2005 in Australia
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| Years: | 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 |
| Decades: | 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s |
| Centuries: | 20th Century - 21st century - 22nd century |
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Incumbents
- Premier of New South Wales - Bob Carr, then Morris Iemma
- Premier of South Australia - Mike Rann
- Premier of Queensland - Peter Beattie
- Premier of Tasmania - Paul Lennon
- Premier of Western Australia - Geoffrey Gallop
- Premier of Victoria - Steve Bracks
- Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory - Jon Stanhope
- Chief Minister of the Northern Territory - Clare Martin
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Events
- Douglas Wood taken hostage in Iraq, later rescued
- Schapelle Corby convicted of drug smuggling by an Indonesian court; the Bali Nine and Michelle Leslie also charged
- 2005 Indonesian embassy bioterrorism hoax
- John Brogden's resignation and suicide attempt
- 2005 Bali Bombings
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Arts and literature
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Film
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Television
- August 15: Big Brother: Greg Mathew, along with twin brother David Mathew, is announced the winner of the fifth series.
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Sport
- 26 August - The inaugural A-League national football (soccer) season begins
- 12 September - Cricket: England wins The Ashes back from Australia for the first time since 1987 in The 2005 Ashes series
- 24 September - Aussie rules: AFL Grand Final - Sydney vs West Coast
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Births
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Deaths
- January 8 - Campbell McComas, 52, impersonator, broadcaster, chameleon
- April 29 - Sara Henderson, 69, author
- May 1 - René Rivkin, 60, Australian stockbroker
- May 25 - Graham Kennedy, 71, Radio, television, performer
- August 29 - Margaret Scott, 70, author and poet
