See also: 1961 in Australia, other events of 1962, 1963 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. [edit] Incumbents [edit] Events - The Australian Ballet is founded
- The Cahill Expressway opens in Sydney
- The Red Sales aerobatic team, flying Vampire jets, crashes in practice, killing 6
 The toilets of St Brigid's; the reason for the 1962 School Strike and the beginning of State Aid to non-Government schools - 16 July - An education strike in Goulburn, New South Wales, where, in response to a demand for the installation of three extra toilets at a local Catholic Primary School, the local community closed down these schools and sent the children to the Government schools. The Catholic Church declared they had no money to install the extra toilets. Nearly 1,000 children turned up to be enrolled locally and the state schools were unable to accommodate them. In 1963, Menzies made State aid for science blocks part of his party's platform in response to the public debate engendered by the Goulburn strike.
- September 28 - One fifth of the Brisbane tram fleet is destroyed when the Paddington tram depot is burnt down in suspicious circumstances. 65 trams are destroyed.
[edit] Science and technology [edit] Arts and literature [edit] Television [edit] Births - February 22 — Steve Irwin, wildlife expert and media personality (d. 2006)
- April 13 — Andrew Jachno, race walker
- April 24 — Steve "Blocker" Roach, rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 90s
- July 15 — Michelle Ford, swimmer
- July 18 — Shaun Micallef, comedian
- August 6 — Steven Lee, alpine skier
- September 17 — Baz Luhrmann, film director and producer
- September 26 — Steve Moneghetti, long distance runner
- November 10 — Bob Lindner, rugby league footballer and coach
- November 11 — James Morrison - jazz musician
- December 5 — Michael Harvey, racewalker
- December 8 — Steve Elkington, golfer
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