2022 in Australia

• Premier of New South Wales – Dominic Perrottet
  • Opposition Leader – Chris Minns
• Premier of Queensland – Annastacia Palaszczuk
  • Opposition Leader – David Crisafulli
• Premier of South Australia – Steven Marshall (until 21 March), then Peter Malinauskas
  • Opposition Leader – Peter Malinauskas (until 21 March), then David Speirs (from 19 April)
• Premier of Tasmania – Peter Gutwein (until 8 April), then Jeremy Rockliff
  • Opposition Leader – Rebecca White
• Premier of Victoria – Daniel Andrews
  • Opposition Leader – Matthew Guy
• Premier of Western Australia – Mark McGowan
  • Opposition Leader – Mia Davies
• Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory – Andrew Barr
  • Opposition Leader – Elizabeth Lee
• Chief Minister of the Northern Territory – Michael Gunner
  • Opposition Leader – Lia Finocchiaro

• Governor of New South Wales – Margaret Beazley
• Governor of Queensland – Jeannette Young
• Governor of South Australia – Frances Adamson
• Governor of Tasmania – Barbara Baker
• Governor of Victoria – Linda Dessau
• Governor of Western Australia – Kim Beazley
• Administrator of the Australian Indian Ocean Territories – Natasha Griggs
• Administrator of Norfolk Island – Eric Hutchinson
• Administrator of the Northern Territory – Vicki O'Halloran

• 6 January – Tennis player Novak Djokovic has his visa cancelled for failing to present evidence of COVID-19 vaccination upon arrival in Melbourne to compete in the 2022 Australian Open. Djokovic is placed in immigration detention pending deportation, and indicates he will commence legal action against the decision.[1]
• 13 January – Official deaths from COVID-19 surpass 2,500.[2]
• 14 January – After Novak Djokovic's visa is re-instated by a judge of the Federal Circuit Court on 10 January, immigration minister Alex Hawke uses the ministerial discretion provisions of the Migration Act 1958 to re-cancel Djokovic's visa, citing "health and good order grounds".[3]
• 17–30 January – The Australian Open 2022 is held. Ashleigh Barty wins the women's singles title, the first Australian to do so since 1978.[4] Spanish player Rafael Nadal wins the men's singles title.[5]

• 5 February – Convoy to Canberra: About 2,000 Anti-vaccination mandate protestors marched to the Parliamentary Triangle. The march began at Glebe Park in the CBD, then onto Commonwealth Avenue, disrupting traffic. United Australia Party leader Craig Kelly and Liberal National Party of Queensland Member of Parliament George Christensen and Senator Gerard Rennick attended the protests.[6]
• 6 February – Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II's accession as Queen of Australia. Buildings and monuments arcoss Australia were lit in royal purple to mark the start of the Platinum Jubilee year.[7]
• 12 February –
  • Convoy to Canberra: Around 10,000 Anti-vaccination mandate protesters converged on Parliament House and Old Parliament House. These protesters had camped at Exhibition Park in Canberra (EPIC), after being moved on from the lawns next to the National Library. Police arrested three people including one man for breaching a fence while two others were arrested for disturbing the peace. The crowd was generally well behaved. Participants called for the elimination of mandates and the sacking of government ministers. In response, Police called on protesters to vacate by 13 February.[8][9][10][11]
  • The Māori All Stars defeat the Indigenous All Stars 16–10 in the 2022 All Stars match, held at CommBank Stadium. Māori prop Joseph Tapine, of Canberra Raiders, wins the Preston Campbell medal for Man of the Match.
  • The Indigenous Women's All Stars defeat the Māori Women's All Stars 18–8 in the 2022 Women's All Stars match. Indigenous winger Jaime Chapman is named Player of the Match.
• 21 February – Australia's external border to reopen to all fully vaccinated non-citizens and non-residents, the border has been closed since 20 March 2020.[12]
• 26 February – Flooding in Queensland kills 2 more people, with the death toll rising to 4. An SES Volunteer is among the dead.[13]
• 27 February – The flood crisis in New South Wales and Queensland continues with the death toll in Queensland increasing to 6. Floodwaters in Northern New South Wales are feared to be higher than 2017. The Mary River in Gympie peaked at 22.8m, the highest peak since 1893.[14]
• 28 February – The flooding emergency continues into New South Wales, with Lismore, New South Wales experiencing its worst flood in history. The Wilsons River surpassed the previous highest flood peaks in 1954 and 1974.[15]

• 10 March – The 2022 NRL season commences, with 2021 premiers Penrith Panthers defeating Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 28–6 at BlueBet Stadium.
• 19 March – The 2022 South Australian state election results in defeat for Steven Marshall's Liberal government, and Labor leader Peter Malinauskas claims victory.[16]
• 25 March – Lance Franklin kicks his 1000th AFL goal against the Geelong Cats at the SCG.

• 7 April – Queensland Liberal National MP George Christensen Leaves the LNP, just days before the election was called, claiming that it was not conservative enough.[17] A few days later Christensen announced he had joined Pauline Hanson's One Nation.[18]
• 8 April – Jeremy Rockliff becomes Premier of Tasmania after Peter Gutwein's resignation.[19]
• 9 April – AFL Women's Grand Final is held at Adelaide Oval, with Adelaide defeating Melbourne 4.5 (29) – 2.4 (16)
• 10 April –
  • Scott Morrison announces the date of the 2022 Australian federal election as 21 May.
  • Sydney Roosters defeat St. George Illawarra Dragons 16–4 to win the Grand Final of the delayed 2021 NRL Women's season at Moreton Daily Stadium. Roosters second-rower Sarah Togatuki is awarded the Karyn Murphy Medal for player of the match.

May

• 21 May – The 2022 Australian federal election is scheduled to take place.[20]

September

• 24 September – The 2022 AFL Grand Final is scheduled to take place.

October

• 22 October – The 2022 NRL Grand Final is scheduled to take place.

November

• 26 November – The 2022 Victorian state election is scheduled to take place.

Sir Victor Garland

Leanne Armand

Kevin Kalkhoven

Troy Pickard

Rosalie Kunoth-Monks

• 1 January – Sir Victor Garland, Western Australian politician and diplomat (b. 1934)[21]
• 3 January – Ulysses Kokkinos, soccer player and manager (born in Turkey) (b. 1949)[22]
• 4 January
  • Leanne Armand, marine scientist (b. 1968)[23]
  • Percy Hobson, high jumper (b. 1942)[24]
  • Kevin Kalkhoven, venture capitalist and auto racing magnate (died in the United States) (b. 1944)[25]
  • Craig Ruddy, artist (b. 1968).[26]
• 5 January – Keith Goullet, Australian rules footballer (North Melbourne) (b. 1932)
• 6 January – Miranda Fryer, actress (b. 1987)[27]
• 7 January – Marc Dé Hugar, guitarist (b. 1969)[28]
• 8 January
  • Bill Cornish, legal scholar and academic (died in the United Kingdom) (b. 1937)
  • Mike Gore, physicist (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1934)[29]
  • Marc Wilkinson, composer and conductor (born in France) (b. 1929)
• 9 January
  • Harley Balic, Australian rules footballer (Fremantle) (b. 1997)
  • Derek Goldby, theatre director (b. 1940)
  • Bob Shearer, golfer and golf course architect (b. 1948)[30]
• 10 January
  • Garry Bradbury, musician (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1960)
  • Gerald Tanner, Australian rules footballer (Richmond) (b. 1921)
• 12 January
  • Colin Harburn, cricketer (b. 1938)
  • Geoff Wilson, Australian rules footballer (Hawthorn) (b. 1940)
• 13 January – Troy Pickard, Western Australian politician (b. 1973)
• 15 January
  • Scot Palmer, sports journalist (b. 1937)
  • Hossein Valamanesh, contemporary artist (born in Iran) (b. 1949)
• 16 January – Jill Robb, film producer (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1934)
• 17 January
  • Dean Jaensch, political scientist (b. 1936)
  • Stan Neilly, New South Wales politician (b. 1942)
• 19 January – Kenneth Norman Jones, public servant (b. 1924)
• 20 January – Ron Grey, senior army officer and commissioner of the Australian Federal Police (b. 1930)
• 21 January – Fred Moore, miner and trade unionist (b. 1922)
• 22 January
  • Denise Allen, Victorian politician (b. 1953)
  • Judy Banks, television presenter and actress (b. 1935)
  • Craig McGregor, journalist (b. 1933)[31]
  • Baillieu Myer, businessman and philanthropist (born in the United States) (b. 1926)[32]
  • Michael Thornhill, film director, producer and screenwriter (b. 1941)
• 26 January
  • Rosalie Kunoth-Monks, actress and Aboriginal activist (b. 1937)
  • Janet Mead, Catholic nun and singer (b. 1937)
• 30 January
  • Michael Beahan, Western Australian politician (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1937)
  • Graham Campbell, Australian rules footballer (Fitzroy) (b. 1936)

Johnny Raper

John Landy

Moss Cass

• 1 February
  • Fred Cook, Australian rules footballer (Footscray) (b. 1947)
  • Glenn Wheatley, musician and manager (b. 1948)
• 2 February – Laurie Mithen, Australian rules footballer (Melbourne) (b. 1934)
• 3 February – Joseph Hitti, Maronite Catholic eparch (born in Lebanon) (b. 1925)
• 5 February – John Bryson, author and lawyer (b. 1935)
• 7 February – Noel Allanson, cricketer and Australian rules footballer (Essendon) (b. 1925)
• 9 February – Johnny Raper, rugby league footballer and coach (b. 1939)
• 12 February – Mark Shulman, rugby league footballer (b. 1951)
• 14 February
  • Joan Croll, physician and radiologist (b. 1928)
  • Mary Willey, Tasmanian politician (b. 1941)
• 17 February
  • Jack Bendat, businessman (born in the United States) (b. 1925)
  • Nigel Berlyn, rear admiral (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1934)[33]
• 19 February – Nigel Butterley, composer and pianist (b. 1935)
• 20 February – John Bonney, Australian rules footballer (St Kilda) (b. 1946)
• 21 February – Neil Balnaves, film producer and philanthropist (b. 1944)
• 24 February – John Landy, 26th Governor of Victoria and Olympic athlete (b. 1930)[34]
• 25 February – Lorna Fejo, member of the stolen generations (b. 1930)
• 26 February
  • Moss Cass, Victorian politician (b. 1927)
  • Ingo Renner, glider pilot (born in Germany) (b. 1940)

Jordie Albiston

Shane Warne

Kimberley Kitching

• 1 March – Jordie Albiston, poet (b. 1961)[35]
• 3 March – Dean Woods, Olympic cyclist (b. 1966)[36]
• 4 March
  • Elsa Klensch, journalist and television presenter (died in the United States) (b. 1930)[37]
  • Rod Marsh, cricketer (b. 1947)[38]
  • Shane Warne, cricketer (died in Thailand) (b. 1969)[39]
• 10 March
  • Ian Hannaford, Australian rules footballer (Port Adelaide) (b. 1940)[40]
  • Kimberley Kitching, Victorian politician (b. 1970)[41]
• 13 March – Peter McMahon, New South Wales politician (b. 1931)[42]
• 14 March – Jason Edwards, rugby league footballer (b. 1969)[43]
• 16 March – Graham McColl, Australian rules footballer (Carlton) (b. 1934)
• 19 March
  • Alan Hopgood, actor, producer and writer (b. 1934)
  • Bruce Rigsby, anthropologist (born in the United States) (b. 1937)
• 22 March – Zipping, racehorse (b. 2001)
• 23 March – Max Walsh, journalist (b. 1937)
• 24 March – John Andrews, architect (b. 1933)[44]
• 26 March – Tom Reynolds, Victorian politician (b. 1936)
• 30 March
  • Bob Brown, New South Wales politician (b. 1933)
  • Ernie Carroll, puppeteer (b. 1929)
  • David Irvine, 10th Director-General of ASIS and 12th Director-General of Security (b. 1947)

• 1 April – Daphne Pirie, athlete and sports administrator (b. 1931)
• 7 April – Ken West, music promoter (b. 1958)
• 9 April
  • Chris Bailey, rock singer and musician (born in Kenya) (b. 1957)
  • Inga Freidenfelds, basketballer (born in Latvia) (b. 1935)
  • Allan Trusler, Australian rules footballer (Footscray) (b. 1933)
• 11 April – Bill Ludwig, trade unionist (b. 1934)
• 14 April – Irving Davidson, Australian rules footballer (St Kilda) (b. 1929)
• 15 April
  • Tony Brown, rugby league player (b. 1936)[45]
  • Jack Newton, golfer (b. 1950)
• 18 April – Noel Alford, Australian rules footballer (North Melbourne) (b. 1932)
• 19 April – Sandra Pisani, Olympic field hockey player (b. 1959)[46]
• 21 April – John Rutherford, cricketer (b. 1929).[47]
• 24 April – Kathy Mills, community leader and activist (b. 1936)
• 26 April – Peter Vickery, judge (b. 1950)

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