1977 in Australia

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The following lists events that happened during 1977 in Australia.

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1977 in Australia
Monarch Elizabeth II
Governor-General Sir John Kerr, then Sir Zelman Cowen
Prime minister Malcolm Fraser
Population14,033,083
Australian of the Year Raigh Roe and Murray Tyrrell
Elections WA, Referendum, NT, SA, QLD, Federal
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1977
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Decades:
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Incumbents

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Malcolm Fraser

State and territory leaders

Governors and administrators

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Science and technology

Arts and literature

Film

Television

Sport

Births

Deaths

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