1992 in Australia
Appearance
See also: 1991 in Australia, other events of 1992, 1993 in Australia
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Incumbents
- Premier of New South Wales - Nick Greiner, then John Fahey
- Premier of South Australia - John Bannon, then Lynn Arnold
- Premier of Queensland - Wayne Goss
- Premier of Tasmania - Michael Field, then Ray Groom
- Premier of Western Australia - Carmen Lawrence
- Premier of Victoria - Joan Kirner, then Jeff Kennett
- Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory - Rosemary Follett
- Chief Minister of the Northern Territory - Marshall Perron
Events
- January 1 - George H. W. Bush becomes the first President of the United States to address the Australian Parliament.
- February 1 - Tasmanian state election. ALP Government of Michael Field defeated & replaced with Liberal Party Government of Ray Field.
- February 15 - Second ACT Legislative Assembly election held, reelecting Labor minority government of Rosemary Follett.
- June 3 - Mabo decision
- June 24 - Nick Greiner resigns as New South Wales Premier in the wake of a corrpution scandal & is replaced by John Fahey
- September 4 - Lynn Arnold becomes Premier of South Australia after the resignation of John Bannon after the near-collapse of the State Bank
- September 19 - Queensland Labor Government of Wayne Goss re-elected for second term
- October 3 - Victorian state election sees Jeff Kennett & the Liberal Party defeat the incumbent Labor Government of Joan Kirner.
Arts and literature
Film
Television
- January 1 - The Victorian television market is aggregated, with VIC TV (now WIN Television) becoming the Nine Network affiliate, Prime Television taking a Seven Network affiliation & Southern Cross Network (now Southern Cross Ten) taking the Network Ten affiliation.
- November - Final episode of Fast Forward airs, program comes back as Full Frontal in 1993
- November - Acropolis Now airs its final episode, both shows airing on Channel 7.
- Kerry Packer pulls the plug on Australia's Naughtiest Home Videos mid-air.
- Also ending this year was:
The Big Gig (1989-1992) on ABC
Sport
- March 25 - Great Southern Stand opened at the MCG by Donald Cordner, then-President of the Melbourne Cricket Club.
- April 6 - Peter Sterling announces his retirement from Rugby League due to injury
- May 7 - Exactly 100 years to the day of their first senior-level match, Collingwood meets Carlton in a rematch of that game at the MCG. Carlton wins by 33 points.
- May 18 - Auckland (now New Zealand) Warriors admitted to 1995 ARL premiership. North Queensland, South Queensland & Perth all admitted later, forming 20-team comp.
- July 29 - Ad appears in lost & found section of Herald Sun newspaper. ===LOST: The plot at Waverley Park last Saturday. Finder kindly return it to the Hawthorn Football Club. Before September if possible!
- September 26 - West Coast Eagles (16.17.113) defeat Geelong Cats (12.13.85) in the first non-Melburnian Grand Final to win the 96th AFL premiership. It is the first time that the VFL/AFL premiership has left Victoria.
- September 27 - Brisbane Broncos (28) defeat St. George Dragons (8) to win the 84th NSWRL premiership. It is the first time that the NSWRL premiershp has gone to Queensland.
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Scott Wynd (Footscray)