page_title: 2000 in Australia
section_title: Incumbents
hierarchical_section_title: 2000 in Australia / Incumbents
caption_attribution_description: English: Portrait of William Deane, Governor-General of Australia 1996-2001.
context_page_description: The following lists events that happened during 2000 in Australia.
context_section_description: Monarch – Elizabeth II
  Governor-General – Sir William Deane
  Prime Minister – John Howard
  Opposition Leader – Kim Beazley
  Chief Justice – Murray Gleeson
caption: Sir William Deane
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