The following lists events that happened during 2017 in Australia.
Incumbents
Premiers and Chief Ministers
Governors and Administrators
Events
February
- 2 February – A report by The Washington Post reported that US President Donald Trump berated Malcolm Turnbull during a phone call which Trump dubbed his "worst call by far". The pair discussed the "dumb" refugee deal between Australia and the Obama administration, before he abruptly ended the call.[11]
- 10–12 February –
- A heat wave in south-eastern Australia results in record breaking temperatures and extensive power loss.[12] High winds on 12 February, spark up to 26 blazes across New South Wales, especially in the Central West and Mid North Coast regions.[13]
- Heavy rain throughout the South West regions of Western Australia causes widespread flooding. The entire towns of Wagin and Gnowangerup become cut off, and Perth experiences its second wettest day in history, 6mm short of the record set in 1992.[14]
- 16 February – Police find Olympic gold medalist Grant Hackett in a "disturbed" state of mind, less than twelve hours after he was reported missing on the Gold Coast.[15]
- 21 February –
- 28 February –
- A 42-year-old man is arrested in Young, after allegedly trying to help the Islamic State develop laser missile detection equipment, as well as their own missile arsenal.[19]
- Two members of the Brothers for Life street gang, Farhad and Mumtaz Qaumi, are convicted for the murder of "standover man" Joe Antuon, in his Strathfield home on 16 December 2013.[20]
March
- 2 March – A man is arrested over a suspicious fire in a Footscray factory, which killed three people the previous night.[21]
- 8 March – Shyam Acharya is charged for using another person's name and medical qualifications to become registered as a doctor in New South Wales for over 11 years. His whereabouts are unknown, but police say he has fled the country.[22]
- 11 March – The Western Australian state election is held. The Labor Party led by Mark McGowan defeats the Liberal government of Colin Barnett.
- 14 March – The South Australian Government announces a $550 million plan which will see the construction of Australia's largest grid-connected battery, and a 250MW gas-fired power plant to provide emergency back-up power and system stability services for South Australia. This comes after the controversial statewide blackout in September 2016.[23]
- 28 March – Severe Tropical Cyclone Debbie makes landfall between Airlie Beach and Bowen in north Queensland.[24] Power outages affect over 140,000 properties across Queensland.[25]
- 29 March – The Hazelwood Power Station in Victoria's Latrobe Valley was taken off-line, after first coming into operation in 1964.[26]
- 30 March –
- Flash flooding as a result of Cyclone Debbie, occurs in much of Southern Queensland and Northern New South Wales. Some 23,000 people are ordered to evacuate near the Logan, Albert, Tweed and Wilson Rivers, the city of Lismore is completely submerged in three-metre high floodwaters, and the Tweed, Byron, Richmond Valley, Kyogle, Ballina, and Rockhampton local government areas are severely affected.[25]
- The Australian Bureau of Statistics population figures are released, confirming that the population of Greater Sydney has reached 5 million mark.[27]
April
- 1–3 April – Ongoing floods in the Northern New South Wales towns of Tweed Heads, Murwillumbah, Gungal and Tumbulgum claim the lives of 9 people, including 3 children.[28]
- 5 April –
- Australia's largest ever seizure of ice occurs in Melbourne, a record 903 kg of the drug discovered beneath floorboards in a Nunawading property.[29]
- Former Family First Senator Bob Day who resigned following his re-election in the previous year, was ruled ineligible to run last year following an 'indirect pecuniary interest' with the Commonwealth. The ruling by the High Court meant that a recount of last election's votes would be necessary.[30]
- 7 April – Two teenagers, inspired by terrorists, aged 15 and 16, are arrested after they fatally stabbed one man and injured another, inside a Queanbeyan service station.[31]
- 14 April – After a confrontation earlier in the day, a group of locals and personnel from a nearby military base, storm Australia's Manus Island detention centre in Papua New Guinea.[32]
- 17 April – A 17-year-old girl is killed by a shark while surfing off the coast of Esperance, Western Australia.[33]
- 18 April – Malcolm Turnbull makes a controversial decision to scrap the 457 visa program, citing that Australians should come before overseas workers.[34]
- 26 April – The Family First Party merges with the Australian Conservatives party founded by Senator Cory Bernardi.[35]
May
- 3 May – Staff at The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and the Australian Financial Review newspapers begin a seven-day strike, after Fairfax Media announces it will cut 125 editorial jobs.[36]
- 4 May – Malcolm Turnbull meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in New York City, 75 years after the Battle of the Coral Sea. This was their first face-to-face meeting after their infamous phone call in February.[37]
- 7 May – Celebrity chef George Calombaris is charged with common assault after attacking a 19-year-old during the 2017 A-League Grand Final.[38]
- 9 May –
- 19 May – Artefacts inside a Barrow Island cave, provide archaeologists with the earliest known evidence of Aboriginal occupation in Australia, dating back more than 50,000 years ago.[41]
- 28 May – More than 12 years after being arrested on drug charges in Bali, Schapelle Corby arrives back in Australia amid a media circus.[42]
- 29 May –
- Gregory Keith Davies, 74, pleads guilty to the rape and murder of Kylie Maybury in 1984.[43]
- Senior Constable Brett Forte was shot and killed at Adare, north of Gatton, after attempting to apprehend a suspected offender. The gunman, Rick Maddison, was shot and killed the next day by police while trying to escape after a siege in a farmhouse at Ringwood, north-west of Gatton[44]
- 30 May – Malaysian Airlines flight MH128 is diverted back to Melbourne after a passenger attempted to breach the cockpit on its way to Kuala Lumpur.[45]
Music, arts and literature
Deaths
January
- 2 January –
- 3 January – Russ Gorman, 90, politician
- 5 January – Greg Jelks, 55, baseball player
- 9 January –
- 10 January – Leonard French, 88, glass artist
- 11 January – James Fairfax, 83, company director and philanthropist
- 12 January – Jill Roe, 76, historian
- 15 January – Richard Divall, 70, conductor and musicologist
- 16 January – Peter Jones, 83, Western Australian politician
- 26 January –
- 28 January –
- 31 January – Paul McBlane, 53, rugby league referee
February
- 1 February – Sandy Gandhi, 59, comedian and columnist
- 2 February – Paul McBlane, 53, rugby league referee
- 3 February – Lou Rowan, 91, Test cricket umpire
- 4 February –
- 6 February –
- 17 February – Tony Vinson, 81, social scientist
- 18 February –
- 20 February – Eric Smith, 97, artist
- 21 February –
- 23 February – Kim Chance, 70, Western Australian politician
- 26 February – Ray Stokes, 92, Australian rules footballer (Richmond) and cricketer
March
- 5 March – Sydney Ball, 83, artist
- 8 March – Jack Purtell, 95, jockey
- 10 March – Bill Leak, 61, cartoonist
- 11 March – Winifred Piesse, 93, Western Australian politician
- 23 March – Ian Robinson, 91, politician
- 31 March – Mike Hall, 35, British cyclist
April
- 1 April – Sir Peter Lawler, 96, public servant and diplomat
- 7 April – Peter Isaacson, 96, newspaper proprietor and publisher
- 9 April – John Clarke, 68, satirist
- 10 April – Jack Ahearn, 92, motorcycle road racer
- 12 April – Geoff Grover, 73, Australian rules footballer
- 13 April – Fred Goldsmith, 84, Australian rules footballer
- 19 April – Phil Gray, 69, Queensland politician
- 21 April – Gerry Jones, 84, Queensland Senator and state politician
- 23 April – Mickey Dewar, 61, historian
- 27 April – Robin Millhouse, 87, South Australian politician and judge
June
- 3 June – John K. Watts, 80, Australian rules footballer and broadcaster
- 6 June – Bruce McMaster-Smith, 77, Australian rules footballer
- 8 June – Jill Singer, 60, journalist and broadcaster
- 11 June – Elaine Schreiber, 78, Paralympic athlete
- 21 June – Con Sciacca, 70, politician
- 24 June – Paul Fitzgerald, 94, portrait painter
- 26 June – Jimmy Chi, 69, playwright and composer
- 28 June – Wally O'Connell, 94, rugby league footballer and coach
- 29 June – John Monckton, 78, Olympic swimmer
- 30 June – Colin Hughes, 87, political scientist and academic
August
- 5 August – Patricia Bridges, 95, golfer
- 6 August – Betty Cuthbert, 79, athlete
- 8 August –
- 9 August –
- 13 August – Harry Beitzel, 90, Australian football umpire and broadcaster
- 15 August –
- 19 August – Gary O'Callaghan, 83, radio personality
- 20 August – Gary West, track cyclist
- 23 August – Fiona Richardson, 50, Victorian politician
- 24 August – Doug Everingham, 94, politician, Minister in Whitlam Government
- 25 August – Drew Morphett, 69, sports broadcaster
- 28 August – Dean Mercer, 47, surf lifesaver
- 30 August – Alan Cassell, 85, actor
- 31 August –
September
- 6 September – Peter Luck, 73, journalist and author
- 8 September – Connie Johnson, 40, charity worker
- 17 September –
- 21 September – Evelyn Scott, 81, activist and educator
- 25 September – Peter Lewis, 75, politician, Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly
October
- 3 October – Jack Laver, 100, cricketer
- 4 October – Keith Schmidt, 95, cricketer
- 16 October – Iain Shedden, 60, musician and journalist
- 20 October – Judith McGrath, 70, actress
- 22 October – George Young, 70, musician, songwriter, and record producer
- 27 October – David Reid, 84, politician
- 29 October –
- 31 October – Weston Bate, 93, historian
November
- 4 November – Dudley Simpson, 95, composer (Doctor Who)
- 9 November – Rob Astbury, 69, sports journalist
- 16 November – Wal Fife, 88, politician
- 18 November –
- 20 November – Jean Hearn, 96, Tasmanian Senator
- 23 November – Joe Schipp, 85, New South Wales state politician
- 24 November – Steve Hutchins, 61, New South Wales Senator
- 25 November – Steve Doszpot, 69, ACT politician
- 28 November – Clarrie Millar, 92, politician
- 29 November – Sol Bellear, 66, Aboriginal rights activist
December
- 1 December – Ken Inglis, 88, historian
- 5 December – Laurie Rymer, 83, Australian rules football player
- 8 December – Alexander Taransky, 76, sporting shooter
- 13 December –
- 17 December –
- 18 December – Barry Cohen, 83, politician
- 20 December –
- 21 December –
- 22 December –
- 25 December – Ken Feltscheer, 102, Australian rules footballer
- 31 December – Richard Cousins, 58, British businessman
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