December 2010 to January 2011 – Flooding across Queensland continues, the most widespread flooding disaster in Queensland history.Jensen, Erik; Williams, Ruth: [http://www.theage.com.au/national/queensland-floods-a-disaster-of-biblical-proportions-20110101-19cm0.html Queensland floods a 'disaster of biblical proportions'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110103112008/http://www.theage.com.au/national/queensland-floods-a-disaster-of-biblical-proportions-20110101-19cm0.html |date=3 January 2011 }}, The Age, 2 January 2011. The Toowoomba and Lockyer Valley regions are severely affected by floodwaters on 10 January, which would later lead to flooding in the Ipswich and Brisbane regions.
10 January – A large bushfire threatens the area of Lake Clifton, Western Australia, about 100 km south of Perth.[http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-national/firefighters-battle-blaze-south-of-perth-20110111-19lca.html Firefighters battle blaze south of Perth], The Age, 11 January 2011.
13 January – {{convert|278|mm|in|}} of rain falls in 24 hours at Scamander in north east Tasmania leads to flash flooding in the town, along with St Helens.{{cite news|last=Hunter|first=Thomas|title=SES orders residents out amid flood warnings|url=http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/ses-orders-residents-out-amid-flood-warnings-20110114-19q3o.html|access-date=14 January 2011|newspaper=The Age|date=14 January 2011|author2=Millar, Paul| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110204094142/http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/ses-orders-residents-out-amid-flood-warnings-20110114-19q3o.html| archive-date= 4 February 2011 | url-status=live}}
14 January – Major floods occur across much of western and central Victoria totally inundating the town of Carisbrook and causing evacuations in many others.{{cite news|last=Harris|first=Amelia|title=Towns evacuated, major river warnings issued as floods sweep Victoria|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/record-deluge-drenches-victoria/story-e6frf7kx-1225986702803|access-date=14 January 2011|newspaper=Herald Sun|date=14 January 2011|author2=Flower, Wayne|archive-date=17 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117010701/http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/record-deluge-drenches-victoria/story-e6frf7kx-1225986702803|url-status=live}}
17 January – The Commission of Inquiry into the 2010–11 Queensland floods is established to investigate matters related to the Queensland floods.{{cite news|title=Search for answers to Qld flooding begins|url=http://tvnz.co.nz/world-news/search-answers-qld-flooding-begins-4021767|publisher=TVNZ|access-date=18 June 2011|date=10 February 2011|agency=Australian Associated Press|archive-date=29 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229162105/http://tvnz.co.nz/world-news/search-answers-qld-flooding-begins-4021767|url-status=live}}
23 January – Corporal Ben Roberts-Smith of the Special Air Service Regiment is awarded the Victoria Cross for Australia for his actions in the Shah Wali Kot Offensive in June 2010, part of the War in Afghanistan.{{cite news|last=Parker|first=Gareth|title=VC Hero killed Taliban|url=http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/wa/8693479/vc-hero-killed-taliban/|access-date=23 January 2011|newspaper=The West Australian|date=23 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110124074235/http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/wa/8693479/vc-hero-killed-taliban/|archive-date=24 January 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
23 January – David Bartlett announces his resignation as Premier of Tasmania citing a desire to spend more time with his family.{{cite news|last=Brown|first=Damien|title=Bartlett resigns as Premier|url=http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2011/01/23/202121_todays-news.html|access-date=23 January 2011|newspaper=The Mercury|date=23 January 2011}}
27 January – Prime Minister Julia Gillard announces that her government proposes to introduce a Flood levy to assist in funding reconstruction works required as a result of major floods in Queensland and Victoria.{{cite news|last=Levy|first=Megan|title=Levy to pay for $5.6b flood bill|url=http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/business/levy-to-pay-for-56b-flood-bill-20110127-1a64x.html|access-date=27 January 2011|newspaper=Brisbane Times|date=27 January 2011}}
30 January – Tropical Cyclone Anthony makes landfall near Bowen in Queensland's north, bringing wind gusts of up to {{convert|155|km/h|mph}}.{{cite news|title=Cyclone Anthony hits Queensland coast and weakens into tropical low|url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/bureau-of-meteorology-warns-of-flash-floods/story-e6freon6-1225996901302|access-date=30 January 2011|newspaper=Courier Mail|date=31 January 2011}}

=February=

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3 February – Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi makes landfall at near Mission Beach, south of Innisfail, Queensland.{{cite news|title=Cyclone Yasi to cost insurers A$3.5 bln – forecaster|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/insured-losses-yasi-idUKLDE7121NR20110203|access-date=18 June 2011|date=3 February 2011|work=Reuters|archive-date=6 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306151528/http://uk.reuters.com/article/insured-losses-yasi-idUKLDE7121NR20110203|url-status=dead}}
4–5 February – Severe thunderstorms related to Tropical Cyclone Anthony affect much of Victoria. Flash flooding affected many places across the state including Mildura in the state's north west and the south eastern suburbs of Melbourne.{{cite news|last=Beck|first=Maris|title=Floods cause traffic chaos|url=http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/floods-cause-traffic-chaos-20110204-1aga5.html|access-date=5 February 2011|newspaper=The Age|date=5 February 2011|author2=Carey, Adam| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110206084947/http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/floods-cause-traffic-chaos-20110204-1aga5.html| archive-date= 6 February 2011 | url-status=live}} The town of Koo Wee Rup was evacuated when the Bunyip River reached a height of {{convert|7.2|m|ft}}.{{cite news|title=Victorian floods force Koo-wee-rup residents to evacuate|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/weather-promts-3500-calls-for-help/story-e6frf7kx-1226000743326|access-date=5 February 2011|newspaper=The Australian|date=5 February 2011|archive-date=19 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110319093013/http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/weather-promts-3500-calls-for-help/story-e6frf7kx-1226000743326|url-status=live}}
6–7 February – Bushfires in Perth destroy at least 50 houses.{{cite news|last=O'Connell|first=Ronan|title=Houses razed in firestorm|url=http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/newshome/8786146/dozens-of-houses-razed-as-wild-winds-fan-flames/|access-date=7 February 2011|newspaper=The West Australian|date=7 February 2011|author2=Jones, Christiana|author3=Mercer, Daniel|author4=Bailey, Megan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110209083042/http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/newshome/8786146/dozens-of-houses-razed-as-wild-winds-fan-flames|archive-date=9 February 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
17 February – REDGroup Retail (including the Borders and Angus & Robertson bookshop chains) is placed into voluntary administration with Ferrier Hodgson appointed as administrators.Greenblat, Eli: [http://www.theage.com.au/business/borders-angus--robertson-go-bust-20110217-1axt9.html Borders, Angus & Robertson go bust] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110218164230/http://www.theage.com.au/business/borders-angus--robertson-go-bust-20110217-1axt9.html |date=18 February 2011 }}, The Age, 17 February 2011.
24 February – Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced that the Federal Government proposed to introduce a carbon pricing scheme by 1 July 2012. Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott claims that Gillard broke a promise made during the 2010 Federal election campaign not to introduce a carbon tax.{{cite news|last=Shanahan|first=Dennis|title=Gillard stakes leadership on a carbon tax|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/gillard-stakes-leadership-on-a-carbon-tax/story-e6frg75f-1226011599594|access-date=25 February 2011|newspaper=The Australian|date=25 February 2011|archive-date=6 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110406213618/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/gillard-stakes-leadership-on-a-carbon-tax/story-e6frg75f-1226011599594|url-status=live}}
24 February – AFACT loses its appeal to the Federal Court of Australia affirming that iiNet was not liable for the illegal downloading and peer-to-peer file sharing of films and television programs by its users.Josh Taylor (25 February 2011). [https://www.zdnet.com/article/iinet-win-puts-onus-on-isps-lawyers/ iiNet win puts onus on ISPs: lawyers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240429071137/https://www.zdnet.com/article/iinet-win-puts-onus-on-isps-lawyers/ |date=29 April 2024 }}. ZDNet. CBS Interactive. Retrieved on 16 January 2012.

=March=

3 March – The temperature in Perth reaches above 30 degrees for the 26th consecutive day, making it the longest recorded heatwave in the city, beating the previous record set in 1988.{{cite news|last=Rickard|first=Lucy|title=Perth's heatwave continues to break records|url=http://www.yasstribune.com.au/news/national/national/general/perths-heatwave-continues-to-break-records/2093293.aspx|access-date=18 June 2011|newspaper=Yass Tribune|date=3 March 2011|archive-date=28 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728111045/http://www.yasstribune.com.au/news/national/national/general/perths-heatwave-continues-to-break-records/2093293.aspx|url-status=live}}
26 March – A state election is held in New South Wales. Kristina Keneally's Labor government is defeated by Barry O'Farrell's Liberal-National Coalition.[https://www.smh.com.au/nsw/state-election-2011/liberals-romp-to-victory-20110326-1cb3r.html Liberals romp to victory] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924214635/http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/state-election-2011/liberals-romp-to-victory-20110326-1cb3r.html |date=24 September 2015 }}, The Sydney Morning Herald, 26 March 2011.

=April=

19 April – Floodwaters inundate around 100 houses in the western Queensland town of Roma.{{cite web|last=Rego|first=Fidelis|title=Residents evacuated as Roma floods again|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/04/19/3195355.htm|work=ABC News|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=21 April 2011|author2=Woolley, Bruce|date=19 April 2011|archive-date=24 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110424112726/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/04/19/3195355.htm|url-status=dead}}
20 April – Asylum seekers at Sydney's Villawood Detention Centre riot in protest over delays in processing their applications for asylum, burning down at least three buildings.{{cite news|last=Ralston|first=Nick|title=Buildings set alight in Villawood detention centre rooftop protest |url=https://www.smh.com.au/nsw/buildings-set-alight-in-villawood-detention-centre-rooftop-protest-20110421-1dp62.html|access-date=21 April 2011|newspaper=The Age|date=21 April 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110422093118/http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/buildings-set-alight-in-villawood-detention-centre-rooftop-protest-20110421-1dp62.html| archive-date= 22 April 2011 | url-status=live}}

=May=

4 May – Virgin Blue Airlines is renamed and rebranded as Virgin Australia.[http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/05/04/3207464.htm Virgin Blue no more] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110506063114/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/05/04/3207464.htm |date=6 May 2011 }}, ABC News, 4 May 2011.
11 May – While waiting for an elevator at an undercover carpark at Highpoint Shopping Centre Ashgrove an out-of-control vehicle slams into Alison France, the 38-year-old daughter of state MP Peter Lawlor.{{cite news |last=Munro O'Brien|first=Jodie|date=23 May 2011|title=Mother Alison France who lost leg in car park accident remains positive, says father |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/mother-alison-france-who-lost-leg-in-car-park-accident-remains-positive-says-father/news-story/7d68a7ac112d15d71c5a6b419932e01d |work=The Courier-Mail|access-date=5 May 2025|quote=...at the Highpoint Shopping Centre in Ashgrove on May 11 when suddenly an out-of-control vehicle smashed into the pair.}} After pushing her son's stroller out the way before impact, France becomes pinned between two cars. The accident results in France's left leg being amputated above the knee.
16 May – The Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly elects Katy Gallagher as Chief Minister, following the resignation of Jon Stanhope on 12 May.[http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/05/16/3217546.htm Gallagher new chief minister] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519225718/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/05/16/3217546.htm? |date=19 May 2011 }}, ABC News, 16 May 2011.
29 May 2011: Detective Senior Constable Damien Leeding (CIB) was shot when he confronted an armed offender at the Pacific Pines Tavern on the Gold Coast. Leeding died in hospital on 1 June three days after being shot.{{cite news|title=Police officer Damien Leeding shot in the face, his family conducting a bedside vigil|publisher=The Australian|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/police-officer-damien-leeding-shot-in-the-face-his-family-conducting-a-bedside-vigil/news-story/b6061cfd01042a9c7d1d81d26bd371dd|author=Roseanne Barrett|date=30 May 2011|access-date=2 January 2018}}

=June=

5 June – Say Yes demonstrations occur in numerous cities across Australia in support of political action on climate change.{{cite news|last=Coorey|first=Madeleine|title=Thousands in Australia rally for carbon tax|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iFhHYpLg35dqpA9TKCZsuBm_VOsQ?docId=CNG.2c277b95162a7eb805d0bd93e154aa2e.521|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609085036/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iFhHYpLg35dqpA9TKCZsuBm_VOsQ?docId=CNG.2c277b95162a7eb805d0bd93e154aa2e.521|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 June 2011|access-date=18 June 2011|date=4 June 2011|agency=Agence France-Presse}}
11 June – Hundreds of flights are suspended following the ash cloud from an eruption in the Puyehue-Cordón Caulle volcano complex in Chile reaching southern Australia.[https://archive.today/20130125112914/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iyemVqyf3PlRRkL35btkOZxcIEdQ?docId=CNG.eca0bdeb0626fbbd85f544eeaf144943.1e1 More flight delays in Australia as ash plays havoc], AFP, 14 June 2011.
16 June – A report by the Victorian Ombudsman criticises the Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police Simon Overland's publication of "misleading" crime statistics in the lead-up to the 2010 State election. Overland subsequently resigns as Chief Commissioner.{{cite news|title=Overland denies he quit over crime stats|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/06/16/3245453.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110618011219/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/06/16/3245453.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 June 2011|access-date=16 June 2011|newspaper=ABC News|date=16 June 2011}}

=July=

25 July – The Gillard government signs off on an arrangement with Malaysia that will see Australia deport 800 asylum seekers to that country in return for resettling 4000 refugees verified by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.{{cite news|title=Gillard takes aim at smugglers through Malaysia deal|url=http://www.theage.com.au/national/gillard-takes-aim-at-smugglers-through-malaysia-deal-20110725-1hwq0.html|access-date=25 July 2011|newspaper=The Age|date=25 July 2011|agency=AAP|archive-date=12 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912121744/http://www.theage.com.au/national/gillard-takes-aim-at-smugglers-through-malaysia-deal-20110725-1hwq0.html|url-status=live}}

=August=

8 August – A High Court judge orders the government's "Malaysia Solution" to send asylum seekers to Malaysia be put on hold until the full bench of the High Court could assess the scheme's legality.[http://www.theage.com.au/national/malaysia-solution-on-hold-20110807-1ihvv.html Malaysia solution on hold] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110831100517/http://www.theage.com.au/national/malaysia-solution-on-hold-20110807-1ihvv.html |date=31 August 2011 }}, The Age, 8 August 2011.
9 August – The 2011 Census of Population and Housing is held.
28 August – Queensland Police confirm that bones found in bushland on the Sunshine Coast are those of missing teenager Daniel Morcombe. Morcombe had been missing since 2003{{cite news|last=Calligeros|first=Marissa|title=Bones are Daniel's, police confirm|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/bones-are-daniels-police-confirm-20110828-1jgeo.html|access-date=1 September 2011|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=29 August 2011|archive-date=23 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923054331/http://www.smh.com.au/national/bones-are-daniels-police-confirm-20110828-1jgeo.html|url-status=live}}
31 August – The High Court of Australia rules the Gillard government's "Malaysia Solution" for the processing of asylum-seekers is unlawful.{{cite news|last=Coorey|first=Philip|title=High Court sinks asylum strategy|url=http://www.theage.com.au/national/high-court-sinks-asylum-strategy-20110831-1jm5e.html|access-date=1 September 2011|newspaper=The Age|date=1 September 2011|author2=Needham, Kirsty|archive-date=12 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912121742/http://www.theage.com.au/national/high-court-sinks-asylum-strategy-20110831-1jm5e.html|url-status=live}}

=September=

1 September – Forensic experts confirm that the remains of a person found on the grounds of the former HM Prison Pentridge are those of bushranger Ned Kelly.{{cite news|last=Levy|first=Megan|title=Ned Kelly's remains found|url=http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/ned-kellys-remains-found-20110901-1jmqi.html|access-date=1 September 2011|newspaper=The Age|date=1 September 2011|archive-date=6 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806052224/http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/ned-kellys-remains-found-20110901-1jmqi.html|url-status=live}}
28 September – Eatock v Bolt Justice Mordecai Bromberg founds conservative political commentator Andrew Bolt to have contravened section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act.{{cite AustLII|FCA|1103|2011|litigants=Eatock v Bolt |parallelcite= (2011) 197 FCR 261 |courtname=auto}}.{{cite news| url=http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/bolt-guilty-of-race-discrimination-20110928-1kw8c.html | location=Melbourne | work=The Age | title=Andrew Bolt – Herald Sun columnist guilty of race discrimination | date=28 September 2011}}{{cite news|title=Andrew Bolt loses racial vilification court case|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/media/andrew-bolt-x-racial-vilification-court-case/story-e6frg996-1226148919092|access-date=6 September 2015|quote=HERALD Sun columnist Andrew Bolt has lost an action brought in the Federal Court in which the columnist was accused of breaching the Racial Discrimination Act.|newspaper=The Australian|publisher=News Corporation Australia|date=28 September 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150606222459/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/media/andrew-bolt-x-racial-vilification-court-case/story-e6frg996-1226148919092|archive-date=6 June 2015}} The case was controversial. Bolt described the decision as a "terrible day for free speech" in Australia and said it represented "a restriction on the freedom of all Australians to discuss multiculturalism and how people identify themselves. I argued then and I argue now that we should not insist on the differences between us but focus instead on what unites us as human beings."

=October=

19 to 29 October – Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visit Canberra, Perth, Brisbane and Melbourne.{{cite news | title =Palace releases details of Queen's Australia visit | publisher =ABC | date =25 September 2011 | url =http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-09-24/queen-to-visit-australia-in-october/2940536 | access-date =27 September 2011 | archive-date =11 October 2023 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20231011185642/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-09-24/queen-to-visit-australia-in-october/2940536 | url-status =live }}
21 October – Mike Rann stands down as Premier of South Australia after losing party support, and is replaced by Jay Weatherill.{{cite news |title=New premier says SA's best lies ahead |author=Dornin, Tim |url=http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/new-premier-says-sas-best-lies-ahead-20111021-1mb3z.html |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=21 October 2011 |access-date=21 October 2011 |archive-date=29 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229160459/http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/new-premier-says-sas-best-lies-ahead-20111021-1mb3z.html |url-status=live }}
21 October – Victoria Police officers forcibly remove Occupy Melbourne protesters from Melbourne's City Square.[http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2011/10/24/3346719.htm Occupy Melbourne: Who was in the wrong?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111026184025/http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2011/10/24/3346719.htm |date=26 October 2011 }}, ABC News, 24 October 2011.
28 to 30 October – the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting is held in Perth.
29 October – In response to industrial action by pilots, ground staff and engineers, Qantas grounds its entire international and domestic fleet.[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-10-29/qantas-locking-out-staff/3608250 Qantas grounds entire fleet] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111029120811/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-10-29/qantas-locking-out-staff/3608250 |date=29 October 2011 }}, ABC News, 29 October 2011.
31 October – Fair Work Australia orders the termination of all industrial action taken by Qantas and the involved trade unions. Qantas flights resume on the afternoon of that day.[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-10-31/qantas-action-terminated-fair-work-rules/3609158 Qantas to fly again after Fair Work terminates dispute] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121229045522/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-10-31/qantas-action-terminated-fair-work-rules/3609158 |date=29 December 2012 }}, ABC News, 31 October 2011.

=November =

16 November – The President of the United States Barack Obama visits Australia to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the ANZUS alliance.{{cite news | title =Obama to Visit Australia in Mid-November | first =Vittorio | last =Hernandez | newspaper =International Business Times | date =13 September 2011 | url =http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/212584/20110913/obama-to-visit-australia-in-mid-november.htm | access-date =13 September 2011 | archive-date =8 July 2012 | archive-url =https://archive.today/20120708160518/http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/212584/20110913/obama-to-visit-australia-in-mid-november.htm | url-status =live }}{{cite news | title =President Obama arrives in Canberra | agency =AAP | publisher =The Australian | date =16 November 2011 | url = http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news/president-obama-arrives-in-canberra/story-fn3dxity-1226196887594| access-date = 16 November 2011}}
24 November – Harry Jenkins resigns as Speaker of the House of Representatives. Peter Slipper is elected in his place.{{cite news|title=Deal with renegade Liberal boosts Labor's numbers|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-24/slipper-installed-as-new-speaker/3691680|access-date=24 November 2011|newspaper=ABC News|date=24 November 2011}}
25 November – 34 homes are destroyed in Margaret River, Western Australia when a prescribed burn by the Department of Environment and Conservation had "gone wrong" and "escaped" into bushland.{{cite news | title =WA Premier Colin Barnett admits failures on fire | publisher =The Australian| date =25 November 2011 | url = http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/state-politics/wa-premier-colin-barnett-admits-failures-on-fire/story-e6frgczx-1226205408966| access-date = 25 November 2011 | first1=Nicolas | last1=Perpitch | first2=Paige | last2=Taylor}}{{cite news| title =WA emergency still in place as bushfire takes 34 properties| publisher =The Australian| date =25 November 2011| url =http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/wa-emergency-still-in-place-as-bushfire-takes-34-properties/story-e6frg6nf-1226205662203| access-date =25 November 2011| first =Debbie| last =Guest| archive-date =25 November 2011| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20111125051029/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/wa-emergency-still-in-place-as-bushfire-takes-34-properties/story-e6frg6nf-1226205662203| url-status =live}}
30 November – Legislative Assembly of Queensland passed a bill allowing civil partnerships for same-sex couples in Queensland; a similar legislation already exists in Tasmania, Victoria, the ACT and NSW.{{cite news | title =Queensland civil unions bill passes | author =Kym Agius | work = Brisbane Times| date =1 December 2011 | url = http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/queensland-civil-unions-bill-passes-20111201-1o7ma.html| access-date = 1 December 2011}}

=December=

18 December – A boat sailing from Indonesia carrying over 200 asylum seekers sinks off the coast of Java while heading for Christmas Island. At least 160 people are feared dead.{{cite news|last=Allard|first=Tom|title=160 asylum seekers feared dead|url=https://www.smh.com.au/world/160-asylum-seekers-feared-dead-20111218-1p0v8.html|access-date=18 December 2011|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=19 December 2011|archive-date=7 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107154943/http://www.smh.com.au/world/160-asylum-seekers-feared-dead-20111218-1p0v8.html|url-status=live}}

Arts and literature

27 April – Andrew Ruhemann and Shaun Tan are awarded the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 83rd Academy Awards for their film The Lost Thing.{{cite news|last=Brodie|first=Will|title=Underdog Aussie's Oscar triumph|url=http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/oscars/underdog-aussies-oscar-triumph-20110228-1bb1l.html|access-date=13 July 2011|newspaper=The Age|date=28 February 2011|archive-date=12 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712175152/http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/oscars/underdog-aussies-oscar-triumph-20110228-1bb1l.html|url-status=live}}
15 April – Ben Quilty is awarded the Archibald Prize for his portrait of Margaret Olley. The Wynne Prize was awarded to Richard Goodwin for Co-isolated slave and the Sulman Prize was awarded to Peter Smeeth for The artist's fate.{{cite web|title=Archibald Prize 2011 winners|url=http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/media-office/archibald-prize-2011-winners/|publisher=Art Gallery of New South Wales|access-date=15 April 2011|archive-date=21 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110621055028/http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/media-office/archibald-prize-2011-winners/|url-status=live}}
17 August – The National Gallery of Victoria announces it has acquired Madonna and Child with the infant Saint John the Baptist by Italian High Renaissance painter Antonio da Correggio. Purchased at auction for £3.2 million ($5.2 million), it is the most expensive acquisition in the 150-year history of the NGV.{{cite news|last=McColl|first=Gina|title=Gallery unveils its newest, nearest and dearest|url=http://www.theage.com.au/national/gallery-unveils-its-newest-nearest-and-dearest-20110817-1iy83.html|access-date=17 August 2011|newspaper=The Age|date=18 August 2011|archive-date=31 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110831051343/http://www.theage.com.au/national/gallery-unveils-its-newest-nearest-and-dearest-20110817-1iy83.html|url-status=live}}

Science and technology

15 September – Researchers from Monash University announce the identification of a new dolphin species, the Burrunan dolphin (Tursiops australis), in Victoria's Port Phillip and Gippsland Lakes.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14921665 New species of dolphin discovered] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715021018/https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-14921665 |date=15 July 2024 }}, BBC News, 15 September 2011.
4 October – American-born astrophysicist Brian Schmidt was awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize for Physics for his discovery of the increasing acceleration of the expansion of the universe. A professor at the Australian National University, Schmidt shared the award with Adam Riess and Saul Perlmutter.{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Bridie|title=Local astronomer thanks his lucky stars for physics Nobel prize|url=http://www.theage.com.au/national/local-astronomer-thanks-his-lucky-stars-for-physics-nobel-prize-20111004-1l7j6.html|access-date=6 October 2011|newspaper=The Age|date=5 October 2011|archive-date=6 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006150512/http://www.theage.com.au/national/local-astronomer-thanks-his-lucky-stars-for-physics-nobel-prize-20111004-1l7j6.html|url-status=live}}

Sport

7 January – Cricket: England wins The Ashes series 3–1 over Australia.{{cite news|title=England beat Australia to win Ashes series Down Under after 24 years|url=http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/199112|access-date=18 June 2011|date=7 January 2011|publisher=Newstrack India|agency=Asian News International|archive-date=15 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715021016/https://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/199112|url-status=live}}
29 January – Tennis: Kim Clijsters wins the women's singles title at the 2011 Australian Open, defeating Li Na.{{cite news|last=Briggs|first=Simon|title=Kim Clijsters beats Li Na to win Australian Open 2011 final|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/australianopen/8290185/Kim-Clijsters-beats-Li-Na-to-win-Australian-Open-2011-final.html|access-date=18 June 2011|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=29 January 2011|location=London|archive-date=11 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110311040142/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/australianopen/8290185/Kim-Clijsters-beats-Li-Na-to-win-Australian-Open-2011-final.html|url-status=live}}
29 January – Soccer: Australia is defeated 1–0 in extra time by Japan in the final of the 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar.{{cite news|title=Japan Wins Asian Cup, Defeating Australia|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/30/sports/soccer/30soccer.html|access-date=18 June 2011|newspaper=The New York Times|date=29 January 2011|agency=Associated Press|archive-date=15 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715065742/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/30/sports/soccer/30soccer.html|url-status=live}}
30 January – Tennis: Novak Djokovic wins the men's singles title at the 2011 Australian Open, defeating Andy Murray.{{cite news|title=Djokovic thrashes Murray to win Australian Open|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-54513520110130|access-date=18 June 2011|date=30 January 2011|work=Reuters|archive-date=6 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306162259/http://uk.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-54513520110130|url-status=dead}}
7 February – Cricket: Shane Watson wins the Allan Border Medal for the second year in a row.[http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/02/07/3132431.htm Watson wins Allan Border Medal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110209072513/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/02/07/3132431.htm |date=9 February 2011 }}, ABC News, 7 February 2011.
12 February – Rugby League: The 2011 All Stars match is held at Skilled Park, with the NRL All Stars defeating the Indigenous All Stars 28–12. NRL fullback Josh Dugan of the Canberra Raiders wins the Preston Campbell award for Man of the Match. Preceding the game was the inaugural Women's All Stars match, which the NRL team also won 22–6.
27 February – Rugby League: 2010 NRL premiers the St. George Illawarra Dragons defeat Super League XV champions the Wigan Warriors 21–15 in the 2011 World Club Challenge, held in Wigan.
1 March – Soccer: North Queensland Fury are dropped from the A-League, after being unable to meet the financial requirements of Football Federation Australia.[http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/a-league/north-queensland-fury-dropped-from-a-league-after-being-unable-to-front-15million-for-licence/story-e6frf4gl-1226014174045 North Queensland Fury dropped from A-League after being found to be 'too big of a financial risk'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715065747/https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/a-league/north-queensland-fury-dropped-from-a-league-after-being-unable-to-front-15million-for-licence/story-e6frf4gl-1226014174045?nk=6e3bd33b8ca5115bb5df3baaff182c13-1721026666 |date=15 July 2024 }}, Fox Sports, 1 March 2011.
13 March – Basketball: Bulleen Boomers defeat Canberra Capitals 103–78 to win the 2010–11 Women's National Basketball League championship.{{cite news|last=Hand|first=Guy|title=Bulleen Boomers win WNBL title|url=http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-sport/bulleen-boomers-win-wnbl-title-20110313-1bsry.html|access-date=13 March 2011|newspaper=The Age|date=13 March 2011|archive-date=14 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110314153744/http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-sport/bulleen-boomers-win-wnbl-title-20110313-1bsry.html|url-status=live}}
13 March – Soccer: Brisbane Roar FC defeat Central Coast Mariners FC 4–2 on penalties (2–2 after extra time) to win the 2010–11 A-League Championship. Brisbane win the Premiership/Championship double.{{cite news|last=Lynch|first=Michael|title=Brisbane roars back from dead to win|url=http://www.theage.com.au/sport/a-league/brisbane-roars-back-from-dead-to-win-20110313-1bt0l.html|access-date=13 March 2011|newspaper=The Age|date=13 March 2011|archive-date=16 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110316120000/http://www.theage.com.au/sport/a-league/brisbane-roars-back-from-dead-to-win-20110313-1bt0l.html|url-status=live}}
21 March – Cricket: Tasmania win their second Sheffield Shield, beating New South Wales by seven wickets at Bellerive Oval.[http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/21/3169583.htm Tasmania takes out Sheffield Shield] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110324105202/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/21/3169583.htm |date=24 March 2011 }}, ABC News, 21 March 2011.
27 March – Motor racing: German driver Sebastian Vettel win the 2011 Australian Grand Prix for Red Bull Racing, finishing 22 seconds ahead of British driver Lewis Hamilton.
29 April – Basketball: New Zealand Breakers defeat Cairns Taipans 71–53 in the deciding game of the 2010–11 NBL Grand Final series. The Breakers become the first New Zealand team to win an NBL championship.{{cite news|title=NZ Breakers win NBL title|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/nz-breakers-win-nbl-title/story-e6frf9if-1226047167469|access-date=13 July 2011|newspaper=Herald Sun|date=29 April 2011|agency=AAP}}
22 May – Netball: The Queensland Firebirds win the 2011 ANZ Championship defeating the Northern Mystics 57–44 in the Grand Final at Brisbane.{{cite news|last=Murdoch|first=Alex|title=Injured Firebirds skipper Lauren Nourse left out of official presentation but included by team|url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/injured-firebirds-skipper-lauren-nourse-left-out-of-official-presentation-but-included-by-team/story-e6frep5o-1226060874749|access-date=23 May 2011|newspaper=Courier Mail|date=23 May 2011}}
6 July – Rugby league: Queensland win a record sixth consecutive Rugby League State of Origin title, defeating New South Wales 34–24 in front of 52,498 fans at Lang Park to win the series by two matches to one.{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Wayne|title=Maroons make it six as Blues banished from Darren Lockyer's party|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/sport/maroons-make-it-six-as-blues-banished-from-darren-lockyers-party/story-e6frg7mf-1226089349610|access-date=11 July 2011|newspaper=The Australian|date=7 July 2011}}
9 July – Rugby union: Queensland win the 2011 Super Rugby championship, defeating the Christchurch-based Crusaders 18–13 in front of 52,116 fans at Lang Park; a record crowd for Australian provincial rugby.{{cite news|title=Reds' revival capped in crowning Super Rugby glory|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/sport/reds-revival-capped-in-crowning-super-rugby-glory/story-e6frg7o6-1226091452850|access-date=11 July 2011|newspaper=The Australian|date=9 July 2011|agency=AAP| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110712180900/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/sport/reds-revival-capped-in-crowning-super-rugby-glory/story-e6frg7o6-1226091452850| archive-date= 12 July 2011 | url-status=live}}
10 July – Netball: Australia win the 2011 Netball World Championships held in Singapore, defeating New Zealand 58–57 after extra time.{{cite news|title=Diamonds lift world netball crown by edging New Zealand in a thriller|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/sport/diamonds-lift-world-netball-crown-by-edging-new-zealand-in-a-thriller/story-e6frg7mf-1226091891791|access-date=11 July 2011|newspaper=The Australian|date=10 July 2011|agency=AAP}}
10 July – Soccer: The Matildas—the Australian women's football team—is knocked out of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup at the quarter-final stage, defeated by Sweden 3–1 in Augsburg.{{cite news|last=Gatt|first=Ray|title=Brave Matildas go down swinging in World Cup quarter-final|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/sport/brave-matildas-go-down-swinging-in-world-cup-quarter-final/story-e6frg7mf-1226091986986|access-date=11 July 2011|newspaper=The Australian|date=11 July 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110713002352/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/sport/brave-matildas-go-down-swinging-in-world-cup-quarter-final/story-e6frg7mf-1226091986986| archive-date= 13 July 2011 | url-status=live}}
24 July – Cycling: Cadel Evans wins the 2011 Tour de France. Evans is the first Australian to win the Tour de France.{{cite web|title=Evans seals historic Tour win|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-07-25/evans-seals-historic-tour-win/2808388/?site=sport§ion=all|work=ABC Sport|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=24 July 2011|date=24 July 2011|archive-date=1 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501001426/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-07-25/evans-seals-historic-tour-win/2808388?site=sport§ion=all|url-status=live}}
30 July – Australian rules football: {{AFL Gee}} hands {{AFL Mel}} the second worst marginal defeat in AFL/VFL history, winning by 186 points.{{Cite web |url=https://www.smh.com.au/afl/afl-news/geelong-claw-melbourne-by-30-goals-20110730-1i5hh.html |title=Geelong Cats beats Melbourne Demons by 186 points {{!}} AFL |access-date=20 February 2020 |archive-date=15 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715021518/https://www.smh.com.au/sport/afl/geelong-claw-melbourne-by-30-goals-20110730-1i5hh.html |url-status=live }} Twenty-four hours after the siren blew at Kardinia Park, Dean Bailey was sacked as Demons coach after three and a half seasons at the helm.[https://archive.today/20120729095133/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/119847/default.aspx It's official: Bailey sacked – AFL.com.au]
3 September – Athletics: Sally Pearson wins the Women's 100 metres hurdles at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics at Daegu, South Korea.{{cite news|title=Pearson wins 100m hurdles gold|url=http://www.theage.com.au/sport/athletics/pearson-wins-100m-hurdles-gold-20110903-1jrtc.html|access-date=3 September 2011|newspaper=The Age|date=3 September 2011|agency=AAP|archive-date=15 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715021519/https://www.theage.com.au/sport/athletics/pearson-reaches-superstardom-with-blistering-run-for-gold-20110903-1jrtc.html|url-status=live}}
4 September – Rugby League: The Melbourne Storm win their first legitimate minor premiership following the final main round of the 2011 NRL season. The Gold Coast Titans finish in last position, claiming the wooden spoon.
12 September – Tennis: Samantha Stosur wins the 2011 US Open, her first Grand Slam singles title.{{cite news|title=Stosur shoots for US Open glory|url=http://www.theage.com.au/sport/tennis/stosur-shoots-for-us-open-glory-20110912-1k4m3.html|access-date=11 September 2011|newspaper=The Age|date=12 September 2011|archive-date=15 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715021519/https://www.theage.com.au/sport/tennis/samantha-stosur-wins-us-open-blowbyblow-blog-20110912-1k4m3.html|url-status=live}}
26 September – Australian rules football: Dane Swan (Collingwood) wins the 2011 Brownlow Medal.[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-09-27/swan-to-stay-focused-on-gf/2945906 Swan to stay focused on grand final] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927003446/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-09-27/swan-to-stay-focused-on-gf/2945906 |date=27 September 2011 }}, ABC News, 27 September 2011.
1 October – Australian rules football: Geelong wins the 2011 AFL Grand Final, defeating Collingwood 18.11 (119) to 12.9 (81).
2 October – Rugby league: The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles win the 2011 NRL Grand Final, defeating the New Zealand Warriors 24–10. It is the Sea Eagles' most recent premiership win.{{cite news|last=Jackson|first=Glenn|title=Silvertails and gold: Sea Eagles soar to new heights|url=https://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-match-report/silvertails-and-gold-sea-eagles-soar-to-new-heights-20111002-1l3lp.html|access-date=4 October 2011|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=3 October 2011|archive-date=3 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003234257/http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-match-report/silvertails-and-gold-sea-eagles-soar-to-new-heights-20111002-1l3lp.html|url-status=live}}
9 October – Motor racing: Garth Tander and Nick Percat, driving for the Holden Racing Team, win the 2011 Bathurst 1000.{{cite news|last=Lynch|first=Jared|title=Tander resists late Lowndes charge to secure Bathurst victory|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/motorsport/tander-resists-late-lowndes-charge-to-secure-bathurst-victory-20111009-1lfvz.html|access-date=10 October 2011|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=10 October 2011|archive-date=15 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715065743/https://www.smh.com.au/sport/motorsport/tander-resists-late-lowndes-charge-to-secure-bathurst-victory-20111009-1lfvz.html|url-status=live}}
22 October – Horse racing: Pinker Pinker wins the Cox Plate at Moonee Valley.
1 November – Horse racing: Dunaden, ridden by Christophe Lemaire and trained by Mikel Delzangles, wins the 2011 Melbourne Cup. The French-trained horse won in a photo finish over Red Cadeaux—the narrowest victory in the history of the race.{{cite news|last=Garvey|first=Andrew|title=The closest of calls|url=http://www.theage.com.au/sport/horseracing/the-closest-of-calls-20111101-1mtit.html|access-date=1 November 2011|newspaper=The Age|date=1 November 2011|archive-date=2 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002142407/http://www.theage.com.au/sport/horseracing/the-closest-of-calls-20111101-1mtit.html|url-status=live}}
12 November – Commonwealth Games: The Gold Coast is announced as the host of the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-12/gold-coast-to-host-2018-comm-games/3662402 Gold Coast to host Commonwealth Games] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113012327/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-12/gold-coast-to-host-2018-comm-games/3662402 |date=13 November 2011 }}, ABC News, 12 November 2011.
12 November – Athletics: Sally Pearson was named as the woman IAAF World Athlete of the Year for 2011.{{cite news|title=Sally Pearson claims IAAF gong|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-13/pearson-claims-iaaf-gong/3663132?section=world|access-date=13 November 2011|newspaper=ABC News|date=13 November 2011|agency=Reuters|archive-date=25 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425204128/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-13/pearson-claims-iaaf-gong/3663132?section=world|url-status=live}}

Deaths

1 January – Sonia Humphrey, 63, television presenter and journalist
2 January – Robert Trumble, 91, writer and musician{{cite news|last=Stove|first=Robert|title=Composer's scores neglected but he chalked up kudos in cricket circles|url=http://www.theage.com.au/national/obituaries/composers-scores-neglected-but-he-chalked-up-kudos-in-cricket-circles-20110214-1atob.html?skin=text-only|access-date=18 June 2011|newspaper=The Age|date=15 February 2011|archive-date=15 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715021520/https://www.theage.com.au/national/composers-scores-neglected-but-he-chalked-up-kudos-in-cricket-circles-20110214-1atob.html|url-status=live}}
9 January – Ernest Henry Lee-Steere, 98, businessman{{cite news|last=Eakins|first=Bevin|title=Sir Ernest leaves a legacy of legend|url=http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/8624822/sir-ernest-leaves-a-legacy-of-legend/|access-date=18 June 2011|newspaper=The West Australian|date=11 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110113150313/http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/8624822/sir-ernest-leaves-a-legacy-of-legend/|archive-date=13 January 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
9 January – Makinti Napanangka, late 1980s, Australian Papunya Tula artist{{cite news|last=Wilson|first=Ashleigh|title=Aboriginal desert art loses unique vision|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/aboriginal-desert-art-loses-unique-vision/story-e6frg6nf-1225986612458|access-date=18 June 2011|newspaper=The Australian|date=13 January 2011|archive-date=5 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110405054455/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/aboriginal-desert-art-loses-unique-vision/story-e6frg6nf-1225986612458|url-status=live}}
13 January – Mick Cremin, 87, rugby union player{{cite news|title=Rugby mourns loss of Wallaby Mick Cremin|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/sport/rugby-mourns-loss-of-wallaby-mick-cremin/story-e6frg7o6-1225989641119|access-date=18 June 2011|newspaper=The Australian|date=17 January 2011|agency=Australian Associated Press}}
15 January – Harvey James, 58, guitarist with Sherbet{{cite news|last=Staff writer|title=Sherbet guitarist Harvey James loses cancer battle|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/harvey-james-dead-after-cancer-battle/story-e6frf96f-1225988745379|access-date=18 June 2011|newspaper=Herald Sun|date=16 January 2011}}
17 January – Steve Prestwich, 56, drummer with Cold Chisel{{cite news|title=Cold Chisel drummer Steve Prestwich dies from brain tumour|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/cold-chisel-drummer-steve-prestwich-dies-from-brain-tumour/story-e6frf7kf-1225989324669|access-date=18 June 2011|newspaper=Herald Sun|date=17 January 2011|archive-date=12 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110312200010/http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/cold-chisel-drummer-steve-prestwich-dies-from-brain-tumour/story-e6frf7kf-1225989324669|url-status=live}}
18 January – Duncan Hall, 85, rugby league footballer{{Cite news| last = Ricketts| first = Steve| title = Rugby league mourns the death of the Team of the Century prop Duncan Hall| work = The Daily Telegraph| location = Australia| publisher = Herald and Weekly Times.| date = 19 January 2011| url = http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/nrl/rugby-league-mourns-the-death-of-the-team-of-the-century-prop-duncan-hall/story-e6frfgbo-1225990640585| access-date = 18 January 2011| archive-date = 6 December 2012| archive-url = https://archive.today/20121206022710/http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/nrl/rugby-league-mourns-the-death-of-the-team-of-the-century-prop-duncan-hall/story-e6frfgbo-1225990640585| url-status = live}}
24 January – Peter Gibb, 56, criminal, prison escapee{{cite news|last=Sexton|first=Reid|title=Gibb bashed as payback for joke, girlfriend claims|url=http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/gibb-bashed-as-payback-for-joke-girlfriend-claims-20110124-1a2vq.html?skin=text-only|access-date=18 June 2011|newspaper=The Age|date=25 January 2011|archive-date=15 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715022022/https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/gibb-bashed-as-payback-for-joke-girlfriend-claims-20110124-1a2vq.html|url-status=live}}
2 February – Darrel Baldock, 72, Australian rules footballer, politician{{cite news|last=Sheehan|first=Mike|title=St Kilda football legend Darrel Baldock dies aged 72|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad/club-legend-baldock-passes-away/story-fn6bfkm6-1225998997205|access-date=18 June 2011|newspaper=Herald Sun|date=3 February 2011}}
7 February – Frank Roberts, 65, boxer, first Indigenous Olympian{{cite web|last=Ingall|first=Jennifer|title=Vale Honest Frank, one of Australia's first indigenous Olympic boxers|url=http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2011/02/08/3132786.htm|publisher=ABC|access-date=18 June 2011|date=8 February 2011|archive-date=9 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110209162421/http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2011/02/08/3132786.htm|url-status=live}}
12 February – James Elliott, 82, actor (Number 96){{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1653830/|title=James Elliott|website=IMDb|access-date=6 July 2018|archive-date=15 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715022030/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1653830/|url-status=live}}
21 February – Dick Klugman, 87, politician{{cite news|last1=Ferguson|first1=Laurie|last2=Brown|first2=Malcolm|title=Labor medico was a strong civil libertarian|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/obituaries/labor-medico-was-a-strong-civil-libertarian-20110313-1bsv5.html|access-date=18 June 2011|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=14 March 2011|archive-date=15 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715022029/https://www.smh.com.au/national/labor-medico-was-a-strong-civil-libertarian-20110313-1bsv5.html|url-status=live}}
6 March – Patricia Brennan, 66, advocate for the ordination of women{{cite web|last=Cleary|first=John|title=Remembering Patricia Bennan|url=http://www.abc.net.au/religion/articles/2011/03/11/3161464.htm|publisher=ABC|access-date=18 June 2011|date=11 March 2011}}
9 March – Des Meagher, 67, Australian rules footballer{{cite news|last=Staff writer|title=Hawthorn premiership player Des Meagher dies|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/hawthorn-premiership-player-des-maugher-dies/story-e6frf9jf-1226018499083|access-date=18 June 2011|newspaper=Herald Sun|date=9 March 2011}}
13 March – Owsley Stanley, 76, counter-cultural figure{{cite news|last=Greenfield|first=Robert|title=Owsley Stanley: The King of LSD|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/owsley-stanley-the-king-of-lsd-20110314|access-date=18 June 2011|newspaper=Rolling Stone|date=14 March 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110628230616/http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/owsley-stanley-the-king-of-lsd-20110314| archive-date= 28 June 2011 | url-status=live}}
19 March – Kym Bonython, 90, arts identity{{cite news|last=Edwards|first=Verity|title=War flying ace, art lover and larrikin Kym Bonython dies at 90|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/executive-lifestyle/war-flying-ace-art-lover-and-larrikin-kym-bonython-dies-at-90/story-e6frg9zo-1226025033070|access-date=18 June 2011|newspaper=The Australian|date=21 March 2011}}
20 March – Bob Christo, 72, Bollywood actor{{cite news|last=Dubey|first=Bharati|title=Actor Bob Christo passes away|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-21/news-interviews/29170911_1_hindi-films-rani-choron-ka-raja-henchman|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110826214245/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-21/news-interviews/29170911_1_hindi-films-rani-choron-ka-raja-henchman|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 August 2011|access-date=18 June 2011|date=21 March 2011|newspaper=The Times of India|agency=Times News Network}}
28 March – Esben Storm, 60, actor, producer and director{{cite news|last=Bodey|first=Michael|title=Conspiracy to capture the whole family|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/conspiracy-to-capture-the-whole-family/story-e6frg8n6-1226030266122|access-date=18 June 2011|newspaper=The Australian|date=30 March 2011}}
31 March – Tony Barrell, 70, broadcaster{{cite web|last=Colvin|first=Mark|title=And so farewell then, to Tony Barrell... and Tug Scuffard|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/04/01/3179472.htm|publisher=ABC|access-date=18 June 2011|date=1 April 2011|archive-date=10 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610115924/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/04/01/3179472.htm|url-status=dead}}
31 March – Alan Fitzgerald, 75, journalist and satirist{{cite web|title=Journalist Alan Fitzgerald dies of cancer|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/31/3179173.htm|publisher=ABC|access-date=18 June 2011|date=31 March 2011|archive-date=12 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112125229/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-03-31/journalist-alan-fitzgerald-dies-of-cancer/2633500|url-status=dead}}
8 April – David S. Clarke, 69, businessman and winemaker{{cite news|last=Galacho|first=Olga|title=Tributes flow for innovator David Clarke|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/businessold/tributes-flow-for-innovator-clarke/story-e6frfh4f-1226036283541|access-date=18 June 2011|newspaper=Herald Sun|date=9 April 2011}}
8 April – Donald Shanks, 70, bass-baritone opera singer{{cite news|last=Westwood|first=Matthew|title=Big bass voice was a father figure for opera|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/big-bass-voice-was-a-father-figure-for-opera/story-e6frg8n6-1226037437877|access-date=18 June 2011|newspaper=The Australian|date=12 April 2011}}
11 April – John D'Orazio, 55, politician{{cite web|title=Former state politician John D'Orazio dies|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/04/12/3188923.htm|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporationwebsite=ABC News|access-date=18 June 2011|date=12 April 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110511192032/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/04/12/3188923.htm| archive-date= 11 May 2011 | url-status=dead}}
11 April – Peter Ruehl, 64, columnist{{cite news|last1=Korporaal|first1=Glenda|last2=Overington|first2=Caroline|author-link2=Caroline Overington|title=Irreverent writer and satirist Peter Ruehl dies suddenly, at 64|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/irreverent-writer-and-satirist-peter-ruehl-dies-suddenly-at-64/story-0-1226038121149|access-date=18 June 2011|newspaper=The Australian|date=13 April 2011}}
13 April – Alan Noonan, 63, Australian rules footballer{{cite web|last=Staff writers |title=Essendon mourns passing of Alan Noonan |url=http://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/a/Essendon-mourns-passing-of-Alan-Noonan/8097 |publisher=Essendon Football Club |access-date=18 June 2011 |date=14 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110417075917/http://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/a/Essendon-mourns-passing-of-Alan-Noonan/8097 |archive-date=17 April 2011 |df=dmy }}
17 April – Eric Gross, 84, composer{{cite web|url=http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/article/eric-gross-1926-2011|title=Eric Gross: Represented Artist|publisher=Australian Music Centre|access-date=31 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111115211343/http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/article/eric-gross-1926-2011|archive-date=15 November 2011|url-status=live}}
17 April – Blair Milan, 29, actor and television presenter{{cite news|last=Overington|first=Caroline|author-link=Caroline Overington|title=Big break, then Milan dies at 29|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/media/big-break-then-milan-dies-at-29/story-e6frg996-1226040889308|access-date=18 June 2011|newspaper=The Australian|date=18 April 2011}}
23 April – Dutch Tilders, 69, musician{{cite web|title=Blues master Dutch Tilders dies|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/04/25/3199624.htm|publisher=ABC|access-date=18 June 2011|date=25 April 2011|archive-date=2 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110702003715/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/04/25/3199624.htm|url-status=dead}}
5 May – Claude Choules, 110, last surviving combat World War I veteran{{cite news|title=Claude Choules, last combat veteran of World War I, dies at 110|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/claude-choules-last-combat-veteran-of-world-war-i-dies-at-110/2011/05/05/AFxEdu0F_story.html|access-date=18 June 2011|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=6 May 2011|first=Leonard|last=Shapiro}}
6 May – Barry Connolly, 72, Australian rules footballer{{cite web|title=Community farewells Shepparton footy identity|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/05/13/3215888.htm?site=goulburnmurray§ion=news&date=(none)|publisher=ABC|access-date=18 June 2011|date=13 May 2011|archive-date=15 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715022951/https://www.abc.net.au/news|url-status=dead}}
8 May – Lionel Rose, 62, boxer{{cite news|last1=Rothfield|first1=Phil|last2=Kieza|first2=Grantlee|title=Aussie boxing great Lionel Rose to be honoured with a state funeral|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/lionel-rose-dies-aged-62/story-e6frf9if-1226052089319|access-date=18 June 2011|newspaper=Herald Sun|date=9 May 2011|agency=Australian Associated Press}}
16 May – Bob Davis, 82, Australian rules footballer{{cite news|last=Lannen|first=Danny|title=Pay your respects to Bobby Davis|url=http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2011/05/24/259521_news.html|access-date=18 June 2011|newspaper=Geelong Advertiser|date=24 May 2011}}
20 May – Ivan Gibbs, 83, Queensland politician{{cite news|title=Ivan Gibbs, former Queensland minister, dies at 83|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/ivan-gibbs-former-queensland-minister-dies-at-83/story-fn59niix-1226059908261|access-date=18 June 2011|newspaper=The Australian|date=20 May 2011|agency=Australian Associated Press}}
21 May – Bill Hunter, 71, actor{{cite news|title=Actor Bill Hunter dies|url=http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2011/05/23/3224077.htm|publisher=ABC|access-date=18 June 2011|date=22 May 2011|agency=Australian Associated Press|archive-date=27 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110627141841/http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2011/05/23/3224077.htm|url-status=live}}
22 May – Ralph Hunt, 83, politician{{cite news|title=National briefing|url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/national/national/general/national-briefing/2171186.aspx|access-date=18 June 2011|newspaper=The Canberra Times|date=23 May 2011}}{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
23 May – Sam Faust, 26, rugby league player{{cite news|last=Clark|first=Laine|title=Faust inspires NQ Cowboys|url=http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-sport/faust-inspires-nq-cowboys-20110524-1f2af.html|access-date=18 June 2011|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=24 May 2011|agency=Australian Associated Press|archive-date=28 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110528165421/http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-sport/faust-inspires-nq-cowboys-20110524-1f2af.html|url-status=live}}
25 May – Terry Jenner, 66, cricketer{{cite news|last=Lalor|first=Peter|title=Shane Warne mentor Terry Jenner made most of second life|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/sport/shane-warne-mentor-terry-jenner-made-most-of-second-life/story-e6frg7rx-1226063707488|access-date=18 June 2011|newspaper=The Australian|date=27 May 2011}}
29 May – Jon Blake, 52, actor{{cite news|last=Staff writers|title=Lighthorseman actor Jon Blake dies from pneumonia aged 52|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/movies/actor-jon-blake-dies/story-e6frf9h6-1226065903244|access-date=18 June 2011|newspaper=Herald Sun|date=31 May 2011}}
29 May – Bill Roycroft, 96, equestrian{{cite news|last=Larkin|first=Steve|title=Coates honours Olympian Roycroft's bravery|url=http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/coates-honours-olympian-roycrofts-bravery-20110530-1fbd1.html|access-date=18 June 2011|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=30 May 2011|agency=Australian Associated Press|archive-date=15 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715070252/https://www.smh.com.au/national/coates-honours-olympian-roycrofts-bravery-20110530-1fbd1.html|url-status=live}}
1 June – Frank Ponta, 75, paralympian{{cite news|title=Paralympic pioneer Ponta passes away|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/06/02/3233826.htm?site=sport§ion=more|publisher=ABC|access-date=18 June 2011|date=2 June 2011|agency=Australian Associated Press|archive-date=15 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715023500/https://www.abc.net.au/news|url-status=dead}}
17 June – David Brockhoff, 83, rugby union player and coach{{cite news|last=Payten|first=Iain|title=Rugby world mourns loss of legendary David Brockhoff|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/rugby/rugby-world-mourns-loss-of-legendary-david-brockhoff/story-e6frey4i-1226077235150|access-date=18 June 2011|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=17 June 2011|location=Sydney}}
17 June – Rex Mossop, 83, rugby league and rugby union player and television personality{{cite news|last=Barton|first=Joe|title=League legends farewell colourful Mossop|url=http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-sport/league-legends-farewell-colourful-mossop-20110618-1g8mk.html|access-date=18 June 2011|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=18 June 2011|agency=Australian Associated Press|archive-date=19 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110619055727/http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-sport/league-legends-farewell-colourful-mossop-20110618-1g8mk.html|url-status=live}}
19 June – Tom Hungerford, 96, author and playwright{{cite news|last=Perpitch|first=Nicholas|title=Author, playwright Tom Hungerford dies, aged 96|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/author-playwright-tom-hungerford-dies-aged-96/story-e6frg6nf-1226078811501|access-date=21 June 2011|newspaper=The Australian|date=21 June 2011}}
23 June – Len King, 88, politician and judge{{cite news|title=Tributes pour in for ex-SA chief justice |url=http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8265193/former-sa-chief-justice-len-king-dies |publisher=ninemsn |agency=Australian Associated Press |access-date=30 June 2011 |date=24 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005173053/http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8265193/former-sa-chief-justice-len-king-dies |archive-date=5 October 2012 }}
30 June – Tom Kruse, 96, Outback mailman and documentary subject{{cite news|title=Bush mailman dies aged 96|url=http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/bush-mailman-dies-aged-96-20110630-1gsra.html|access-date=30 June 2011|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|agency=Australian Associated Press|date=30 June 2011|archive-date=2 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110702225427/http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/bush-mailman-dies-aged-96-20110630-1gsra.html|url-status=live}}
30 June – Sean Wight, 47, Australian rules footballer (Melbourne){{cite web|last=Carroll|first=Lynda|title=Vale Sean Wight|url=http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/7415/newsid/117475/default.aspx|publisher=Melbourne Football Club|access-date=30 June 2011|date=30 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320020249/http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/7415/newsid/117475/default.aspx|archive-date=20 March 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
6 July – Carly Hibberd, 26, Australian road racing cyclist{{cite news|title=Aussie cyclist killed on Italian training ride|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-07-07/aussie-cyclist-killed-on-italian-training-ride/2785284|work=ABC News|agency=Australian Associated Press|date=6 July 2011|access-date=27 December 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030153520/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-07-07/aussie-cyclist-killed-on-italian-training-ride/2785284|archive-date=30 October 2016}}
12 July – Allan Jeans, 77, Australian rules footballer and coach{{cite news|last=Anderson|first=Jo|title=Tributes pour in after AFL legend Allan Jeans dies at age 77|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/afl-legend-allan-jeans-dies/story-e6frf9io-1226093566266|access-date=12 July 2011|newspaper=Herald Sun|author2=Clark, Jay|archive-date=5 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160705190739/http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/afl-legend-allan-jeans-dies/story-e6frf9io-1226093566266?|url-status=live}}
15 July – Googie Withers, 94, actress{{cite news|last=Barker|first=Dennis|title=Googie Withers obituary|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/jul/16/googie-withers-obituary|access-date=3 August 2011|newspaper=The Guardian|date=16 July 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110716222611/http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/jul/16/googie-withers-obituary| archive-date= 16 July 2011 | url-status=live}}
17 July – David Ngoombujarra, 44, actor{{cite news|last=Prior|first=Flip|title=Actor with the winning smile found dead at 44|url=http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/entertainment/a/-/entertainment/9870006/actor-with-the-winning-smile-found-dead-at-44/|access-date=19 July 2011|newspaper=The West Australian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722174650/http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/entertainment/a/-/entertainment/9870006/actor-with-the-winning-smile-found-dead-at-44|archive-date=22 July 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
21 July – Ashleigh Connor, 21, soccer player{{cite news|title=Promising soccer star dies in car accident|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/football/promising-soccer-star-dies-in-car-accident-20110721-1hqzt.html|access-date=3 August 2011|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=22 July 2011|archive-date=28 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428095755/http://www.smh.com.au/sport/football/promising-soccer-star-dies-in-car-accident-20110721-1hqzt.html|url-status=live}}
24 July – Ron Davies, 85, Western Australian politician{{cite news|last=Jerga|first=Josh|title=WA Labor Party stalwart Ron Davies dies|url=http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/wa-labor-party-stalwart-ron-davies-dies-20110726-1hy0e.html|access-date=13 August 2011|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=26 July 2011|agency=Australian Associated Press|archive-date=15 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715070253/https://www.smh.com.au/national/wa-labor-party-stalwart-ron-davies-dies-20110726-1hy0e.html|url-status=live}}
26 July – Margaret Olley, 88, artist{{cite news|last=Nelson|first=Robert|title=The Magic of Margaret Olley|url=http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/the-magic-of-margaret-olley-20110728-1i20h.html|access-date=3 August 2011|newspaper=The Age|date=29 July 2011|archive-date=27 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127053547/http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/the-magic-of-margaret-olley-20110728-1i20h.html|url-status=live}}
31 July – Clyde Holding, 80, politician{{cite news|last=Woolford|first=Don|title=Hawke Minister Holding dies|url=http://www.theage.com.au/national/hawke-minister-holding-dies-20110801-1i7gr.html|access-date=1 August 2011|newspaper=The Age|date=1 August 2011|archive-date=31 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110831171718/http://www.theage.com.au/national/hawke-minister-holding-dies-20110801-1i7gr.html|url-status=live}}
5 August – Aziz Shavershian, 22, bodybuilder{{cite news|last=Kennedy |first=Les |title=Sydney bodybuilder dies in Thailand sauna |url=http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8283698/sydney-bodybuilder-dies-in-thailand-sauna |access-date=18 December 2011 |newspaper=Ninemsn |date=10 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110913150828/http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8283698/sydney-bodybuilder-dies-in-thailand-sauna |archive-date=13 September 2011 }}
7 August – Nancy Wake, 98, World War II resistance fighter (died in England){{cite news|title='White Mouse' Nancy Wake dies|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/white-mouse-nancy-wake-dies-20110808-1ii2u.html|access-date=8 August 2011|newspaper=The Age|date=8 August 2011|agency=AAP|archive-date=15 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120115101917/http://www.smh.com.au/national/white-mouse-nancy-wake-dies-20110808-1ii2u.html|url-status=live}}
11 August – Karen Overington, 59, politician{{cite web|title=Former Labor MP Karen Overington dies|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-08-11/former-labor-mp-dies/2835266|publisher=ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)|access-date=11 August 2011|date=11 August 2011|archive-date=11 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811224633/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-08-11/former-labor-mp-dies/2835266|url-status=live}}
18 August – Paul Lockyer, 61, journalist{{cite news|last=Kappelle|first=Liza|title=No survivors from ABC helicopter crash|url=http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/no-survivors-from-abc-helicopter-crash-20110819-1j0kt.html|access-date=19 August 2011|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=19 August 2011|archive-date=15 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715023508/https://www.smh.com.au/national/no-survivors-from-abc-helicopter-crash-20110819-1j0kt.html|url-status=live}}
18 August – John Abley, 80, Australian rules footballer{{cite news|last=Rucci|first=Michelangelo|title=Magpies mourn defensive ace Abley|url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/magpies-mourn-defensive-ace-abley/story-e6frenfc-1226118066932|access-date=7 December 2011|newspaper=The Advertiser|date=19 August 2011|archive-date=8 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908185848/http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/magpies-mourn-defensive-ace-abley/story-e6frenfc-1226118066932|url-status=live}}
18 August – Brian Harrison, 79, politician{{cite news|title=Brian Harrison|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/politics-obituaries/8772334/Brian-Harrison.html|access-date=7 December 2011|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=18 September 2011|archive-date=1 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180401061034/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/politics-obituaries/8772334/Brian-Harrison.html|url-status=live}}
19 August – Merv Brooks, 92, Australian rules footballer{{cite web|last=Daffey |first=Paul |title=Lions honour Roy boy |url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/122552/default.aspx |publisher=Australian Football League |access-date=3 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011011314/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/122552/default.aspx |archive-date=11 October 2012 }}
25 August – Elliott Johnston, 93, judge{{cite web|title=Former black deaths royal commissioner dead at 93|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-08-26/elliott-johnston-qc-death/2857304|work=ABC News|date=26 August 2011|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=1 September 2011|archive-date=31 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110831161002/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-08-26/elliott-johnston-qc-death/2857304|url-status=live}}
31 August – Denis Collins, 58, Australian rules footballer[https://archive.today/20120718041711/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/122555/default.aspx Tearaway wingman dies], AFL, 2 September 2011.
7 September – Harold Mair, 92, politician{{cite news|last=Jones|first=Howard|title=Harold Mair OAM: 1919–2011|url=http://www.bordermail.com.au/news/local/news/general/harold-mair-oam-19192011/2284756.aspx?storypage=0|access-date=8 September 2011|newspaper=Border Mail|date=8 September 2011|archive-date=11 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111211080409/http://www.bordermail.com.au/news/local/news/general/harold-mair-oam-19192011/2284756.aspx?storypage=0|url-status=live}}
11 September – Andy Whitfield, 39, actor (Spartacus: Blood and Sand)[https://www.reuters.com/article/idUS32721604120110911 Andy Whitfield, Former 'Spartacus' Star, Dead at 39] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421170612/https://www.reuters.com/article/idUS32721604120110911 |date=21 April 2023 }}, Reuters, 11 September 2011.
13 September – David Jull, 66, politician[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-09-13/david-jull-dies/2897454/?site=newcastle Former Howard minister David Jull dies] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074757/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-09-13/david-jull-dies/2897454?site=newcastle |date=4 March 2016 }}, ABC News, 13 September 2011.
16 September – Ted Mullighan, 72, South Australian Supreme Court judge[http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/former-south-australian-supreme-court-judge-ted-mullighan-dies/story-e6frg6nf-1226139201994 Former South Australian Supreme Court judge Ted Mullighan dies] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110916093901/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/former-south-australian-supreme-court-judge-ted-mullighan-dies/story-e6frg6nf-1226139201994 |date=16 September 2011 }}, The Australian, 16 September 2011.
17 September – Colin Madigan, 90, architect{{cite news|last=Streak|first=Diana|title=National Gallery architect dies, aged 90|url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/national-gallery-architect-dies-aged-90/2297340.aspx|access-date=7 December 2011|newspaper=Canberra Times|date=20 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010124239/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/national-gallery-architect-dies-aged-90/2297340.aspx|archive-date=10 October 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
29 September – Miriam Schmierer, 112, Australia's oldest living person and last known surviving Australian born in the 19th Century{{cite news|title=Australia's oldest woman Miriam Schmierer dies aged 112|url=http://www.news.com.au/australias-oldest-woman-miriam-schmierer-dies-aged-112/story-e6freoof-1226154292003|date=30 September 2011 | work=The Courier-Mail}}
1 October – Ruby Langford Ginibi, 77, author and Aboriginal historian[http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/author-langford-ginibi-dies-at-77/story-e6frg8n6-1226156526586 Author Langford Ginibi dies at 77] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718023341/https://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/author-langford-ginibi-dies-at-77/news-story/2c410132b8535ec8b86f24a31da13d4e |date=18 July 2019 }}, The Australian, 3 October 2011.
7 October – Diane Cilento, 78, actor{{cite news|title=Actor Diane Cilento dies in Cairns, aged 78|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/actress-diane-cilento-dies-in-cairns-aged-78/story-e6frg6nf-1226161120873|access-date=7 October 2011|newspaper=The Australian|date=7 October 2011|archive-date=7 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007132450/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/actress-diane-cilento-dies-in-cairns-aged-78/story-e6frg6nf-1226161120873|url-status=live}}
12 October – Dick Thornett, 71, water polo, rugby league and rugby union player[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-10-12/sporting-great-thornett-dies/3555318 Sporting great Dick Thornett dies] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111115173511/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-10-12/sporting-great-thornett-dies/3555318? |date=15 November 2011 }}, ABC News, 12 October 2011.
15 October – Sir Donald Dunstan, 88, military officer, Governor of South Australia (1982–1991){{cite news|last=Dougherty|first=Tom|title=Former state governor Sir Donald Dunstan dies at 88|url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/former-state-governor-sir-donald-dunstan-dies-at-88/story-e6frea6u-1226167981219|access-date=7 December 2011|newspaper=The Advertiser|date=17 October 2011}}
17 October – Elaine Nile, 75, politician{{cite web|title=Elaine Nile dies after cancer fight|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-10-18/elaine-nile-dies-after-cancer-fight/3577100|date=18 October 2011|work=ABC News|access-date=7 December 2011|archive-date=21 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111221093659/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-10-18/elaine-nile-dies-after-cancer-fight/3577100|url-status=live}}
18 October – George Chaloupka, 79, Aboriginal rock art expert{{cite news|last=Wilson|first=Ashleigh|title=NT rock art expert George Chaloupka dies|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/nt-rock-art-expert-george-chaloupka-dies/story-fn9d3avm-1226169943335|access-date=7 December 2011|newspaper=The Australian|date=18 October 2011|archive-date=20 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111020012026/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/nt-rock-art-expert-george-chaloupka-dies/story-fn9d3avm-1226169943335|url-status=live}}
19 October – Keith Williams, 82, tourism property developer
20 October – Hunter, 36, rapper[http://www.perthnow.com.au/entertainment/perth-confidential/perth-rapper-hunter-loses-cancer-battle/story-e6frg30l-1226171739452 Perth rapper Hunter loses cancer battle] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111022133349/http://www.perthnow.com.au/entertainment/perth-confidential/perth-rapper-hunter-loses-cancer-battle/story-e6frg30l-1226171739452 |date=22 October 2011 }}, The Sunday Times, 20 October 2011.
24 October – Robert Bropho, 81, Aboriginal rights activist[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-10-24/aboriginal-elder-robert-bropho-dies/3598138?section=wa Aboriginal elder Robert Bropho dies] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111025051742/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-10-24/aboriginal-elder-robert-bropho-dies/3598138?section=wa |date=25 October 2011 }}, ABC News, 25 October 2011.
4 November – Sarah Watt, 53, film director{{cite news|last=Maddox|first=Garry|title=Tributes flow for the director who gave her all|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/tributes-flow-for-the-director-who-gave-her-all-20111105-1n1d7.html|access-date=6 November 2011|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=6 November 2011|author2=Richardson, Rebecca|archive-date=6 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111106151521/http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/tributes-flow-for-the-director-who-gave-her-all-20111105-1n1d7.html|url-status=live}}
10 November – David Boyd, 87, artist[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-10/david-boyd-dies-aged-87/3658782?section=nsw Artist David Boyd dies aged 87] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111110232921/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-10/david-boyd-dies-aged-87/3658782?section=nsw |date=10 November 2011 }}, ABC News, 10 November 2011.
13 November – Peter Roebuck, 55, cricketer and journalist (died in South Africa){{cite news|last=Stevenson|first=Andrew|title=Cricket writer Peter Roebuck dies|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket-writer-peter-roebuck-dies-20111113-1ndg0.html|access-date=13 November 2011|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=13 November 2011|archive-date=14 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111114040750/http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket-writer-peter-roebuck-dies-20111113-1ndg0.html|url-status=live}}
25 November – John Blades, 51, experimental musician{{cite news|last=Shun Wah|first=Annette|title=John Blades, 1959–2011: Broadcaster drawn to humanity's dark side|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/media/broadcast/obituary-john-blades-1959-2011/story-fna045gd-1226213615045|access-date=7 December 2011|newspaper=The Australian|date=5 December 2011|archive-date=5 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111205015205/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/media/broadcast/obituary-john-blades-1959-2011/story-fna045gd-1226213615045|url-status=live}}
25 November – Dane Searls, 23, BMX rider{{cite news|last=Jabour|first=Bridie|title=BMX star Dane Searls dies|url=https://www.smh.com.au/queensland/bmx-star-dane-searls-dies-20111125-1nxpv.html|access-date=27 November 2011|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=25 November 2011|archive-date=26 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111126204240/http://www.smh.com.au/queensland/bmx-star-dane-searls-dies-20111125-1nxpv.html|url-status=live}}
1 December – Arthur Beetson, 66, Rugby League footballer, first Indigenous Australian to captain a national team in any sport{{cite news|title=Arthur Beetson dead, heart attack claims rugby league legend|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/arthur-beetson-dead-heart-attack-claims-rugby-league-legend/story-e6frf7l6-1226211071843|publisher=Herald Sun|date=1 December 2011}}
3 December – Sam Loxton, 90, cricketer, footballer and politician{{cite news|last=Coward|first=Mike|title=Sam Loxton the 'bulldog fighter' among Bradman's Invincibles|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/sport/sam-loxton-the-bulldog-fighter-among-bradmans-invincibles/story-e6frg7rx-1226213617779|access-date=7 December 2011|newspaper=The Australian|date=5 December 2011}}
4 December – RJ Rosales, 37, actor{{cite news|last=Sanchez|first=Rowena Joy A.|title=Fil-Aussie RJ Rosales dies at 37|url=http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/343840/filaussie-rj-rosales-dies-37|access-date=7 December 2011|newspaper=Manila Bulletin|date=6 December 2011|archive-date=7 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107141717/http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/343840/filaussie-rj-rosales-dies-37|url-status=live}}
8 December – Sir Zelman Cowen, 92, 19th Governor-General of Australia{{cite news|last=Grattan|first=Michelle|title=Governor-general 'healed' a nation|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/governorgeneral-healed-a-nation-20111208-1olnx.html|access-date=8 December 2011|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=8 December 2011|archive-date=15 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120115234308/http://www.smh.com.au/national/governorgeneral-healed-a-nation-20111208-1olnx.html|url-status=live}}
11 December – Harold Hopkins, 67, actor{{cite news |title=Acting veteran dies from asbestos-related cancer |author=AAP |url=http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/movies/acting-veteran-dies-from-asbestosrelated-cancer-20111211-1opca.html |newspaper=The Age |date=11 December 2011 |access-date=11 December 2011 |archive-date=29 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129084819/http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/movies/acting-veteran-dies-from-asbestosrelated-cancer-20111211-1opca.html |url-status=live }}
15 December – Jason Richards, 35, motor racing driver{{cite news|last=Gover|first=Paul|title=V8 star Jason Richards loses battle with cancer at age 35|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/motor-racing/v8-star-jason-richards-loses-battle-with-cancer-at-age-35/story-e6frfgb6-1226223965164|access-date=16 December 2011|newspaper=Herald Sun|date=16 December 2011}}
18 December – Jeremy Doyle, 28, wheelchair basketballer{{cite web|access-date=19 December 2011|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/more-sports/wheelchair-basketballer-jeremy-doyle-has-lost-his-battle-with-cancer/story-e6frey6i-1226225842547|date=19 December 2011|work=The Daily Telegraph|title=Wheelchair basketballer Jeremy Doyle has lost his battle with cancer}}
22 December – Bruce Ruxton, 85, former President of the Victorian Returned and Services League.{{cite news | url=http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/bruce-ruxton-former-victorian-rsl-president-dies-20111223-1p8ht.html | work=The Age | title=Bruce Ruxton, former Victorian RSL president, dies | date=23 December 2011 | access-date=23 December 2011 | archive-date=7 January 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107225155/http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/bruce-ruxton-former-victorian-rsl-president-dies-20111223-1p8ht.html | url-status=live }}
31 December – Murray Barnes, 57, soccer player (Sydney Hakoah), national captain (1980–1981).{{cite web |url=http://msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer/soccer/story/Former-Australia-captain-Murray-Barnes-dies-55347645 |title=Former Australia captain Murray Barnes dies |work=FOX Sports on MSN |date=21 May 2014 |access-date=15 July 2014 |archive-date=15 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120115190636/http://msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer/soccer/story/Former-Australia-captain-Murray-Barnes-dies-55347645 |url-status=live }}
31 December – Rex Jackson, 83, politician and convicted criminal.{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-01-01/rex-jackson-dies-aged-83/3754114 |title=Rex Jackson dies aged 83 |work=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=5 January 2012 |access-date=15 July 2014 |archive-date=28 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128072053/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-01-01/rex-jackson-dies-aged-83/3754114 |url-status=live }}

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