See also: 2000 in Australia, other events of 2001, 2002 in Australia

Incumbents

• Prime Minister - John Howard
• Governor General - Sir William Deane, then Peter Hollingworth

• Premier of New South Wales - Bob Carr
• Premier of South Australia - John Olsen, then Rob Kerin
• Premier of Queensland - Peter Beattie
• Premier of Tasmania - Jim Bacon
• Premier of Western Australia - Richard Court, then Geoffrey Gallop
• Premier of Victoria - Steve Bracks
• Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory - Gary Humphries, then Jon Stanhope
• Chief Minister of the Northern Territory - Denis Burke, then Clare Martin

Events

Arts and literature

• ARIA Music Awards of 2001

Film

Television

Sports

Births

Deaths