# 2025 in Australia

The following is a list of events including expected and scheduled events for the year 2025 in Australia.

## Incumbents

Monarch
* Charles III
Governor-General
* Sam Mostyn
Prime Minister
* Anthony Albanese
Deputy Prime Minister
* Richard Marles
Opposition Leader
* Peter Dutton
Chief Justice
* Stephen Gageler

### State and territory leaders

* Premier of New South Wales – Chris Minns
** Opposition Leader – Mark Speakman
* Premier of Queensland – David Crisafulli
** Opposition Leader – Steven Miles
* Premier of South Australia – Peter Malinauskas
** Opposition Leader – Vincent Tarzia
* Premier of Tasmania – Jeremy Rockliff
** Opposition Leader – Dean Winter
* Premier of Victoria – Jacinta Allan
** Opposition Leader – Brad Battin
* Premier of Western Australia – Roger Cook
** Opposition Leader – Shane Love
* Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory – Andrew Barr
** Opposition Leader – Leanne Castley
* Chief Minister of the Northern Territory – Lia Finocchiaro
** Opposition Leader – Selena Uibo

### Governors and administrators

* 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 – Margaret Gardner
* Governor of Western Australia – Chris Dawson
* Administrator of the Australian Indian Ocean Territories – Farzian Zainal
* Administrator of Norfolk Island – George Plant
* Administrator of the Northern Territory – Hugh Heggie

## Events
### January

* 1 January –
** One home and a number of other buildings are destroyed in a bushfire burning in the communities of The Lakes, Woottating and Wooroloo east of Perth, while a separate bushfire burning in the Great Southern region forces the closure of the South Coast Highway.
** Woolworths Group announce that it will be running a "Perfect for Australia Day" promotion in Woolworths Supermarkets and Big W stores following last year's controversial decision to not stock Australia Day-themed merchandise.
** The National Archives of Australia releases Cabinet documents from 2003 and 2004 which reveal the Howard Government avoiding disclosing it had sent Australian troops to the Middle East months before officially authorising the country's involvement in the Iraq War.
* 2 January –
** Police in Fiji confirm they are investigating the alleged sexual assault and robbery of two Virgin Australia crew members while they were celebrating New Year's Eve at a nightclub in Nadi.
** A man is shot dead by police in a hospital carpark in Taree, New South Wales after he allegedly pointed a gun at officers. Police were initially responding to reports of the man firing shots into the air in Wingham 13 kilometres away.
** A 28-year-old man is believed to have been killed in a shark attack while surfing at Granites Beach near Streaky Bay in South Australia.
** A 3-year-old boy dies in a caravan fire at Boort, Victoria.
* 3 January –
** A 7-year-old boy drowns in a river near a campsite on the Angusvale Track at Cobbannah in the East Gippsland region of Victoria.
** A 56-year-old man is killed and a 60-year-old woman is injured when the jetski they were on collided with mangroves on the Barron River in Cairns, Queensland.
** An abseiler is killed when he falls 20 metres off a cliff in the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park near Sydney.
** A 72-year-old man is arrested in relation to the alleged murder 25-year-old Meaghan Louise Rose who was found dead at Point Cartwright on the Sunshine Coast in 1997.
* 4 January – Two people are killed in a light plane crash near Nambucca Heads, just off the New South Wales Mid North Coast.
* 5 January –
** A Forty Winks furniture showroom in the Melbourne suburb of Nunawading is destroyed by fire in a suspected arson attack.
** The 50th anniversary of the Tasman Bridge disaster is commemorated.
* 6 January – In his first major announcement prior to the 2025 Australian federal election, prime minister Anthony Albanese announces a federal Labor government would provide $7.2 billion in funding to cover 80% of the cost of upgrading of Queensland's Bruce Highway.
* 7 January - A man is charged for allegedly threatening worshippers at a Sydney synagogue.
* 8 January – After being lost in Kosciuszko National Park since Boxing Day, a 23-year-old bushwalker is found alive.
* 11 January –
** Deputy leader of the Opposition in South Australia, Jing Lee announces she has resigned from the Liberal Party and will serve as an independent member of the upper house until the 2026 South Australian state election.
** It is confirmed that 32-year-old Australian man, Happy Charity co-founder Rory Sykes has been killed in the Southern California wildfires.
** The 60th anniversary of the Wanda Beach Murders is commemorated by the victims' families.
* 13 January –
** A 58-year-old taxi driver and his two passengers, an 81-year-old woman and her 56-year-old daughter, are killed are when the Toyota Camry they were in was hit head-on by a Toyota RAV4 driven at high speed by a 43-year-old man travelling the wrong way on the Leach Highway in Perth. Authorities allege that the 43-year-old driver, who also died in the crash, had made a "conscious decision" to enter the highway via an off-ramp and drive on the wrong side of the highway, with police also launching an investigation into whether he had committed murder-suicide.
** A 63-year-old Coles Supermarket employee is critically injured when she is allegedly stabbed in the back by a 13-year-old boy while working at a supermarket in Ipswich, Queensland. The boy is subsequently charged with attempted murder. With police alleging the victim was attacked with a knife taken from the supermarket, Coles withdraws kitchen knives from sale across Australia.
** An Australian Federal Police officer is allegedly stabbed in the neck with a pen by a 34-year-old Perth woman who they were escorted off an aircraft while disembarking at Perth Airport. The woman is subsequently charged with two counts of causing harm to, and one count of obstructing, a Commonwealth public official.
* 15 January – Prime Minister Anthony Albanese vows to take the strongest possible action against Russia if it can be verified that Russia's military had executed 32-year-old prisoner of war Oscar Jenkins, after being captured while serving in the Ukrainian armed forces. Federal opposition leader Peter Dutton also says if that if Jenkins has been executed, Russian's ambassador to Australia should be expelled.
* 16 January –
** A 44-year-old Sydney man becomes the first person to be charged in a new AFP operation that attempts to crackdown on antisemitic behaviour. The man is charged following a search of his home in Blacktown in relation to the alleged posting of death threats to a social media page run by a Jewish organisation.
** 27-year-old Melbourne burlesque performer Katie Tangey who performed under the name of Vivien May-Royale is killed after becoming trapped in a townhouse fire in the Melbourne suburb of Truganina. Police suspect the fire was deliberately lit by two arsonists in a case of mistaken identity.
** A three-year-old Australian girl dies in an accidental drowning while holidaying with her family in Bali.
* 17 January – A house in the Sydney suburb of Dover Heights, formerly owned by Jewish leader Alex Ryvchin is targeted with antisemitic vandalism. Two cars are also set alight and red paint also used to damage a nearby property. The attack is widely condemned.
* 19 January –
** A caravan loaded with powergel explosives is discovered in the Sydney suburb of Dural along with antisemitic material and a list of Jewish synagogues, prompting a major counterterrorism investigation to be launched by the New South Wales Police Force, the AFP, ASIO and the Joint Counter Terrorism Team with police alleging the explosives were intended for targeted antisemitic attacks in the Jewish community. A Liverpool home is raided two days after the caravan was discovered.
** A 22-month-old girl dies in a house fire in the Hobart suburb of Rokeby. Her five-year-old sister is taken to hospital in a critical condition but later dies in hospital.
** Federal Member for Hinkler Keith Pitt submits his resignation effective immediately, likely leaving the electorate without a member of parliament until the 2025 Australian federal election.
* 21 January – A childcare centre near a synagogue in the Sydney suburb of Maroubra is set on fire and spray painted with antisemitic graffiti. NSW premier Chris Minns describes the alleged perpetrators as "bastards" who will be "rounded up" by New South Police while prime minister Anthony Albanese describes the incident as "an evil hate crime." The latest attack of antisemitism prompts Albanese to call a meeting of National Cabinet, during which the Australian Federal Police confirm they are investigating whether foreign actors have paid local criminals to carry out the attacks.
* 22 January – Western Australia Police commissioner Col Blanch confirms a homeowner who killed a 20-year-old man who police allege was armed with a machete during a home invasion in Kalgoorlie on 29 November 2024 would not be charged.
* 23 January –
** A crew from Australian space company Equatorial Launch Australia including its CEO Michael Jones are allegedly threatened and assaulted in an incident on a rural property near Weipa, Queensland. Three people, aged 36, 64 and 27, are subsequently arrested and charged on 29 January 2025 with over 50 offences.
** Twenty bronze statues in Prime Ministers Avenue in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens are vandalised, two of which are severed and stolen. The vandalism is condemned by the Gardens' foundation chair Mark Schultz who says he hopes the alleged offenders are identified and charged with "wanton destruction of public property".
* 25 January –
** Victorian premier Jacinta Allan, Melbourne lord mayor Nick Reece and federal member for Deakin Michael Sukkar condemn the vandalism to an Anzac memorial in Parkville, a memorial to John Batman at Queen Victoria Market and to a Maroondah City Council citizenship ceremony marquee at Ringwood North.
** Former Australian rules footballer Neale Daniher is named 2025 Australian of the Year.
* 26 January –
** The 2025 Australia Day Honours list is announced. Allen Cheuk-Seng Cheng, Megan Davis, James Edelman, Gillian Triggs, Lyn Williams and Galarrwuy Yunupingu are all bestowed with the highest honour of the Companion of the Order of Australia (AC).
** 16 members of the National Socialist Network are arrested in Adelaide and charged with various offences.
* 27 January –
** The Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service confirm they would increase patrols on K'gari following a string of incidents in which dingoes have bitten children.
* 28 January – The Great Northern Brewing Co. halts its "Outdoors for a Cause" campaign which intended to raise money to buy land for national parks in support of the non-profit organisation Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife. The $200,000 campaign results in its customers boycotting the brand, alleging the campaign would see state forests converted into national parks, reducing the freedom to partake in outdoor recreational activities.
* 29 January –
** The Supreme Court of Queensland convicts 14 members of the religious group "Saints", including its leader Brendan Stevens, for manslaughter over the death of eight-year old Elizabeth Struhs in 2022 from diabetic ketoacidosis, which came after the group withheld her insulin medication as part of their religious beliefs. Struh's parents and brother are also among those convicted.
** Prime minister Anthony Albanese confirms the Australian Government is urgently attempting to verify a report it has received from Russia that alleges prisoner-of-war Oscar Jenkins is actually alive despite earlier reports he had been executed by Russian forces.
* 30 January – After pleading guilty to manslaughter after killing his wife Vanessa Godfrey in a hotel room on the Sunshine Coast during a drug-induced psychotic episode on 14 February 2022, Jeffrey James Godfrey is sentenced in the Brisbane Supreme Court to 12 years in jail and is automatically declared a serious violent offender.
* 31 January –
** An internal investigation is released which finds eight Western Australia Police Force officers did not perform their duties and were subsequently disciplined after failing to correctly assess the risks before Mark Bombara murdered his wife's best friend Jennifer Petelczyz and her daughter Gretle before killing himself in the Perth suburb of Floreat on 24 May 2024 while attempting to locate his wife and daughter. Before the murders, Bombara's daughter had repeatedly attempted to warn police about her father's but to no avail.
** The federal government's National Redress Scheme awards compensation to two men who allege they were sexually abused when they were children by cardinal George Pell who died in 2023.

### February

* 1 February – To reduce the risk of intentional overdoses and liver damage, changes to the sale of paracetamol take affect which now makes it illegal for supermarkets and convenience stores to sell packs of more than 16 tablets.
* 2 February – Residents in the six suburbs of Townsville are told to evacuate their homes by midday after a slow moving weather system brings intense rainfall and widespread flooding to North Queensland. A woman dies after an SES boat with six people aboard capsizes in floodwaters at Ingham.
* 3 February – A 17-year-old girl is killed in a shark attack while swimming at Bribie Island.
* 4 February –
** A second woman is found dead following flooding at Bemerside, Queensland.
** New South Wales transport minister Jo Haylen resigns after admitting to her use of ministerial drivers for private trips, which she describes as an "error of judgement". The scandal prompts state premier Chris Minns to update the policy pertaining to the use of ministerial drivers.
** The Western Australian Local Government Standards Panel finds Perth lord mayor Basil Zempilas had committed a minor breach of the Local Government Act by promoting his campaign for the 2025 Western Australian state election on his mayoral Facebook page. However, Zempilas raises concerns about how the details of the decision is leaked to the media and confirms he will be reporting it to the Corruption and Crime Commission.
* 7 February – 48-year-old Jonathan Wright is sentenced in the Toowoomba Supreme Court to life in prison for murdering Paul Sia after deliberately ramming Sia's vehicle off the road and then running him down with a 4WD on the Toowoomba Connection Road near Toowoomba on 20 November 2022 after an apparent drug deal had gone wrong.
* 8 February –
** The 2025 Prahran state by-election is held.
** The 2025 Werribee state by-election is held.
** It's confirmed human remains have been found inside the body of a crocodile located alongside the Watson River in Far North Queensland during a search for a 60-year-old Aurukun man who failed to return home from a fishing trip.
* 11 February –
** Sam Kerr is found not guilty by a jury in London of racially harrasing a Metropolitan Police officer after calling him "stupid and white" in January 2023.
** The Country Liberal Party Northern Territory Government of Lia Finocchiaro confirms it has ended the NT treaty plans of the former labor government.
* 12 February – A TikTok creator posts a video of two NSW Health workers at Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital appearing to brag about refusing to treat Israeli patients. The two nurses are immediately stood down pending an investigation. However, NSW Health Minister Ryan Park states that he would not allow them to work in state health facilities again. The incident is condemned by NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. The male nurse who appears in the video says that it had been "just a joke" and "a misunderstanding" and that he plans to apologise to the Jewish community.
* 13 February – The Department of Defence confirms it has lodged formal objections with the People's Liberation Army after an incident in the South China Sea on 11 February in which a Chinese fighter jet released flares within 30 metres of an RAAF P-8 Poseidon aircraft.
* 14 February – Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia crosses Western Australia's Pilbara coast near the mouth of the De Grey River north-east of Port Hedland.
* 16 February – Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police Shane Patton resigns following a vote of no confidence from members of the police union.
* 18 February – Around 157 false killer whales are found stranded on a beach near Arthur River, Tasmania.
* 20 February – Australian and New Zealand Defence Ministers Richard Marles and Judith Collins confirm that the Australian and New Zealand Defence Forces are monitoring three Chinese warships that are sailing through international waters near Sydney.
* 21 February – Three airlines divert aircraft in response to reports of Chinese warships conducting live-fire exercises in the Tasman Sea. Foreign Minister Penny Wong meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the G20 summit in South Africa to raise Australian concerns about Chinese naval activities in the Tasman Sea.
* 22 February:
** Chinese warships conduct a second day of live fire exercises in the Tasman Sea while being monitored by Australian and New Zealand naval forces. Marles criticises China for failing to give "satisfactory reasons" for its live-fire drill on Friday.
** The Albanese government announces it will invest A$8.5 billion in Medicare services including A$18 million in subsidised doctor's visits.
* 23 February –
** Chinese Defence Ministry spokesperson Wu Qian defends Chinese live-fire naval drills in the Tasman Sea, claiming they complied with international law and did not affect aviation flight safety.
** A large search commences after a 58-year-old Sydney fisherman is dragged into the water while attempting to retrieve a mako shark during a fishing competition near Newcastle.
* 26 February – A female Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital nurse is charged with three federal offences including threatening violence and using a carriage service to threaten to kill and cause offense in relation to an alleged antisemitic video incident.
* 28 February –
** Ally Fashion collapses with liquidators appointed to the company after the Federal Court orders it to be wound up due to insolvency.
** Star Entertainment Group enters a brief temporary trading halt before the share market opens prompting shares in the company to plummet by more than 15%.
** Queensland police commissioner Steve Gollschewski announces he is stepping down from the position immediately after being diagnosed with cancer.

### March

* 1 March –
** A seven-day search for the remains of the three Beaumont children at the former Castalloy site in the Adelaide suburb of North Plympton concludes without any new evidence discovered.
** A magnitude 4.4 earthquake occurs in Townsville, Queensland.
* 3 March – Victoria Police announce a $1 million reward for information relating to the murder of 48-year-old Gianni "John" Furlon who was killed in a car bombing on 3 August 1998 in the Melbourne suburb of Coburg North.
* 4 March – Western Australia Police arrest a 16-year old boy in Eaton who allegedly made an online threat against the newly-opened Sydney Islamic House mosque.
* 5 March:
** A second Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital nurse is charged with using a carriage service to menace, harass or offend, and possessing a prohibited drug in relation to an alleged antisemitic video incident in February 2025.
** Queensland authorities advise residents in southeast Queensland to evacuate in response to the approaching Cyclone Alfred.
* 6 March:
** Cyclone Alfred brings stormy weather and heavy rainfall to southeast Queensland and northeast New South Wales.
** Police arrest a 17-year old youth who breached security at Avalon Airport and attempted to board a Jetstar plane with a loaded shotgun and a fake homemade explosives. The incident leads to the temporary closure of Avalon Airport and prompted investigations by federal and state authorities into the airport's security practices.
* 8 March –
** Thirteen Australian Defence Force personnel are injured when two army vehicles carrying a total of 36 personnel are involved in an incident near Lismore, New South Wales. One vehicle left the roadway and rolled, causing the other vehicle to tip over while trying to avoid a collision.
** The 2025 Western Australian state election is held. The Labor Party led by Roger Cook is re-elected in a convincing victory over the Liberal Party which polled poorly. However, Perth lord mayor and former Channel 7 presenter Basil Zempilas wins the seat of Churchlands for the Liberal Party.
* 10 March – A 37-year-old man is killed by a shark while surfing at a beach near Esperance, Western Australia.
* 12 March –
** American influencer Sam Jones is widely condemned after she posts footage on Instagram of her taking a baby wombat from its mother and holding it up to the camera. After various wildlife organisations criticise her actions, prime minister Anthony Albanese suggests Jones attempts to take a baby crocodile from its mother to see what happens. After returning to the United States, after having been threatened with having her visa cancelled, Jones subsequently apologises but also criticises Albanese for his comments and accuses the Australian Government of allowing farmers to kill wildlife including wombats.
** A total of ten men aged between 22 and 36 are all found guilty of murdering 19-year-old man Girum Mekonnen at O'Callaghan Park in the Brisbane suburb of Zillmere in September 2020, while two other men are acquitted of all their charges. Justice Lincoln Crowley convicts Ben Abio, Alex Edward Deng, Kresto Wal Wal, Majok Riel Majok, Joseph Lokolong, Abraham Ajang Yaak, Juma Makuol, Santo Wal, Chan Kon and Gabreal Wal on the basis they were all party to a common unlawful purpose.

### Future and scheduled events

* 3 May – 2025 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election
* 23 August – 2025 Northern Territory local elections
* TBC – 2025 Australian federal election

## Arts and entertainment
### January

* 1 January – Sydney's Burwood Council defends the demolition of the childhood home of Malcolm, Angus and George Young at 4 Burleigh Street, after it was purchased for $5.8 million in February 2023. The council confirms that despite the property being on the National Trust Register of Historic Houses, the register did not offer protection from the building being demolished as it has no statutory authority.
* 2 January – While in Australia to promote his biopic Better Man which was filmed at Melbourne's Docklands Studios, British singer Robbie Williams is presented with the keys to the city in Federation Square. At the event, he also defends using the Australian Broadcasting Corporation to promote the film during the New Year's Eve broadcast on ABC TV.
* 3 January – Nicole Kidman is presented with the International Star Award at the 36th Palm Springs International Film Festival in California for her role in Babygirl, which she dedicates to her late parents.
* 6 January – A Sydney developer apologises and conveys their "heartfelt regret" for the "oversight" which saw Sydney's "AC/DC house" in Burwood demolished, claiming they were not informed of the property's cultural significance. The demolition of the house casts questions on the effectiveness of the heritage protection process in saving historically significant landmarks from being destroyed.
* 8 January – The 50th anniversary of the Coca-Cola billboard in the Sydney suburb of Kings Cross is commemorated.
* 9 January – Australian actor Benjamin Rigby confirms his house is one of many to be destroyed in the Southern California wildfires.
* 14 January – The Australian Broadcasting Corporation confirms Hamish Macdonald will be succeeding Sarah Macdonald as the host of ABC Radio Sydney's Mornings program. He will be hosting the show from Monday to Thursday with Kathryn Robinson hosting the Friday edition.
* 23 January – Organisers of the Splendour in the Grass music festival confirm the event will not be returning in 2025.
* 25 January –
** "Good Luck, Babe!" by American singer Chappell Roan tops Triple J's Hottest 100.
** The 53rd annual Country Music Awards of Australia are held in Tamworth. Troy Cassar-Daley wins Album of the Year for Between the Fires, and Song of the Year for "Some Days". Cassar-Daley is also named Male Artist of the Year while Max Jackson is awarded Female artist of the Year. Jackson also wins Single of the Year for "Little More Country". Lane Pittman is named New Talent of the Year while Keith Urban is inducted onto the Australian Roll of Renown.
* 31 January – Organisers of the Groovin' the Moo music festival confirm the event will not be returning in 2025.

### February

* 3 February - Following the Daily Mail's publication of photos of Nova 96.9 radio presenter Kate Ritchie sitting in a park looking distressed, Ritchie announces she is taking a break from the Fitzy and Wippa with Kate Ritchie radio show due to mental health issues which she says are being exacerbated by "relentless stalking" by the paparazzi.
* 7 February – The 14th AACTA Awards are held on the Gold Coast. Among the major winners, Better Man wins the AACTA Award for Best Film with Jonno Davies winning for Best Lead Actor in a Film. Sarah Snook wins for Best Lead Actress in a Film for Memoir of a Snail. Heartbreak High wins for Best Drama Series while Boy Swallows Universe wins the AACTA Award for Best Miniseries or Telefeature.
* 13 February – Following criticism of Lebanese Australia artist Khaled Sabsabi from shadow arts minister Claire Chandler during Question Time in The Senate, Creative Australia rescinds an invitation to Sabsabi and curator Michael Dagostino for the 61st Venice Biennale. The rescinding of the invitations is condemned by the arts community triggering resignations and prompts Australian Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young to call for a full independent inquiry into the controversy.
* 14 February – Creative Australia's visual arts head Mikala Tai and program manager Tahmina Maskinyar resign over the decision to drop Sabsabi.
* 26 February – Southern Cross Austereo announces that the company and Triple M presenter Marty Sheargold had "mutually agreed to part ways" after he is widely condemned for comments which included alleging endometriosis was a "made up condition" as well as those in which he criticised women's sport and players from the Matildas.

## Sport
### January

* 1 January – New South Wales police confirm Richmond player Noah Balta has been charged with assault following an alleged incident at a sports club in Mulwala, New South Wales in the early hours of 30 December 2024. Balta is granted conditional bail to appear before Corowa Local Court on 30 January 2025.
* 3 January –
** Sydney Thunder player Cameron Bancroft sustains a broken nose when he and teammate Daniel Sams collide while fielding during a Big Bash League match against the Perth Scorchers at Perth Stadium.
** The Tasmanian Government is undeterred by an independent report by Nicholas Gruen into Hobart's proposed Macquarie Point Stadium which finds the costs being significantly underestimated and describes the project as having the "hallmarks of mismanagement."
* 4 January –
** The first day of the Magic Millions carnival on the Gold Coast is forced to be relocated to the Sunshine Coast after damage to the track at the racecourse in Bundall is discovered. Police commence investigations into the damage but animal rights activists deny that protestors would have been responsible.
** The 2025 Canberra Tennis International tournament concludes with Brazil's João Fonseca crowned the winner of the men's singles, defeating American Ethan Quinn while Japan's Aoi Ito is crowned the winner of the women's singles, defeating China's Wei Sijia. The American duo of Ryan Seggerman and Eliot Spizzirri defeat France's Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Switzerland's Jérôme Kym in the men's doubles while the Australian pairing of Jaimee Fourlis and Petra Hule defeat Latvia's Darja Semeņistaja and Serbia's Nina Stojanović in the women's doubles.
* 5 January –
** Australia regain the Border–Gavaskar Trophy after defeating India by six wickets in the fifth test at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
** The United States wins the 2025 United Cup tennis tournament, defeating Poland in the final at Ken Rosewall Arena in Sydney.
** The 2025 Brisbane International tennis tournament concludes. Czech Jiří Lehečka wins the men's singles after American Reilly Opelka retires due to injury. Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka defeats Russia's Polina Kudermetova in the women's singles. In the men's doubles, British duo Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool defeat the Czech duo of Jiří Lehečka and Jakub Menšík while Russians Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider defeat the pairing of Australian Priscilla Hon and Russian Anna Kalinskaya in the women's doubles.
* 6 January –
** It emerges that Ice Hockey Australia had advised the International Ice Hockey Federation in December 2024 that the 2025 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships's Division II Group A tournament would no longer be played at Melbourne's Icehouse as they feared the presence of the Israeli team would put the safety of the event at risk, due to the escalation of anti-Israeli sentiment in the city.
** While playing for the Utah Jazz in their 105-92 defeat against the Orlando Magic, Patty Mills becomes the first Australian to play 1,000 NBA basketball games in North America.
* 7 January – A fire breaks out in the Norman Robinson Stand at Melbourne's Caulfield Racecourse. Police quickly deem the fire to be suspicious and establish a crime scene. A 51-year-old man is subsequently arrested.
* 9 January – Richmond player Noah Balta is suspended for four AFL matches and will be forced to miss two pre-season matches following the alleged assault at Mulwala on 30 December 2024.
* 10 January – Sam Welsford and Amber Pate win the respective elite men's and women's events at the Australian National Criterium Championships in Perth.
* 11 January – After the running of three races, heavy rain prior to the fourth race forces the Magic Millions race day on the Gold Coast to be rescheduled to 17 January 2025 due to the track becoming unsafe.
* 12 January – Australia defeat England by four wickets at North Sydney Oval in the first Women's Ashes WODI match.
* 14 January – Australia defeat England by 21 runs at Sydney's Junction Oval in the second Women's Ashes WODI.
* 17 January –
** Australian motorcyclist Daniel Sanders wins the 2025 Dakar Rally.
** Australia defeat England by 86 runs at Hobart's Bellerive Oval in the third Women's Ashes WODI.
** During the 2025 Australian Open, Nine News sports presenter Tony Jones heckles fans of Novak Djokovic during Nine News Melbourne describing Djokovic as a "has-been" and "over rated" and they should "kick him out". As a result, Djokovic refused to do an on-court interview the following Sunday night with Jim Courier and describes Jones' comments as "insulting and offensive" which also made a "mockery of Serbian fans" declaring he would boycott Channel 9. Jones, who said the comments were intended to be humerous banter said he had contacted Djokovic's camp and apologised, which he later re-iterated on Today on 20 January. Djokovic ultimately accepts the apology.
* 18 January –
** A spectactor is seriously injured when several cyclists competing in Adelaide's Down Under Classic crash into a safety barrier on the corner of East Terrace and Rundle Street.
** Sam Welsford claims victory in the 2025 Down Under Classic.
* 19 January – Swiss cyclist Noemi Rüegg claims victory in the 2025 Women's Tour Down Under.
* 20 January – Australia retains the Women's Ashes after they defeat England by 57 runs at the SCG.in the first Women's Twenty20 International.
* 23 January – Australia wins the second Women's Twenty20 International at Manuka Oval in Canberra, with Australia winning by six runs under the DLS method in a rain affected match.
* 25 January –
** Jhonatan Narváez wins the 2025 Tour Down Under.
** Australia defeat England by 72 runs at the Adelaide Oval in the third Women's Twenty20 International.
* 26 January –
** The 2025 Australian Open concludes in Melbourne with Madison Keys defeating Aryna Sabalenka in the women's singles and Jannik Sinner defeating Alexander Zverev in the men's singles.
** At the official Australian Open trophy presentation, men's singles runner-up Zverev is heckled from the crowd by a spectator who screams "Australia believes Olya and Brenda” referencing domestic abuse allegations which Zverev strongly refutes. Tournament director Craig Tiley later condemns the heckling and says he was pleased when the woman was removed from Rod Laver Arena.

### February

* 1 February –
** Australia wins the first test match against Sri Lanka at Galle International Stadium by an innings and 242 runs.
** Australia completes a 16-0 whitewash of The Women's Ashes series after they defeat England by an innings and 122 runs at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Alana King is named Player of the Series.
* 3 February – Travis Head wins the Allan Border Medal while Annabel Sutherland wins the Belinda Clark Award at the Australian Cricket Awards in Melbourne.
* 6 February – America's National Football League announces it will play one of its regular season games featuring the Los Angeles Rams at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 2026 as part of a multi-year agreement after discussions with the Victorian Government.
* 8 February – A Launceston man aged in his 60's drowns while competing in Tasmania's Coles Bay Triathlon.
* 9 February – Jordan Mailata becomes the first Australian to play in a winning Super Bowl team when the Philadelphia Eagles defeat the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 in Super Bowl LIX at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.
* 11 February –
** Sydney Kings player Xavier Cooks is suspended from the National Basketball League following a potential anti-doping violation.
** Matildas captain Sam Kerr says she is "fully focused on getting back on to the pitch" after a jury finds her not guilty of racially harassing a London police officer following her admission of calling him "stupid and white".
* 12 February – Olympic diver Melissa Wu announces her retirement.

### March

* 1 March –
** The Young Socceroos win the 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup defeating Saudi Arabia in a penalty shootout in Shenzhen.
** The 2025 NRL season commences at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
** The Australian Jillaroos defeat England 90- 4 in the rugby league test match at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
* 4 March -
** Due to the impact of Cyclone Alfred on South East Queensland, the two Round 1 AFL games which were scheduled to be played at Brisbane's Gabba and Carrara Stadium on the Gold Coast are both postponed to later rounds.
** Due to the impact of Cyclone Alfred on South East Queensland, the NRL announces it will relocate the Round 1 game between the Dolphins and the South Sydney Rabbitohs from Lang Park in Brisbane to Western Sydney Stadium.
* 9 March – Neil Robertson defeats Stuart Bingham 10-0 to win the 2025 World Grand Prix snooker tournament in Hong Kong. It is the second time Robertson has won the World Grand Prix.

## Deaths
### January

* 1 January –
** Chad Morgan, country musician (b. 1933)
** Tom Wyatt, horticulturist (b. 1946)
* 3 January –
** Kate Coolahan, Australian-born commercial artist and fashion illustrator (b. 1929) (died in New Zealand)
** Ron Challinor, actor (b. 1944)
* 5 January –
** Mike Rinder, former senior executive of Church of Scientology International (b. 1955)
** Jim Short, comedian (b. 1967)
* 6 January – Ken Randall, journalist (b. c. 1936)
* 8 January –
** Lyn Lepore, Paralympic tandem cyclist (b. 1961)
** Bill McMaster, Australian rules footballer (b. 1930)
* 9 January –
** Bill Clements, Australian rules footballer (b. 1933)
** Ian Miles, Australian rules footballer (b. 1952)
* 10 January –
** Frank Cicutto, business executive, CEO of National Australia Bank (b. c. 1950)
** Ted Kilmurray, Australian rules footballer (b. 1934)
* 12 January –
** Arnold Frolows, radio personality (b. 1950)
** Darryl Pearce, basketballer (b. 1960)
** Jan Randles, Paralympic marathon runner (b. 1945)
** Keith Rayner, bishop (b. 1929)
** Bob Sercombe, politician (b. 1949)
* 13 January – Tony Gresham, golfer (b. 1940)
* 14 January –
** Simon Townsend, television presenter (b. 1945)
** Alan Green, businessman (b. 1947)
* 16 January – Colin MacNeil, Australian rules footballer (b. 1936)
* 20 January –
** Leila Hayes, actress (b. 1942) (death announced on this date)
** Adam Steinhardt, pole vaulter (b. 1969)
* 22 January – Nicholas Eadie, actor (b. 1958)
* 24 January – Ken Newland, Australian rules footballer (b. 1949) (death announced on this date)
* 26 January – Grant Tambling, Northern Territory politician (b. 1943)
* 28 January – Alan Demack, judge (b. 1934)
* 29 January –
** Bruce Howe, musician
** Harold Luntz, law professor (b. 1937)
** Gary Stevens, rugby league player (b. 1944)

### February

* 3 February –
** Roger Charles Carolin, botanist and pteridologist (b. 1929)
** Josh Mail, Australian rules footballer (b. 1974)
* 4 February –
** Troy Selwood, Australian rules footballer (b. 1984)
** Adrian Snodgrass, architect (b. 1931) (death announced on this date)
** Dale Tapping, Australian rules footballer and coach (b. 1965)
* 5 February – Adam Hunter, Australian rules footballer (b. 1981) (death announced on this date)
* 7 February – Warren Pitt, politician (b. 1948)
* 11 February – Philip Brady, radio broadcaster (b. 1939)
* 14 February – Leonard Warwick, bomber and murderer (b. 1947).
* 15 February – Barry Urban, politician (b. 1968)
* 17 February – James Harrison, blood donor (b. 1936)
* 18 February –
** Corinne Cantrill, filmmaker (b. 1928)
** Gerald Ridsdale, laicised Catholic priest and sex offender (b. 1934)
* 19 February – Snowy Fleet, musician (b. 1945)
* 23 February – Jacques de Jongh, musician (death announced on this date)
* 24 February – Keith Slater, cricketer (b. 1935) (death announced on this date)
* 25 February – Bob Hagan, rugby league player and coach (b. 1940)

### March

* 1 March – Rosemary Crowley, politician (b. 1938)
* 2 March – Colin Burdett, Olympic basketballer (b. 1931)
* 3 March – Peter Bevilacqua, Australian rules footballer (b. 1933) (born in Italy)
* 5 March – Fred Stolle, tennis player (b. 1938)
* 6 March – Broderick Shepherd, wrestler (b. 1992)
* 8 March – Donald Hazelwood, violinist (b. 1930)
* 10 March – Sven Coomer, Olympic pentathlete and ski boot designer (b. 1940) (died in the United States)
* 12 March – John French, racing driver (b. 1930)

## Holidays

| Holiday | Date | ACT | NSW | NT | QLD | SA | TAS | VIC | WA |
| New Year's Day | Wednesday 1 January | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Australia Day | Monday 27 January | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Royal Hobart Regatta (only observed in certain areas of Tasmania) | Monday 10 February | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| Labour Day (WA) | Monday 3 March | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Public holiday under different names | Monday 10 March | Canberra Day | No | No | No | Adelaide Cup Day | Eight Hours Day | Labour Day | No |
| Good Friday | Friday 18 April | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Easter Saturday | Saturday 19 April | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Easter Sunday | Sunday 20 April | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
| Easter Monday | Monday 21 April | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Easter Tuesday | Tuesday 22 April | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| ANZAC Day | Friday 25 April | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| May Day | Monday 5 May | No | No | Yes | Labour Day (QLD) | No | No | No | No |
| Reconciliation Day | Monday 2 June | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Western Australia Day | Monday 2 June | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| King's Birthday | Monday 9 June | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Picnic Day | Monday 4 August | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Royal Queensland Show (Brisbane area only) | Wednesday 13 August | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Friday before the AFL Grand Final | Friday 26 September | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| King's Birthday | Monday 29 September | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Labour Day | Monday 6 October | Yes | Yes | No | King's Birthday | Yes | No | No | No |
| Melbourne Cup | Tuesday 4 November | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| Recreation Day (all parts of Tasmania which do not observe Royal Hobart Regatta) | Monday 3 November | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| Christmas Eve (from 7pm to 12 midnight) | Wednesday 24 December | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Christmas Day | Thursday 25 December | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Boxing Day | Friday 26 December | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| New Year's Eve (from 7pm to 12 midnight) | Wednesday 31 December | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No |
* 1 January – New Year's Day
* 26 January – Australia Day
* 10 March – Canberra Day
* 18 April – Good Friday
* 19 April – Easter Saturday
* 20 April – Easter Sunday
* 21 April – Easter Monday
* 25 April – Anzac Day
* 2 June – Reconciliation Day
* 9 June – Sovereign's Birthday
* 6 October – Labour Day
* 25 December – Christmas Day
* 26 December – Boxing Day