1975 in Australian literature

• Radical poet Dorothy Hewett publishes her collection Rapunzel in Suburbia, triggering a successful libel action by her lawyer ex-husband Lloyd Davies.{{cite book|author1=Dimond, J. |author2=Kirkpatrick, P. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iLkHvBvATW0C&dq=%22Rapunzel+in+Suburbia%22+libel&pg=PA130|title=Literary Sydney: A walking guide|publisher=University of Queensland Press|year=2000|isbn=978-0-7022-3150-6}}{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/pm/stories/s659224.htm|title=Dorothy Hewett passes away|publisher=ABC radio (PM)|date=2002-08-26}}

• James Aldridge – The Untouchable Juli{{cite web|title= The Untouchable Juli by James Aldridge|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2140254 |access-date= 10 December 2024}}
• Jessica Anderson – The Commandant{{cite web|title= The Commandant by Jessica Anderson|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/189133 |access-date= 10 December 2024}}
• Jon Cleary – The Safe House
• Frank Hardy – But the Dead Are Many{{cite web|title= But the Dead Are Many by Frank Hardy|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1584450 |access-date= 10 December 2024}}
• Xavier Herbert – Poor Fellow My Country
• Thomas Keneally
• Gossip from the Forest
• Moses the Lawgiver
• David Malouf – Johnno
• William Nagle – The Odd Angry Shot

• Murray Bail
• "A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,T,U,V,W,X,Y,Z"{{cite web|title= Austlit — "A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,T,U,V,W,X,Y,Z" by Murray Bail |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C10995|access-date= 25 November 2023}}
• Contemporary Portraits and Other Stories{{cite web|title= Austlit — Contemporary Portraits and Other Stories by Murray Bail |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C49549|access-date= 27 September 2023}}
• "The Drover's Wife"{{cite web|title= Austlit — "The Drover's Wife" by Murray Bail |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C50610|access-date= 27 September 2023}}
• Peter Carey – "Do You Love Me?"{{cite web|title= Austlit — "Do You Love Me?" by Peter Carey |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C80808|access-date= 27 September 2023}}

• A. Bertram Chandler
• The Big Black Mark
• The Broken Cycle{{cite web|title= Austlit — The Broken Cycle by A. Bertram Chandler |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C382107|access-date= 27 September 2023}}
• Sumner Locke Elliott – Going{{cite web|title= Austlit — Going by Sumner Locke Elliott |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C120414|access-date= 27 September 2023}}
• Cordwainer Smith
• The Best of Cordwainer Smith
• Norstrilia

• Elyne Mitchell – The Colt at Taparoo{{cite web|title= Austlit — The Colt at Taparoo by Elyne Mitchell |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C391376|access-date= 27 September 2023}}

{{Main|1975 in poetry}}

• Gwen Harwood – Selected Poems{{cite web|title= Austlit — Selected Poems By Gwen Harwood |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C200786|access-date= 27 September 2023}}
• Dorothy Hewett – Rapunzel in Suburbia{{cite web|title= Austlit — Rapunzel in Suburbia by Dorothy Hewett |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C148044|access-date= 27 September 2023}}
• A. D. Hope – A Late Picking : Poems 1965-1974
• Kate Jennings – Mother I'm Rooted : An Anthology of Australian Women Poets (edited){{cite web|title= Austlit — Mother I'm Rooted : An Anthology of Australian Women Poets edited by Kate Jennings |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C99119|access-date= 27 September 2023}}
• Les Murray – "The Powerline Incarnation"{{cite web|title= Austlit — "The Powerline Incarnation" by Les Murray |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C239286|access-date= 27 September 2023}}
• Peter Porter
• "An Exequy"{{cite web|title= Austlit — "An Exequy" by Peter Porter |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C211213|access-date= 27 September 2023}}
• Living in a Calm Country{{cite web|title= Austlit — Living in a Calm Country by Peter Porter |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C277085|access-date= 27 September 2023}}
• Thomas Shapcott – Shabbytown Calendar{{cite web|title= Austlit — Shabbytown Calendar by Thomas Shapcott |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C19519|access-date= 27 September 2023}}

• Robert J. Merritt – The Cake Man
• Steve J. Spears – The Elocution of Benjamin Franklin

• Charles Perkins – A Bastard Like Me{{cite web|title= Austlit — A Bastard Like Me by Charles Perkins |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C382831|access-date= 27 September 2023}}

• Geoffrey Blainey – Triumph of the Nomads : A History of Ancient Australia{{cite web|title= Austlit — Triumph of the Nomads : A History of Ancient Australia by Geoffrey Blainey |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C535295|access-date= 27 September 2023}}
• Anne Summers – Damned Whores and God's Police{{cite web|title= Austlit — Damned Whores and God's Police by Anne Summers |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C420638|access-date= 27 September 2023}}

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1975 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

• 23 June — Markus Zusak, novelist{{cite web|title= Austlit — Markus Zusak |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A36403|access-date= 26 September 2023}}

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• Nardi Simpson, novelist and musician{{cite web|title= Austlit — Nardi Simpson |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/13834965|access-date= 26 September 2023}}

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1975 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

• 11 January — Paul Grano, poet and journalist (born 1894){{cite book|title= Grano, Paul Langton (1894–1975) by Cecil Hadgraft |chapter= Paul Langton Grano (1894–1975)|publisher= Australian Dictionary of Biography|chapter-url= https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/grano-paul-langton-6450|accessdate= 22 June 2023}}
• 25 May — Clive Turnbull, writer and journalist (born 1906){{cite book|title= Stanley Clive Turnbull (1906–1975) by Peter Ryan |chapter= Stanley Clive Turnbull (1906–1975)|publisher= Australian Dictionary of Biography|chapter-url= https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/turnbull-stanley-clive-11893|accessdate= 22 June 2023}}

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• Winifred Birkett, novelist (born 1897){{cite web|title= Winifred Birkett (1896-1975)|publisher= Austlit|url= https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A59367|accessdate= 22 June 2023}}

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