) is the federal legislature of Australia. It consists of three elements: the Monarchy of Australia, monarch of Australia (repr ...

. * 13 September – Anna Bligh is sworn in as Queensland's first female premier. * 15 September – A three-year-old toddler, Qian Xun Xue (nicknamed "Pumpkin" by authorities), is found wandering alone at Melbourne's Southern Cross station. Police believe the child had arrived several days before from New Zealand, and that her father had fled to the United States. * 22 September – The 171-year-old Myer building in

Hobart Hobart ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the island state of Tasmania, Australia. Located in Tasmania's south-east on the estuary of the River Derwent, it is the southernmost capital city in Australia. Despite containing nearly hal ...

is destroyed by fire.

October

* 4 October – The controversial

Gunns Gunns Limited was a major forestry enterprise located in Tasmania, Australia. It had operations in forest management, Woodchipping in Australia, woodchipping, sawmilling and Wood veneer, veneer production. The company was placed into liquidatio ...

Bell Bay Pulp Mill is given the go-ahead by federal Environment and Water Resources Minister

Malcolm Turnbull Malcolm Bligh Turnbull (born 24 October 1954) is an Australian former politician and businessman who served as the 29th prime minister of Australia from 2015 to 2018. He held office as Liberal Party of Australia, leader of the Liberal Party an ...

, with some conditions imposed on its development and with the Shadow minister for Environment and Water's backing. * 8–11 October – Severe thunderstorms have pounded South-East Queensland and Northern New South Wales, with hailstones the size of tennis balls and destructive winds being recorded in

Brisbane Brisbane ( ; ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and largest city of the States and territories of Australia, state of Queensland and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia, with a ...

, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast and Lismore.

November

* 6 November – An Australian children's toy known as Bindeez is recalled and a safety warning is issued after several children who had swallowed the beads were hospitalised suffering the symptoms of ingestion of gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid or GHB. The toys are also recalled in the United States and United Kingdom after several U.S. children suffer the same effects. * 9 November – The Assistant Commissioner of

, Noel Ashby, resigns, after a long service. * 21 November – Three days before the federal election, members of the

are caught letterboxing the electorate of Lindsay with pamphlets from a bogus Islamic organisation, praising Labor for its support of the Bali bombers. Jackie Kelly, the retiring member for Lindsay whose husband was involved in the scandal, dismissed the incident as a " Chaser-style prank." * 24 November – A federal election is held.

is elected as

Prime Minister of Australia The prime minister of Australia is the head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia. The prime minister is the chair of the Cabinet of Australia and thus the head of the Australian Government, federal executive government. Under the pr ...

after the

wins a majority in the

House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entities. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often ...

. * 25 November –

indicates he will not run for either Leader or Deputy Leader of the

following their electoral defeat. * 26 November – Clare Martin announces her resignation as

. Paul Henderson, the Territory's education minister is sworn in as her replacement on the same day. * 29 November – Brendan Nelson is elected Liberal Leader by 45 votes to 42 over

Julie Bishop Julie Isabel Bishop (born 17 July 1956) is an Australian former politician who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs (Australia), Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2013 to 2018 and Leader of the Liberal Party of Australia#Federal deputy leader ...

is elected Deputy Leader.

December

* 3 December – On his first day as Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd ratifies the

Kyoto Protocol The was an international treaty which extended the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that commits state parties to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, based on the scientific consensus that global warming is oc ...

. * 11 December –

becomes Acting Prime Minister as

attends the 2007 United Nations Climate Change Conference in

Bali Bali (English:; Balinese language, Balinese: ) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia and the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands. East of Java and west of Lombok, the province includes the island of Bali and a few smaller o ...

, technically making her Australia's first female prime minister. * 13 December – Zed Seselja becomes Opposition Leader of the ACT after the resignation of Bill Stefaniak. This follows the expulsion from the party of former Shadow Treasurer Richard Mulcahy on 10 December. * 21 December – The Federal Court upholds the ruling of Justice Spender that former immigration minister Kevin Andrews was wrong to revoke the visa of Indian doctor and terrorism suspect Muhamed Haneef.

Date unknown

* Polygreen, an

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dwelling is constructed in Northcote, Victoria.

Arts and literature

* 1 March – John Beard wins the 2007

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, J. F. Archib ...

for his portrait of fellow artist Janet Laurence. * 13 April – Australian author Peter Carey is announced as one of 15 finalists for the 2007

Man Booker Prize The Booker Prize, formerly the Booker Prize for Fiction (1969–2001) and the Man Booker Prize (2002–2019), is a prestigious literary award conferred each year for the best single work of sustained fiction written in the English language, wh ...

. * 5 June – Australian crime writer Peter Temple wins the prestigious Duncan Lawrie Dagger Award for his novel '' The Broken Shore''. * 21 June – '' Carpentaria'' by

Alexis Wright Alexis Wright (born 25 November 1950) is an Aboriginal Australian writer. She is best known for winning the Miles Franklin Award for her 2006 novel '' Carpentaria''. She was the first writer to win the Stella Prize twice, in 2018 for her "colle ...

is announced as the winner of the

Miles Franklin Literary 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 (1879–195 ...

is awarded the

Australian Literature Society Gold Medal The Australian Literature Society Gold Medal (ALS Gold Medal) is awarded annually by the Association for the Study of Australian Literature for "an outstanding literary work in the preceding calendar year." From 1928 to 1974 it was awarded by th ...

for '' Carpentaria''. * Peter Carey's novel '' Theft: A Love Story'' wins the Christina Stead Prize for fiction. *

's novel '' Carpentaria'' wins the Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction.

Film

* 23 January – The Australian film '' Clubland'' is picked up by a US distributor at the

Sundance Film Festival The Sundance Film Festival is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with 423,234 combined in-person and online viewership in 2023. The festival has acted ...

. * 25 February – The Australian animated film '' Happy Feet'', directed by George Miller, wins the

Academy Award for Best Animated Feature The Academy Award for Best Animated Feature is an Academy Awards, Academy Award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) for the best animation, animated feature film. An animated feature is defined by the a ...

. * 26 March – The documentary '' Bra Boys'' became Australia's highest-grossing non-IMAX documentary. * 30 April – Filming begins in Sydney on

Baz Luhrmann Mark Anthony "Baz" Luhrmann (born 17 September 1962) is an Australian film director, producer, writer, and actor whose various projects extend from film and television into opera, theatre, music, and the recording industries. He is regarded by ...

's epic World War II drama ''

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

'', starring

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and

Hugh Jackman Hugh Michael Jackman (born 12 October 1968) is an Australian and British actor, singer, and producer. Beginning in theatre and television, Jackman landed his breakthrough role as Wolverine in the ''X-Men'' film franchise and the Marvel Cinem ...

Television

* 29 January – Former '' Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' host and CEO of the

Nine Network Nine Network (stylised 9Network, and commonly known as Channel Nine or simply Nine) is an Australian commercial free-to-air television network. It is owned by parent company Nine Entertainment and is one of the five main free-to-air television ...

, Eddie McGuire, returns to screens as the host of Nine's new game show '' 1 vs. 100''. Also debuting on the same night, but at a different time, is the

Seven Network Seven Network (stylised 7Network, and commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is an Australian commercial free-to-air Television broadcasting in Australia, television network. It is owned by Seven West Media, Seven West Media Limited, ...

's big money game show '' The Rich List''. * 9 February – The

Australian Football League The Australian Football League (AFL) is the pre-eminent professional sports, professional competition of Australian rules football. It was originally named the Victorian Football League (VFL) and was founded in 1896 as a breakaway competition ...

signs a five-year broadcasting contract with the

Network Ten Network 10 (commonly known as the 10 Network, Channel 10 or simply 10) is an Australian commercial television network. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Paramount Global's Paramount Networks UK & Australia, UK & Australia division and is o ...

and

pay TV Pay television, also known as subscription television, premium television or, when referring to an individual service, a premium channel, refers to subscription-based television services, usually provided by multichannel television providers, b ...

provider

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, in a controversial deal that will see half of the AFL matches played each week broadcast on Foxtel instead of free-to-air television. * 12 February – Jodi Power, a family friend of convicted drug smuggler

Schapelle Corby Schapelle Leigh Corby (born 10 July 1977) is an Australian woman who was convicted of drug smuggling, smuggling cannabis into Indonesia. She spent nine years imprisoned on the Indonesian island of Bali in Kerobokan Prison. Since her arrest, Cor ...

, made allegations in a paid interview on Channel Seven's '' Today Tonight'' that Corby's sister Mercedes had previously asked Power to transport drugs to Bali and that Mercedes had confessed to smuggling compressed cannabis concealed inside her body into Indonesia. Mercedes is interviewed by Channel Nine's rival program '' A Current Affair'' on 14 February. * 1 April – When it was announced on '' Weekend Sunrise'', The

pays $3 million for the broadcast rights to the fourth series of '' Kath & Kim'', a popular sitcom which had previously aired until their final appearance on the ABC in 2005/06 as ''

Da Kath & Kim Code ''Da Kath & Kim Code'' is a 2005 Australian comedy telemovie of the television series '' Kath & Kim''. After three seasons of ''Kath & Kim'' (2002–2004), Gina Riley and Jane Turner initially planned to take 2005 off from television. But in ...

''. * 16 April – Australia's Leader of the Opposition

and Minister for Workplace Relations

Joe Hockey Joseph Benedict Hockey (born 2 August 1965) is an Australian former politician and diplomat. He was the Member of Parliament for Division of North Sydney, North Sydney from 1996 Australian federal election, 1996 until 2015. He was the Treasurer ...

discontinue their weekly appearances on Seven's breakfast news program ''

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'' after four years. The decision follows possibly politically damaging accusations that ''Sunrise'' had requested that Rudd appear at a dawn service for

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in Long Tan,

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, with the service held an hour early to accommodate the time difference for live television. * 18 May – After a tumultuous 15-month reign, the

CEO A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a chief executive or managing director, is the top-ranking corporate officer charged with the management of an organization, usually a company or a nonprofit organization. CEOs find roles in variou ...

of the

, Eddie McGuire, resigns. * 1 June – The very last ever episode of '' Bert's Family Feud'' goes to air on the

after an 18-month run. The show was axed due to the strong competition prize win of rival Seven Network game show '' Deal or No Deal''. * 22 June – ''

Mornings with Kerri-Anne ''Kerri-Anne'' was an Australian morning television program shown on the Nine Network, hosted by Kerri-Anne Kennerley. It was broadcast on weekdays at 9am for two hours. The final episode of the series was on 25 November 2011. It was replaced b ...

'' is axed by WIN. Only

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or NBN will continue the show. ''

'' is replaced by ''

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'' a talk show with Susie Elelman in

Wollongong Wollongong ( ; Dharawal: ''Woolyungah'') is a city located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The name is believed to originate from the Dharawal language, meaning either 'five islands/clouds', 'ground near water' or 'sound ...

debuted on 25 June, just one week after Seven's '' The Morning Show'' introduced. ''The Morning Show'' will definitely be hosted by Larry Emdur and Kylie Gillies. * 5 July – High-budget drama series ''

Sea Patrol ''Sea Patrol'' is an Australian television drama that ran from 2007 to 2011, set on board HMAS ''Hammersley'', a fictional patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The series focused on the ship and the lives of its crew members. Despi ...

'' makes its debut on the

. * 23 July – Top-rating soap opera ''

Neighbours ''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera that has aired since 18 March 1985. It was created by television executive Reg Watson. The Seven Network commissioned the show following the success of Watson's earlier soap '' Sons and ...

'' makes a super international revamp over to continue its long-run on the

. * 19 August – Fourth series premiere of '' Kath & Kim'' at 7:30 pm, now on the

, attracts an audience of 2.521 million nationally, making it the most watched television programme so far in 2007 and the highest rating ever for a first episode in the history of Australian television. * 6 September – Julian Morrow and Chas Licciardello from '' The Chaser's War on Everything'' along with nine other production crew members are

arrested An arrest is the act of apprehending and taking a person into custody (legal protection or control), usually because the person has been suspected of or observed committing a crime. After being taken into custody, the person can be Interroga ...

in Sydney during the

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summit for entering a restricted area. Those arrested were travelling in a fake Canadian

motorcade A motorcade, or autocade, is a procession of motor vehicles. Uses can include ceremonial processions for funerals or demonstrations, but can also be used to provide security while transporting a very important person. The American presidenti ...

and Licciardello was dressed up as

Osama bin Laden Osama bin Laden (10 March 19572 May 2011) was a militant leader who was the founder and first general emir of al-Qaeda. Ideologically a pan-Islamist, Bin Laden participated in the Afghan ''mujahideen'' against the Soviet Union, and support ...

. * 15 October – Seven HD is introduced, becoming the first HD-only channel operated by a Melbourne-based commercial television network. * 21 October – The

includes the "

worm Worms are many different distantly related bilateria, bilateral animals that typically have a long cylindrical tube-like body, no limb (anatomy), limbs, and usually no eyes. Worms vary in size from microscopic to over in length for marine ...

" audience reaction graph in their broadcast of the

election An election is a formal group decision-making process whereby a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold Public administration, public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative d ...

debate between

and

, despite agreements to the contrary. The National Press Club cut Nine's transmission feed, and the ABC cut their backup feed. Nine continued to transmit by adding the worm to the

Sky News Sky News is a British free-to-air television news channel, live stream news network and news organisation. Sky News is distributed via an English-language radio news service, and through online channels. It is owned by Sky Group, a division of ...

broadcast. * 2 November –

's news anchorperson Charmaine Dragun is found dead near Sydney, apparently due to a suicide. * 25 November – Natalie Gauci is based only on

Sony BMG Sony BMG Music Entertainment was an American record company owned as a 50–50 joint venture between Sony Corporation of America and Bertelsmann. The venture's successor, the revived Sony Music, is wholly owned by Sony, following their buyout o ...

after taking out the title as

Australian Idol ''Australian Idol'' is an Australian singing competition, which began its first season in July 2003 and ended its initial run in November 2009. As part of the ''Idol'' franchise, Australian Idol originated from the reality program '' Pop Id ...

. * 30 November – Daryl Somers quits the-highest rating Seven's ''

Saturday Night Fever ''Saturday Night Fever'' is a 1977 American Dance in film, dance Drama (film and television), drama film directed by John Badham and produced by Robert Stigwood. It stars John Travolta as Tony Manero, a young Italian Americans, Italian-America ...

'' styled-reality show ''

Dancing with the Stars ''Strictly Come Dancing (widely known as Dancing with the Stars)'' is an international television franchise based on the format of the British TV series '' Strictly Come Dancing,'' itself a successor to the show ''Come Dancing'' (1950–1998) ...

''. * 16 December – Ten HD launches.

Sport

* 1 January – Cricketer

Justin Langer Justin Lee Langer (born 21 November 1970) is an Australian cricket coach and former cricketer. He is the former coach of the Australia men's national team, having been appointed to the role in May 2018 and leaving in February 2022 and became ...

announces his retirement from Test cricket following the

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, after similar announcements from teammates

Shane Warne Shane Keith Warne (13 September 1969 – 4 March 2022) was an Australian international cricketer whose career ran from 1992 to 2007. Warne played as a right-arm leg spin bowler and a lower-order right-handed batter for Victoria, Hampshire ...

and Glenn McGrath. * 5 January –

wins the Fifth Ashes Test against by 10 wickets at the SCG in

Sydney, New South Wales Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Syd ...

– achieving a 5–0 "whitewash" of every Test in the series for the first time in 86 years. * 18 February – Season premiers

Melbourne Victory FC Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. Competing in the country's premier men's competition, the A-League Men, under North American professional sports leag ...

win the second

A-League A-League Men, also known as the Isuzu UTE A-League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional soccer league in Australia and New Zealand and the highest level of the Australian soccer league system. Established in 2004 as the A-League by the ...

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...

grand final at Telstra Dome in

, beating Adelaide United 6–0, with Archie Thompson scoring 5 goals. * 23 February – Reigning

NRL The National Rugby League (also known as the NRL Telstra Premiership for sponsorship reasons) is a professional rugby league competition in Oceania which contains clubs from New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria (state), Victoria, the Austral ...

premiers the

Brisbane Broncos The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Red Hill, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland. Founded in April 1987, the Broncos compete in the National Rugby League (NRL) and play their home games at ...

are defeated by Super League XI champions St. Helens R.F.C. in the 2007 World Club Challenge. * 1 March – Jockey Chris Munce is sentenced to 30 months imprisonment in Hong Kong for taking bribes in exchange for racing tips. His lawyers are appealing. * 4 March –

Troy Bayliss Troy Andrew Bayliss (born 30 March 1969 in Taree, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian motorcycle racer. During his career Bayliss won the Superbike World Championship three times and a MotoGP race, all with Ducati. He finished his care ...

and British rider James Toseland each take a race win at the 2007 Australian Superbike World Championship round at

Phillip Island Phillip Island (Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung: ''Corriong'', ''Worne'' or ''Millowl'') is an Australian island about south-southeast of Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. The island is named after Arthur Phillip, Governor Arthur P ...

. * 9 March –

Brisbane Bullets The Brisbane Bullets are an Australian professional men's basketball team in the National Basketball League (NBL) based in Brisbane, Queensland. They competed from 1979 to 2008, and returned to the league in 2016. Brisbane were one of ten NBL ...

clinch their first title in twenty years by defeating

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103–94 in Game 4 of the NBL Grand Final series. * 10 March – Motorcycle racer

Casey Stoner Casey Joel Stoner (born 16 October 1985) is an Australian retired professional motorcycle racer, and a two-time MotoGP World Champion, in and . During his MotoGP career, Stoner raced for the factory teams of Ducati and Honda, winning a tit ...

wins the first grand prix of the

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season and the first ever 800cc grand prix, beating world champion Valentino Rossi at the Losail International Circuit in

Qatar Qatar, officially the State of Qatar, is a country in West Asia. It occupies the Geography of Qatar, Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it shares Qatar–Saudi Arabia border, its sole land b ...

. * 17 March – The Carlton Blues win the 2007 NAB Cup, the pre-season competition of the

, beating the

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. * 18 March – Kimi Räikkönen wins the

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

Australian Grand Prix for the

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team. * 18 March – The Gold Coast Titans play their first ever match against the St George Illawarra Dragons at

Suncorp Stadium Brisbane Stadium (Lang Park), currently known as Suncorp Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in the suburb of Milton, Queensland, Milton, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Nicknamed The Cauldron, it is a three-tiered rect ...

. They lose 20–18. Their first home game is against the Cronulla Sharks one week later. * 18 March – 1 April – The

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were held in

. * 20 March – West Coast Eagles midfielder Ben Cousins is suspended indefinitely by his club after missing two days of training in a row. He later attends a four-week rehabilitation clinic in the United States. * 23 March –

Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...

wins the Pura Cup cricket competition for the first time, beating

by 421 runs at

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. * 31 March – Retired swimmer Ian Thorpe is accused in French sports newspaper '' L'Equipe'' of having tested positive for abnormal levels of testosterone in May 2006.

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demands an investigation into the allegations, which Thorpe denies. Thorpe is eventually found to have no case to answer * 8 April – Will Power becomes the first Australian to win a

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race after taking victory at the opening round of the season at the Vegas Grand Prix in

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. * 10 April –

Rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as rugby league in English-speaking countries and rugby 13/XIII in non-Anglophone Europe, is a contact sport, full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular Rugby league playin ...

legend Andrew Johns announces his retirement following a neck injury. * 15 April – Australian cyclist Stuart O'Grady wins the

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Classic. * 28 April –

wins the

2007 Cricket World Cup The 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup was the ninth Cricket World Cup, a One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament that took place in the West Indies from 13 March to 28 April 2007. There were a total of 51 matches played, three fewer than at the 2 ...

in the

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, beating

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...

by 53 runs. * 23 May –

Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...

defeat

25–18 in the first State of Origin match in the 2007 series. * 7–29 July – The 2007 AFC Asian Cup

football (soccer) Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...

tournament takes place in

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...

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, and

. The Socceroos took part for the first time since joining the AFC in 2006. The Socceroos were drawn in Group A with

and

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. They successfully reached the quarter finals, but were defeated by

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in a penalty shootout. * 21 July – Ben Cousins makes his AFL comeback for the Eagles against rivals the

Sydney Swans The Sydney Swans are a professional Australian rules football club based in Sydney, New South Wales. The men's team competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), and the women's team in the AFL Women's (AFLW). The Swans also field a Austral ...

. * 23 July – Denis Pagan is sacked as the coach of

Carlton Football Club The Carlton Football Club, nicknamed the Blues, is a professional Australian rules football club based at Princes Park (stadium), Princes Park in Carlton North, Victoria, Carlton North, an inner suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. The c ...

. * 25 July – After 26 years as Essendon coach, it is announced that the contract of Kevin Sheedy will not be renewed at the end of the

season A season is a division of the year based on changes in weather, ecology, and the number of daylight hours in a given region. On Earth, seasons are the result of the axial parallelism of Earth's axial tilt, tilted orbit around the Sun. In temperat ...

. * 29 July – Australian cyclist Cadel Evans comes second in the final standings of the

2007 Tour de France The 2007 Tour de France the 94th running of Tour de France, the race, took place from 7 to 29 July. The Tour began with a prologue in London, and ended with the traditional finish in Paris. Along the way, the route also passed through Belgium and ...

. * 23 August – A horse is diagnosed with horse flu (equine influenza) in a quarantine station at Eastern Creek. Further horses are diagnosed at the quarantine centre, Centennial Park and outside New South Wales over the next few days, resulting in the cancellation of race meetings Australia-wide and suspension of horse transportation for 72 hours on 25 August. * 26 August – Melbourne Aussie rules fans farewell

Essendon Football Club The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed the Bombers or colloquially the Dons, is a professional Australian rules football club that plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), the game's premier competition. The club was formed by the McCrac ...

coach Kevin Sheedy and captain James Hird, as the Bombers are defeated by Richmond 17.17 (119) to 13.14 (92) at the MCG. * 30 August –

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papers reveal that Andrew Johns was arrested in London for possessing ecstasy. He later admits to using

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throughout his career. * 30 August – The 2007 Spring Racing Carnival at

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is cancelled to the equine influenza outbreak. * 30 August – Jana Rawlinson (née Pittman) wins the women's 400m hurdles at the

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, Japan. * 1 September – Nathan Deakes wins the 50 km walk at the

, Japan. * 2 September – The

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win their second straight

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following the final main round of the 2007 NRL season. Like the previous year, the win would later be revoked in 2010 following the club's salary cap breach. The

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finish in last position, claiming the

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. * 23 September – Motorcycle racer

gains an unbeatable lead in the

world championships when he finished third in a race in Tokyo.Stoner crowned new MotoGP champion
, ''

'', 23 September 2007. * 29 September – The

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(24.19.163) defeat

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(6.8.44) to win the 111th VFL/AFL premiership. It is the first premiership since 1963 for the Cats, the first premiership won by a Victorian team since 2000 and the largest ever winning margin in VFL/AFL grand final history. * 30 September – The

defeat the

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(34–8) at

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, to win the 100th NSWRL/ ARL/

premiership. The win would later be revoked in 2010 due to the Storm's salary cap breach. * 6 October –

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knock the Wallabies out of the quarter finals of the

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in France. * 7 October – The 2007 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 was won by defending champions Craig Lowndes and

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for TeamVodafone ahead of two other Ford Falcons. It was the first Ford whitewash of the Bathurst podium since 1988. * 14 October – New world champion,

took victory at the Australian MotoGP Grand Prix, at

, the first Australian to win his home event since

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in 1998. * 21 October –

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becomes the first driver to win the Gold Coast Champ Car motor race twice with his victory at the 2007 Lexmark Indy 300. * 27 October – El Segundo ridden by Luke Nolen wins the Cox Plate at Moonee Valley. * 6 November – Efficient wins the 2007 Melbourne Cup. * 17 November –

wins the 2007 Netball World Championships when the Aussies beat New Zealand's Silver Ferns (42–38) in

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. * 19 November – Ben Cousins is banned from playing top-flight AFL for 12 months after being charged of bringing the game into disrepute. * 21 November – The Olyroos football team qualify for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. * 28 November – Sydney hosts the

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awards. * 2 December – Garth Tander wins the 2007 Dunlop Grand Finale, scoring enough points to overhaul

to win the 2007 V8Supercar Championship Series at

, his first series title, and the second successive title for the Toll HSV Dealer Team. * 16 December – Craig Parry wins the

golf tournament. * 28 December – '' Wild Oats XI'' achieves line honours for the third year running in the 2007 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. ''Rosebud'' is declared the handicap winner the following day.

Births

* 16 August – Jacob Thang, Burmese footballer * 12 November – Leonardo Puglisi, journalist

Deaths

* 1 January – Leonard Fraser, 55, serial killer * 2 January – A. Richard Newton, 55, electrical engineer and academic * 4 January – Ben Gannon, 54, film producer * 4 January – Ken Lorraway, 50, triple jumper * 12 January – Sir James Killen, 81, Liberal politician * 24 January – Harry Melbourne, 94, confectioner (inventor of Freddo Frog) * 27 January – Trevor Allan, 30, rugby union player and commentator * 9 February – Andrew McAuley, 39, kayak adventurer * 13 February – Elizabeth Jolley, 83, author * 28 February – Billy Thorpe, 60, musician * 7 March – Morgan Mellish, 36, journalist * 9 March – Ron Evans, 67, footballer and chairman of the AFL * 11 March – Angela Webber, 52, comedian and writer * 23 March – Damian McDonald, 34, Olympic cyclist * 30 March – Basil Catterns, 89, WWII soldier * 1 April – John Billings, 89, medical doctor * 2 April – Jeannie Ferris, 66, Liberal senator * 10 April – Kevin Crease, 70, South Australian newsreader * 13 April – Joe Lane, 80, bebop jazz vocalist * 15 April – Justine Saunders, 54, actress * 17 April – Len Fitzgerald, 76, VFL/SANFL footballer * 17 April – Bruce Haslingden, 84, Olympic cross-country skier * 20 April – Audrey Fagan, 44, Chief Police Officer of the ACT * 21 April – Lobby Loyde, 65, musician * 13 May – Kate Webb, 64, war journalist * 14 May – Aaron McMillan, 30, classical pianist * 16 May –

Allan Hird, Sr. Allan Thomas Hird Sr. (11 August 1918 – 16 May 2007) was an Australian rules football player, coach and executive in the Australian Football League, Victorian Football League (now AFL). VFL playing career Recruited from Williamstown Football ...

, 88, VFL footballer * 20 May – Norman Von Nida, 93, golfer * 21 May – Peter Hayes, 54, lawyer * 24 May – Bill Johnston, 85, cricketer * 27 May – Ron Archer, 73, Test cricketer * 29 May –

Norman Kaye Norman James Kaye (17 January 1927 – 28 May 2007) was an Australian actor. He was best known for his roles in the films of director Paul Cox. Early life and education Kaye was born into a tough childhood in Depression Era Melbourne, as one ...

, 80, actor * 4 June – Tom Burns, 75, ALP politician * 8 June – Lynne Randell, 57, 1960s pop singer * 10 June – George Burarrwanga, 50, lead singer of the Warumpi Band * 12 June – Frank Scarrabelotti, 109, Australia's oldest man * 6 July – Eileen Wearne, 95, sprinter and Australia's oldest Olympic athlete * 9 July – General John Baker, 71, former Chief of the Australian Defence Force (1995–1998) * 11 July – Richard Franklin, 58, film director * 11 July –

Glenda Adams Glenda Emilie Adams (née Felton; 30 December 1939 – 11 July 2007) was an Australian novelist and short story writer, probably best known as the winner of the 1987 Miles Franklin Award for '' Dancing on Coral''. She was a teacher of creative ...

, 68, writer * 12 July – Stan Zemanek, 60, radio broadcaster * 16 July – Tom Brooks, 88, NSW cricketer and international umpire * 22 July – Walter Jona, 81, Victorian politician * 27 July – Leo "Lucky" Grills, 79, comedian and actor * 7 August – Wolfgang Sievers, 93, photographer * 12 August – Ronald N. Bracewell, 86, physicist and radio astronomer * 17 August –

Tanja Liedtke Tanja Michaela Karin Liedtke (6 October 1977 – 17 August 2007) was a German-born professional choreographer and dancer. She was most noted as a dancer, choreographer and director of contemporary dance in Australia and Europe. Early life an ...

, 30, dancer * 8 September – Vincent Serventy, 91, writer and conservationist * 13 September – Neville Jeffress, 87, advertising executive and founder of Media Monitors Australia * 13 September – Clare Oliver, 26, cancer activist * 18 September – Len Thompson, 60, Collingwood VFL player * 21 September – Bob Collins, 61, former ALP senator * 29 September –

Lois Maxwell Lois Ruth Maxwell (née Hooker; February 14, 1927 – September 29, 2007) was a Canadian actress. She was best known for portraying Miss Moneypenny in the first 14 Eon Productions, Eon-produced James Bond in film, ''James Bond'' films (1962–1 ...

, 80, Canadian actress who played Miss Moneypenny in the early James Bond films, spent later years of her life in Perth. * 1 October – Chris Mainwaring, 41, West Coast Eagles AFL player * 12 October – Kim Beazley Sr., 90, ALP politician and father of

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* 23 October – John Ilhan, 42, founder of Crazy John's

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s * 27 October –

Charles Batt Charles Leo Batt (31 December 1928 – 27 October 2007), Australian politician, was a Labor member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly from 1974 to 1976, then a member of the Legislative Council from 1979 to 1995. Born and raised in Tasmani ...

, 86, Tasmanian politician * 2 November – Charmaine Dragun, 29, Network Ten WA newsreader * 3 November – Peter Andren, 61, Independent MP for Calare * 6 November –

George Grljusich George Ned Grljusich (15 January 1939 – 6 November 2007) was an Australian sports journalist, commentator and former Australian rules footballer. Born in Wiluna, Western Australia, he played 12 games of football for the South Fremantle Foot ...

, 68, sports announcer and commentator * 25 November – Matt Price, 46, journalist and newspaper columnist * 27 November – Bernie Banton, 61, asbestos campaigner * 1 December – Ken McGregor, 78, tennis champion * 5 December – John Winter, 83, Olympic high jumper * 10 December –

Gordon Samuels Gordon Jacob Samuels, (12 August 1923 – 10 December 2007) was a British-Australian lawyer and judge who served as the 36th Governor of New South Wales from 1996 to 2001. Born in London in 1923, Samuels was educated at University College Scho ...

, 84, Governor of New South Wales (1996–2001) * 15 December –

Clem Jones Clem Jones Order of Australia, AO (16 January 191815 December 2007), a surveyor by profession, was the longest serving Lord Mayor of Brisbane, Queensland, representing the Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch), Labor Party from 1961 to 1975 ...

, 89, Lord Mayor of Brisbane (1961–1975) * 20 December –

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, 45, first Indigenous Australian to sit on the Brisbane City Council * 21 December – Ken Lee, 75, founder of Bing Lee electronics superstores * 22 December – Charles Court, 96, Premier of Western Australia (1974–1982)

References

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