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The following lists events that happened during 1901 in Australia.
Events
- 1 January — The Constitution of Australia comes into force, as the federation of Australia is complete. John Adrian Louis Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun, is appointed as the first Governor-General, and Edmund Barton as the first Prime Minister.
- 1 March — Following federation naval and military forces of the States are transferred to Commonwealth control.
- 29 March — The first federal election is held to elect the first members of the House of Representatives and the first members of the Senate.
- 31 March — A national census is held, which indicates the population of Australia is 3,773,801 (excluding Indigenous Australians).
- 9 May — The Parliament of Australia is opened in the Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne.
- 22 May — The foundation stone for St John's Cathedral, Brisbane is laid by The Duke of Cornwall and York (later George V). the church celebrated 100 years of construction in 2006 and is only gothic-style stone building under construction anywhere in the world.
- 3 September — The Flag of Australia and Australian Red Ensign are adopted by the Government of Australia as official flags, following a national design competition.
- 21 December — Construction begins on the rabbit-proof fence.
- 23 December — The Immigration Restriction Act 1901 comes into force, instituting the White Australia Policy.
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- Australia
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Fiji
- Kiribati
- Marshall Islands
- Nauru
- New Zealand
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- Vanuatu
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