2019 In Australia

The following lists events that happened during 2019 in Australia.

Incumbents

*Monarch – Elizabeth II
*Governor-General – Sir Peter Cosgrove (until 1 July), then David Hurley
*Prime Minister – Scott Morrison
**Deputy Prime Minister – Michael McCormack
**Opposition Leader – Bill Shorten (until 30 May), then Anthony Albanese
* Chief Justice – Susan Kiefel

State and territory leaders

*Premier of New South Wales – Gladys Berejiklian
**Opposition Leader – Michael Daley (until 25 March), then Penny Sharpe (until 29 June), then Jodi McKay
*Premier of Queensland – Annastacia Palaszczuk
**Opposition Leader – Deb Frecklington
*Premier of South Australia – Steven Marshall
**Opposition Leader – Peter Malinauskas
*Premier of Tasmania – Will Hodgman
**Opposition Leader – Rebecca White
*Premier of Victoria – Daniel Andrews
**Opposition Leader – Michael O'Brien
*Premier of Western Australia – Mark McGowan
**Opposition Leader – Mike Nahan (until 13 June), then Liza Harvey
*Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory – Andrew Barr
**Opposition Leader – Alistair Coe
*Chief Minister of the Northern Territory – Michael Gunner
**Opposition Leader – Gary Higgins

Governors and administrators

*Governor of New South Wales – David Hurley (until 1 May), then Margaret Beazley
*Governor of Queensland – Paul de Jersey
*Governor of South Australia – Hieu Van Le
*Governor of Tasmania – Kate Warner
*Governor of Victoria – Linda Dessau
*Governor of Western Australia – Kim Beazley
* Administrator of the Australian Indian Ocean Territories – Natasha Griggs
*Administrator of Norfolk Island
*Administrator of the Northern Territory – Vicki O'Halloran

Events

January

* 3 January – One man is killed and another is injured following a double stabbing at the Asia-Pacific headquarters of the Church of Scientology in the Sydney suburb of Chatswood.
* 5 January – A far-right political rally held in Melbourne, marked by scuffles with police and counter-protesters, is attended by Independent Senator Fraser Anning, who admits to using tax-payer funded travel to attend the event.
*7 January – A mass fish die-off occurs on the Lower Darling River at Menindee Lakes. Up to 1 million fish, including endangered species, ultimately die in what is described as possibly the largest fish die-off in Australian history.
* 24 January – Professor Tanya Monro is appointed Australia's next Chief Defence Scientist, the first woman in the position.
*29 January – The South Australian Murray Darling Basin Royal Commission report is released. The commission, which commenced in 2018, was critical of the Murray Darling Basin Plan and the Commonwealth Murray Darling Basin Authority.

February

* Four people are killed and over a thousand people remain evacuated from homes in Townsville as flooding peaks in the city, following a metre of rainfall in the first week of the month. Among the dead were two men on 4 February, and two young boys on 25 February, all from drowning.
* 4 February – The Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry final report is tabled in Parliament. The report makes 76 recommendations.
*12 February – The Liberal-National Coalition government becomes the first Australian federal government to lose a vote on its own legislation in 78 years, after a defeat on the floor of the House of Representatives.
*13 February – Nineteen homes are destroyed by bushfires in the New England and Northern Rivers regions of New South Wales.
*26 February – Following the lifting of a suppression order, it is revealed that Cardinal George Pell had been convicted in December 2018 of sexually abusing two choirboys in 1996.

March

*13 March – Cardinal George Pell is sentenced to six years in prison following his conviction over the sexual abuse of two choirboys.
*19 March – a few days prior to the state election, a video from September 2018 surfaced in which NSW Labor leader Michael Daley made comments about Asian immigration in Sydney. Daley said "Our young children will flee and who are they being replaced with? They are being replaced by young people from typically Asia with PhDs," and "So there's a transformation happening in Sydney now where our kids are moving out and foreigners are moving in and taking their jobs".
*23 March –
**The Liberal-National Coalition government led by Gladys Berejiklian wins the 2019 New South Wales state election and returns to office with a reduced majority.
**Tropical Cyclone Trevor makes landfall in the Northern Territory.

April

*11 April – Actor Geoffrey Rush is awarded $850,000 in damages after winning a defamation case against ''The Daily Telegraph''.
*12–14 April – After 25 years, Australia's Dirt n Dust Festival is held for the final time at Julia Creek, Queensland. Although scheduled for 2020 and 2021, those events were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was announced in 2021 that the festival had been permanently cancelled due to a lack of volunteers.

May

*16 May – Bob Hawke, Australia's 23rd Prime Minister, dies at the age of 89.
*18 May – 2019 Australian federal election: Scott Morrison's Liberal/National Coalition government is narrowly re-elected, defeating the Labor Party led by Bill Shorten.
*26 May – The Sydney Metro is opened from Tallawong to Chatswood.
*30 May – Anthony Albanese is elected unopposed as leader of the Australian Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition, replacing Bill Shorten. Richard Marles is elected deputy unopposed, succeeding Tanya Plibersek

June

*4 June – At least four men are killed and a woman is injured after a 45-year-old gunman allegedly goes on a shooting spree in the city centre of Darwin, Northern Territory.
*4–5 June – The Australian Federal Police raid the home of News Corp Australia journalist Annika Smethurst and the headquarters of the ABC over national security and special forces stories.
*24 June – Parts of the Darwin CBD are evacuated after the city is impacted by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake originating in Indonesia.

July

*1 July – David Hurley is sworn in as the 27th Governor-General of Australia 2019 is held.

August

*13 August – 2019 Sydney stabbing attack
*16 August – Pro-Hong Kong protesters clash with pro-China supporters in Melbourne, while police are forced to intervene during similar confrontations in Sydney and Adelaide, following the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests.
*21 August – The Victorian Court of Appeal dismisses George Pell's appeal to overturn his conviction for child sex offences.
*29 August – An attempt to deport the Sri Lankan Tamil Nadesalingam family asylum seekers was thwarted by a last-minute injunction, forcing the plane carrying the couple and their children out of Australia to land in Darwin.

September

*9 September – Homes and buildings, including the historic Binna Burra Lodge, are destroyed by a bushfire in Queensland's Scenic Rim region.

October

*26 October – Climbing Uluru is banned by authority of the Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park board.
*31 October – The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety interim report is published and tabled in Parliament.

November

*8 November – Three people are killed and 150 homes are destroyed by a large number of bushfires burning across New South Wales and South East Queensland.
*11 November – A week-long State of Emergency is declared in New South Wales and the Australian Defence Force is put on alert amid mounting bushfire warnings.

December

*30–31 December – Eight people are killed, hundreds of homes are destroyed and the Royal Australian Navy is mobilised to assist evacuation efforts following bushfires on the New South Wales South Coast and in Victoria's East Gippsland

Music, arts and literature

*10 May – Tony Costa wins the Archibald Prize for his portrait of artist Lindy Lee.
* 30 July – Melissa Lucashenko wins the Miles Franklin Award for ''Too Much Lip''

Sport

January

* 5 January – Tennis: The Swiss team consisting of Roger Federer and Belinda Bencic defeat Germany 2–1 in the final of the 2018 Hopman Cup.
* 26 January –
** Cricket: Brisbane Heat defeat Sydney Sixers by 3 wickets at Drummoyne Oval in Sydney in the final of the 2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season.
** Tennis: Naomi Osaka defeats Petra Kvitová 7–6 (7–2), 5–7, 6–4 at Melbourne Park in the final of the 2019 Australian Open women's singles.
* 27 January – Tennis: Novak Djokovic defeats Rafael Nadal 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 at Melbourne Park in the final of the 2019 Australian Open men's singles.

February

* 15 February —
** Rugby league: The Indigenous All Stars defeat the Māori All Stars 34–14 in the 2019 All Stars match. Indigenous halfback Tyrone Roberts, of the Gold Coast Titans, wins the Preston Campbell medal for Man of the Match.
** Rugby league: The Māori Women's All Stars defeat the Indigenous Women's All Stars 8–4 in the 2019 Women's All Stars match.
* 16 February –
** Association football: Sydney FC defeats Perth Glory 4–2 at Jubilee Oval, Sydney to win the 2019 W-League Grand Final.
** Basketball: Canberra Capitals defeat Adelaide Lightning 93–73 to win the 2018–19 WNBL series in the third game of the grand final series at AIS Arena in Canberra.
* 17 February –
** Cricket: Melbourne Renegades defeat Melbourne Stars by 13 runs to win the 2018–19 Big Bash League season.
** Rugby league: 2018 NRL premiers Sydney Roosters defeat Super League XXIII champions Wigan Warriors 20–8 in the 2019 World Club Challenge, held at DW Stadium in Wigan.

March

* 17 March –
** Basketball: Perth Wildcats defeat Melbourne United 97–82 to win the 2018–19 NBL series in the fourth game of the grand final series at Melbourne Arena.
** Motorsport: Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas wins the 2019 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park in Melbourne from Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton and Red Bull's Max Verstappen.
*31 March – Australian rules football: Adelaide wins the 2019 AFL Women's Grand Final, defeating Carlton 10.3 (63) to 2.6 (18).

May

* 19 May –
** Association Football: Sydney FC defeat Perth Glory 0(4) to 0 (1) on penalties to claim the 2018-19 A-League season at Perth's Optus Stadium. It's the 4th A League title win for Sydney FC.

June

*5 June – Rugby league: Queensland defeat New South Wales 18–14 at Suncorp Stadium in the first match of the 2019 State of Origin series. Queensland winger Dane Gagai is awarded man of the match.
*23 June –
**Golf: Hannah Green wins the 2019 Women's PGA Championship.
**Tennis: Ashleigh Barty wins the 2019 Birmingham Classic, becoming the No. 1 ranked WTA tennis player.
**Rugby league: New South Wales defeat Queensland 38–6 at Optus Stadium in the second match of the 2019 State of Origin series. NSW prop Jake Trbojevic is awarded man of the match.
*24 June – Surfing: Sally Fitzgibbons is ranked No. 1 in women's surfing after winning the Rio Pro in Brazil.

July

*10 July – Rugby league: New South Wales win the 2019 State of Origin series, defeating Queensland 26–20 at ANZ Stadium in the third match. NSW fullback James Tedesco is awarded both man of the match and the Wally Lewis Medal for player of the series.

August

*29 August 2019 - Rugby league: After 25 seasons, the final NRL game is played at Willows Sports Complex in Townsville when more than 15,000 spectators watch the North Queensland Cowboys beat the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs.

September

*8 September – Rugby league: Melbourne Storm win the minor premiership following the final main round of the 2019 NRL season. Gold Coast Titans finish in last position, claiming the wooden spoon (award), wooden spoon.
*9 September – Cricket: At Old Trafford, Australia national cricket team, Australia defeats England cricket team, England in the fourth Test of the 2019 Ashes series thereby retaining The Ashes.
*28 September – Australian rules football: Richmond Football Club, Richmond defeats Greater Western Sydney Giants, Greater Western Sydney 17.12 (114) to 3.7 (25), winning the 2019 AFL Grand Final.
*29 September – Surfing: Mitch Parkinson wins the So Sri Lanka Pro 2019 as a part of the World Surf League, his first career WSL title.

October

*6 October –
** Rugby league: Sydney Roosters defeat Canberra Raiders 14–8 to win the 2019 NRL Grand Final at ANZ Stadium, becoming the first team since 1992/1993 to win back to back rugby league titles. Raiders five-eighth Jack Wighton is awarded the Clive Churchill Medal for Man of the Match. Pre-match entertainment is headlined by American pop rock band OneRepublic, featuring Thandi Phoenix, while Daryl Braithwaite performs at halftime.
** Rugby league: Brisbane Broncos#NRL Women's team, Brisbane Broncos defeat St. George Illawarra Dragons#NRL Women's team, St. George Illawarra Dragons 30–6 in the NRL Women's Premiership 2019 NRL Women's season, Grand Final, winning the title for the second year in a row.

November

*5 November – Horse racing: Vow And Declare wins the 2019 Melbourne Cup.

Deaths

January

* 1 January – Paul Neville (politician), Paul Neville, Queensland politician (b. 1940)
* 2 January – Darius Perkins, actor (b. 1964)
* 4 January – John Thornett, rugby union player (b. 1935)
* 6 January – Annalise Braakensiek, model (b. 1972)
* 7 January – Jimmy Hannan, television presenter (b. 1934)
* 8 January – William Cole (public servant), Sir William Cole, public servant (b. 1926)
* 16 January – Chris Wilson (Australian musician), Chris Wilson, blues musician (b. 1956)
* 17 January – Tara Simmons, musician (b. 1984)
* 19 January – Robert Furlonger, diplomat and public servant (b. 1921)
* 20 January – Fred Castledine, Australian rules footballer (b. 1937)
* 22 January – Eileen Massey, cricketer (b. 1935)
* 24 January – Jim McCabe (politician), Jim McCabe, Victorian politician (b. 1922)
* 29 January – Ian George, Anglican bishop (b. 1934)
* 30 January
** Maureen Brunt, economist (b. 1928)
** Alan Hayes, Australian rules footballer (Richmond Football Club, Richmond) (b. 1939)

February

* 1 February – Andrew McGahan, novelist (b. 1966)
* 3 February
** Carmen Duncan, actor (b. 1942)
** John Sinclair (environmentalist), John Sinclair, conservationist (b. 1939)
* 9 February – Barney Cooney, Victorian politician (b. 1934)
* 11 February – Jeffrey Miles, Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory, Australian Capital Territory Supreme Court Chief Justice (b. 1935)
* 13 February – Leonard Casley, self-proclaimed monarch of the Principality of Hutt River (b. 1925)
* 21 February – Rupert Myers, Sir Rupert Myers, metallurgist and university administrator (b. 1921)
* 24 February
** Paul Blackwell (actor), Paul Blackwell, actor (b. 1954)
** Philip Cummins, Supreme Court of Victoria, Victorian Supreme Court judge (b. 1939)
** Margaret Scott (dancer), Dame Margaret Scott, ballet dancer (b. 1922)
* 25 February – John Herron (Australian politician), John Herron, Queensland politician and diplomat (b. 1932)
* 27 February
** Bill Landeryou, Victorian politician and union official (b. 1941)
** Milton Morris, New South Wales politician (b. 1924)
* 28 February – Bruce Rosier, Anglican bishop (b. 1928)

March

* 1 March – Mike Willesee, television journalist (b. 1942)
* 3 March – Richard Lewis (Australian politician), Richard Lewis, Western Australian politician (b. 1939)
* 4 March – Les Carlyon, newspaper editor (b. 1942)
* 10 March – Gordon McIntosh, Western Australian politician (b. 1925)
* 11 March – Desmond Ford, theologian (b. 1929)
* 13 March – Edmund Capon, art historian (died in the United Kingdom) (b. 1940)
* 18 March – Giovanni Sgro, Victorian politician (b. 1931)
* 19 March
** Lance Oswald, Australian rules footballer (St Kilda Football Club, St Kilda) (b. 1937)
** Ian Thorogood, Australian rules footballer (Carlton Football Club, Carlton) and coach (b. 1936)
** Kenneth To, swimmer (b. 1992)
* 20 March – Noel Hush, chemist (b. 1924)
* 22 March – Jack Absalom, artist, author and adventurer (b. 1927)
* 24 March – Vicky Kippin, Queensland politician (b. 1942)
* 25 March – Stylianos Harkianakis, Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Australia (b. 1935)
* 27 March – Bruce Yardley, Test cricketer (b. 1947)
* 30 March – Geoff Harvey, musician and television personality (b. 1935)
* 31 March – Peter Coleman, 30th Leader of the Opposition (New South Wales), New South Wales Leader of the Opposition (b. 1928)

April

* 1 April – Bill Butchart, middle-distance runner (b. 1933)
* 4 April – John Winneke, Supreme Court of Victoria, Victorian Supreme Court judge (b. 1938)
* 6 April – Lloyd McDermott, barrister and rugby union player (b. 1939)
* 7 April
** Peter Armstrong (rugby league), Peter Armstrong, rugby league footballer (b. 1936)
** Joe Bertony, spy and engineer (b. 1922)
* 9 April – Rod Galt, Australian rules footballer (St Kilda Football Club, St Kilda, Carlton Football Club, Carlton) (b. 1951)
* 11 April
** Lewis Cooper (cricketer), Lewis Cooper, cricketer (b. 1937)
** Peter Smedley, businessman (b. 1943)
* 13 April
** Ron Austin (activist), Ron Austin, LGBT rights activist (b. 1929)
** Wally Carr, boxer (b. 1954)
** Michael Coper, legal scholar (b. 1946)
* 15 April – Rex Harry, cricketer (b. 1936)
* 16 April – Suzanne Twelftree, Paralympic wheelchair tennis player and powerlifter (b. 1956)
* 18 April – Andrew Mallard, wrongfully convicted ex-convict (died in the United States) (b. 1962)
* 20 April – Joyce Evans (photographer), Joyce Evans, photographer (b. 1929)
* 23 April – Scott W. Sloan, civil engineer and academic (b. 1954)
* 26 April – Eric Kent, Victorian politician (b. 1919)
* 29 April – Les Murray (poet), Les Murray, poet (b. 1938)
* 30 April – Max Evans (politician), Max Evans, Western Australian politician (b. 1930)

May

* 1 May – Arvi Parbo, Sir Arvi Parbo, businessman (b. 1926)
* 2 May – Mike Williamson (broadcaster), Mike Williamson, sports commentator (b. 1928)
* 3 May – Enrico Taglietti, architect (b. 1926)
* 4 May – Adam Sky (Australian DJ), Adam Sky, DJ (b. 1976)
* 12 May – Alan Grover, Olympic rowing coxswain (b. 1944)
* 14 May – Barbara York Main, arachnologist (b. 1929)
* 16 May
** David Cervinski, soccer player (b. 1970)
** Bob Hawke, 23rd Prime Minister of Australia and Australian Council of Trade Unions#Leadership, President of the ACTU (b. 1929)
* 19 May – John Millett (poet), John Millett, poet (b. 1921)
* 20 May – Peter Hitchcock (nature conservationist), Peter Hitchcock, environmentalist (b. 1944)
* 21 May
** Lawrence Carroll, painter (died in the United States) (b. 1954)
** Densey Clyne, naturalist (b. 1922)
** Brian Kann, Australian rules footballer (Hawthorn Football Club, Hawthorn) (b. 1933)
** Peter Schulze, Tasmanian politician (b. 1935)
* 24 May – Alan Murray (golfer), Alan Murray, golfer (b. 1940)
* 25 May – Jean Burns, aviator (b. 1919)
* 26 May – Kath Venn, Tasmanian politician (b. 1926)
* 27 May – Judith McKenzie (archaeologist), Judith McKenzie, archaeologist (b. 1957)
* 28 May – Nick Yakich, rugby league footballer (b. 1940)
* 30 May – Allan Edwards (Australian cricketer), Allan Edwards, cricketer (b. 1921)

June

* 1 June – Christobel Mattingley, writer (b. 1931)
* 4 June
** Roger Covell, musicologist (b. 1931)
** Max Kay, entertainer and manager (b. 1936)
* 5 June
** Stan Smith (Australian footballer, born 1925), Stan Smith, Australian rules footballer (Collingwood Football Club, Collingwood) (b. 1925)
** Peter Toogood, golfer (b. 1930)
* 8 June
** John Causby, cricketer (b. 1942)
** Bob Henderson (Australian footballer), Bob Henderson, Australian rules footballer (Fitzroy Football Club, Fitzroy) (b. 1934)
* 12 June – Don Benson, Australian rules footballer (Richmond Football Club, Richmond) (b. 1920)
* 13 June – Anne Hamilton-Byrne, cult leader of The Family (Australian New Age group), The Family (b. 1921)
* 15 June – John Wilson (Australian footballer), John Wilson, Australian rules footballer (Richmond Football Club, Richmond) (b. 1940)
* 18 June – Alf Hughes, Australian rules footballer (Hawthorn Football Club, Hawthorn) (b. 1930)
* 19 June – Christine Barnetson, swimmer (b. 1948)
* 20 June
** Bill Collins (television presenter), Bill Collins, film critic (b. 1934)
** Noel White (rugby league), Noel White, rugby league footballer (b. 1923)
* 21 June
** Lindsay Drake, rugby league footballer (b. 1950)
** John Vernon (athlete), John Vernon, Olympic high jumper (b. 1929)
* 23 June
** John Kobelke, Western Australian politician (b. 1949)
** George Strickland (politician), George Strickland, Western Australian politician (b. 1942)
* 24 June – Steve Dunleavy, journalist (died in the United States) (b. 1938)
* 25 June
** Mack Atkins, Australian rules footballer (Hawthorn Football Club, Hawthorn) (b. 1931)
** Bryan Marshall, actor (b. 1938)
* 26 June – Ian Johnson (businessman), Ian Johnson, television executive (b. 1949)
* 28 June – Brian Rhodes (cricketer), Brian Rhodes, cricketer (b. 1951)
* 30 June – Doug Ford (cricketer), Doug Ford, cricketer (b. 1928)

July

* 2 July – Bruce Wallrodt, Paralympic athlete (b. 1951)
* 5 July
** Dorothy Buckland-Fuller, sociologist and social activist (b. 1922)
** Neil Davey, public servant (b. 1922)
** Kevin Higgins (Australian footballer), Kevin Higgins, Australian rules footballer (Geelong Football Club, Geelong, Fitzroy Football Club, Fitzroy) (b. 1951)
* 6 July
** Bill Casimaty, farmer (b. 1935)
** Peter Hamilton (footballer, born 1956), Peter Hamilton, Australian rules footballer (Melbourne Football Club, Melbourne) (b. 1956)
** John Waddington (footballer), John Waddington, Australian rules footballer (North Melbourne Football Club, North Melbourne) (b. 1938)
* 8 July
** Nick Garratt, rowing coach (b. 1947)
** Neil Oliver (politician), Neil Oliver, Western Australian politician (b. 1933)
* 10 July – Nino Randazzo, journalist and member of the Senate of the Republic (Italy), Italian Senate (b. 1932)
* 13 July
** Richard Carter (actor), Richard Carter, actor (b. 1953)
** Kerry Reed-Gilbert, poet, author, collector and Aboriginal rights activist (b. 1956)
* 15 July – Doug Flett, songwriter (b. 1935)
* 19 July – David Hunt (judge), David Hunt, Supreme Court of New South Wales, New South Wales Supreme Court judge (b. 1935)
* 20 July – Peter McNamara, tennis player and coach (died in Germany) (b. 1955)
* 21 July
** Laurie Hergenhan, literary scholar (b. 1931)
** Ann Moyal, historian (b. 1926)
* 24 July – Margaret Fulton, cookbook writer (b. 1924)
* 25 July – Bruce Webster (politician), Bruce Webster, New South Wales politician and broadcaster (b. 1927)
* 26 July – Graham Freudenberg, political speechwriter (b. 1934)
* 28 July – Ian Drohan, Australian rules footballer (St Kilda Football Club, St Kilda) (b. 1932)
* 29 July
** Doris Goddard, cabaret singer and actress (b. 1930)
** Sam Trimble, cricketer (b. 1934)
* 31 July
** Barrington Pheloung, composer (b. 1954)
** John Scarlett (footballer), John Scarlett, Australian rules footballer (Geelong Football Club, Geelong, Sydney Swans, South Melbourne) (b. 1947)

August

* 1 August – Barrington Pheloung, composer (b. 1954)
* 3 August – Damien Lovelock, musician (b. 1954)
* 5 August – Russell Middlemiss, Australian rules footballer (Geelong Football Club, Geelong) (b. 1929)
* 6 August
** Mick Miller (police officer), Mick Miller, police officer (b. 1926)
** George Whaley (actor), George Whaley, actor and director (b. 1934)
* 8 August – Malcolm T. Elliott, radio personality (b. 1946)
* 9 August – Hendricus Vogels, Olympic cyclist (b. 1942)
* 10 August – Jim Forbes (Australian politician), Jim Forbes, South Australian politician (b. 1923)
* 11 August
** Bluey Adams, Australian rules footballer (Melbourne Football Club, Melbourne) (b. 1935)
** Ningali Lawford, actor (died in the United Kingdom) (b. 1967)
* 14 August
** Polly Farmer, Australian rules footballer (Geelong Football Club, Geelong) (b. 1935)
** Ben Unwin, actor (b. 1977)
* 15 August – Glenn Tasker, President of Paralympics Australia (b. 1951)
* 17 August – Ronald Gray (athlete), Ronald Gray, Olympic athlete (b. 1932)
* 19 August
** John Matthews (Australian politician), John Matthews, New South Wales politician (b. 1928)
** Jan Ruff O'Herne, human rights activist, former "comfort woman" (b. 1923)
* 20 August – Colin Beard, Australian rules footballer (South Fremantle Football Club, South Fremantle, Richmond Football Club, Richmond) (b. 1941)
* 21 August – Norma Croker, Olympic athlete (b. 1934)
* 22 August – Tim Fischer, 10th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1946)
* 23 August – Peter Moscatt, rugby league footballer (b. 1943)
* 24 August – Tony Nichols, Anglican prelate (b. 1938)
* 28 August – Max McDonald, Victorian politician (b. 1927)
* 30 August – Elaine Darling, Queensland politician (b. 1936)
* 31 August – Jane Mathews, Federal Court judge (b. 1940)

September

* 1 September – Alison Cheek, Episcopal priest (died in the United States) (b. 1927)
* 3 September
** David Evans (Western Australian politician), David Evans, Western Australian politician (b. 1924)
** Tony Thiessen, Australian rules footballer (Melbourne Football Club, Melbourne, Carlton Football Club, Carlton, North Melbourne Football Club, North Melbourne) (b. 1942)
* 6 September – Susan Irvine, author and educator (b. 1928)
* 8 September – Paul Lyons, Olympic taekwondo practitioner (b. 1969)
* 9 September – Danny Frawley, Australian rules footballer (St Kilda Football Club, St Kilda) and coach (Richmond Football Club, Richmond) (b. 1963)
* 10 September – Hal Colebatch (author), Hal Colebatch, author (b. 1945)
* 11 September – Penny Whetton, climatologist (b. 1958)
* 13 September
** Paul Cronin, actor (b. 1938)
** Charles Henderson (weightlifter), Charles Henderson, weightlifter (b. 1922)
* 16 September – Peter Lucas (footballer), Peter Lucas, Australian rules footballer (Collingwood Football Club, Collingwood) (b. 1929)
* 17 September – Robert Oatey, Australian rules footballer (b. 1942)
* 20 September – Jim Macken, lawyer, judge and human rights activist (b. 1927)
* 21 September – David Combe, political lobbyist (b. 1943)
* 23 September – Tauto Sansbury, Indigenous activist (b. 1949)
* 26 September – Martin Wesley-Smith, composer (b. 1945)
* 29 September – John D'Arcy (footballer), John D'Arcy, Australian rules footballer (Richmond Football Club, Richmond) (b. 1935)
* 30 September – Tom Allsop, Australian rules footballer (Hawthorn Football Club, Hawthorn) (b. 1929)

October

* 1 October – Richard Scotton, health economist (b. 1930)
* 2 October – Robert Hickman, Australian rules footballer (Richmond Football Club, Richmond) (b. 1942)
* 4 October – Bryce Gaudry, New South Wales politician (b. 1942)
* 6 October
** Neale Lavis, equestrian (b. 1930)
** Eddie Lumsden, rugby league footballer (b. 1936)
* 8 October
** John Bennett (Australian politician), John Bennett, Tasmanian politician (b. 1942)
** Louis Waller, legal scholar (b. 1935)
** Reg Watson, television producer and screenwriter (b. 1926)
* 9 October – John Williams (Australian footballer, born 1940), John Williams, Australian rules footballer (Carlton Football Club, Carlton) (b. 1940)
* 11 October – Richard Tracey (judge), Richard Tracey, Federal Court judge and military officer (died in the United States) (b. 1948)
* 14 October – Patrick Ward (actor), Patrick Ward, actor (b. 1950)
* 21 October – Peter Hobbs (musician), Peter Hobbs, musician (b. 1961)
* 22 October – Garry Koehler, singer-songwriter (b. 1955)
* 27 October
** Ivan Milat, convicted serial killer (b. 1944)
** Anne Phelan, actress (b. 1948)
* 30 October
** Beatrice Faust, co-founder of Women's Electoral Lobby (Australia), Women's Electoral Lobby and author (b. 1939)
** Paul Whelan (politician), Paul Whelan, New South Wales politician (b. 1943)

November

* 5 November
** Kevin Hogan (footballer, born 1934), Kevin Hogan, broadcaster and Australian rules footballer (Sydney Swans, South Melbourne) (b. 1934)
** Robert Smithies, rugby league footballer (Hull Kingston Rovers, Balmain Tigers, Balmain) (b. 1934)
* 6 November
** John Curro, conductor (b. 1932)
** Clive Minton, ornithologist (b. 1934)
* 9 November
** Dwight Ritchie, boxer (b. 1992)
** Mehmet Tillem, Victorian politician (b. 1974)
* 13 November
** Stephen Albert (actor), Stephen Albert, actor and singer (b. 1950)
** Kieran Modra, Paralympic cyclist (b. 1972)
* 15 November
** Tony Mann (cricketer), Tony Mann, cricketer (b. 1945)
** Ray Preston (rugby league), Ray Preston, rugby league footballer (Newtown Jets) (b. 1929)
* 17 November
** Ben Humphreys, Queenslander politician (b. 1934)
** John Wegner, opera singer (b. 1950)
* 19 November
** John Abel (politician), John Abel, New South Wales politician (b. 1939)
** Colin Tatz, historian (b. 1934)
* 22 November
** Tony Bull (footballer), Tony Bull, Australian rules footballer (Melbourne Football Club, Melbourne) (b. 1930)
** Bill Waterhouse, bookmaker (b. 1922)
* 23 November – Terry Board (footballer, born 1945), Terry Board, Australian rules footballer (Carlton Football Club, Carlton) (b. 1945)
* 24 November
** J. Bruce Jacobs, academic (b. 1943)
** Clive James, writer and broadcaster (died in the United Kingdom) (b. 1939)
* 25 November – Tsebin Tchen, Victorian politician (b. 1941)
* 26 November – Ken Kavanagh, motorcycle racer (died in Italy) (b. 1923)
* 27 November
** Martin Armiger, musician, record producer and composer (b. 1949)
** Sam Watson (activist), Sam Watson, activist, politician and writer (b. 1952)
* 28 November – Graham Crouch, athlete (died in Germany) (b. 1948)
* 30 November – Doug Cox (footballer), Doug Cox, Australian rules footballer (St Kilda Football Club, St Kilda) (b. 1957)

December

* 1 December – Stuart Fraser (musician), Stuart Fraser, musician
* 2 December – Greedy Smith, musician (b. 1956)
* 5 December – Don Howell, Australian rules footballer (St Kilda Football Club, St Kilda, Collingwood Football Club, Collingwood) (b. 1935)
* 9 December – Paddy Guinane, Australian rules footballer (Richmond Football Club, Richmond) (b. 1939)
* 10 December – Bill Welsh (footballer, born 1924), Bill Welsh, Australian rules footballer (Collingwood Football Club, Collingwood) (b. 1924)
* 13 December – Graham Cooper (Australian rules footballer), Graham Cooper, Australian rules footballer (Hawthorn Football Club, Hawthorn) (b. 1938)
* 14 December – Ken Wright (politician), Ken Wright, Victorian politician (b. 1925)
* 15 December – Alfred Dennis, New South Wales politician (b. 1924)
* 18 December – Doug Ricketson, rugby league footballer (b. 1930)
* 20 December – Robert Moir, medical researcher (died in the United States) (b. 1961)
* 21 December – Ron Penny, immunologist (b. 1936)
* 23 December – John Cain (41st Premier of Victoria), John Cain Jr., 41st Premier of Victoria (b. 1931)
* 29 December – M. C. Ricklefs, Indonesianist (b. 1943)
* 30 December – Horst Kwech, racecar driver (died in the United States) (b. 1937)

See also

* 2019 Australian federal election
* 2019 in Australian television
* List of Australian films of 2019

References

{{Year in Oceania, 2019

2019 in Australia,
Years of the 21st century in Australia
2019 in Oceania, Australia
2019 by country, Australia