The following lists events that happened during 2018 in Australia .
1 February – David Feeney resigns as MP for Batman , after he is unable to find documentation confirming that he had renounced his British citizenship.[ 5]
6 February – News Corp reveals that Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce is expecting a baby with a former staffer, following the break-up of his marriage.[ 6]
11 February – The Melbourne's Domain Parkland and Memorial Precinct—including Kings Domain , Alexandra Gardens , Queen Victoria Gardens , the Melbourne Observatory , the Shrine of Remembrance and Government House, Melbourne —was added to the Australian National Heritage List .[ 7]
12 February – The Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry , headed by Kenneth Hayne , opens in Melbourne.[ 8]
23 February –
26 February – New South Wales MP Michael McCormack wins the National Party of Australia leadership election and becomes Deputy Prime Minister of Australia , brought about by the resignation of Barnaby Joyce, defeating Queensland MP George Christensen .[ 11] 3 March – The Liberal Party led by Will Hodgman wins a second term of government but with a reduced majority at the 2018 Tasmanian state election .[ 12]
5 March - The Australian Border Force conducts an early morning raid on a family home in Biloela, Queensland and forcibly removes a Sri Lankan Tamil asylum seeker family and takes them into immigration detention in Melbourne before being transferring them to Christmas Island . The family's plight garners ongoing media attention and prompts supporters to launch the Home to Bilo campaign.[ 13] [ 14]
10 March – A state of disaster is declared in Queensland , after flooding between Cairns and Townsville , with some catchment areas receiving over 700mm in four days.[ 15] [ 16]
14 March – Peter Dutton calls to treat White South African farmers as refugees, stating that "they need help from a civilised country".[ 17] [ 18] [ 19] [ 20] foreign ministry .[ 21] summoned by the South African foreign ministry, which expressed its offence at Dutton's statements, and demanded a "full retraction".[ 22] [ 23]
17 March –
18 March – Hot and windy conditions see a bushfire destroy over 70 buildings at Tathra on the New South Wales South Coast , while 18 homes are destroyed by a grass fire in Western Victoria .[ 27] [ 28]
24 March – Qantas launches the first direct passenger flight between Australia and Europe , beginning its service between Perth and London .[ 29]
25 March – Australian cricket captain Steve Smith is suspended, and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull calls for action from Cricket Australia , after members of the Australian team admit to ball tampering during a match against South Africa .[ 30] [ 31] 5 August – Outgoing race discrimination commissioner Tim Soutphommasane slams the 'resurgence of far-right politics' in Australia.[ 49] [ 50]
6 August – Sky News Australia is heavily criticised for providing a platform to Blair Cottrell , leader of the far-right , organisation United Patriots Front in a one-on-one discussion about immigration on The Adam Giles Show . Sky News presenters, including Laura Jayes and David Speers , were among those critical (both on-air and off-air) of his appearance on the program."[ 51] [ 52]
8 August – The New South Wales Government announces that the entire state is in drought .[ 53]
14 August – Senator Fraser Anning delivers his maiden speech to the Senate in what is described as "the most inflammatory maiden speech to an Australian Parliament since One Nation leader Pauline Hanson 's in 1996."[ 54] White Australia policy , especially with regard to Muslims.[ 55]
21 August – Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull declares a leadership spill in the Liberal Party, following pressure from conservatives in the party. Turnbull is challenged by Peter Dutton , but wins the vote by 48 to 35 votes.[ 56]
24 August – The Liberal Party of Australia holds a second leadership spill. Malcolm Turnbull resigns as party leader, and Scott Morrison is elected as his replacement, becoming the 30th Prime Minister of Australia.
31 August – Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull resigns from parliament triggering a by-election in his seat of Wentworth .[ 57] 15 October – it was revealed the NSW National Party and the Young Nationals had been infiltrated by a significant number of neo-Nazis with a number of members being investigated for alleged links to neo-Nazism. Party leader Michael McCormack denounced these attempts stating that "The Nationals will not tolerate extremism or the politics of hate. People found to engage with such radicalism are not welcome in our party.[ 67] One Nation leader Pauline Hanson proposes an "It's OK to be white " motion in the Australian Senate intended to acknowledge the "deplorable rise of anti-white racism and attacks on Western civilization".[ 68] Liberal-National Coalition , but was defeated 31–28 by opponents who called it a racist slogan from the white supremacist movement.[ 69] [ 70] [ 71] 15 December – Australia officially recognizes West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel . The move is seen as controversial and bizarre by some as only partially recognizing Jerusalem is deemed unlikely to please either the Israelis or Palestinians entirely.[ 80]
24 December – Thousands of residents of an apartment block in Sydney Olympic Park are forced to evacuate following structural concerns and fears the 36-storey building could collapse.[ 81]
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Steve Foster 2 January – Bryan Conquest , 87, politician
3 January – Colin Brumby , 84, composer and conductor
8 January –
16 January – Moya O'Sullivan , 91, actress
20 January –
22 January – Peter Diversi , 85, rugby league player
24 January – Bruce Light , 68, Australian rules football player
25 January – Steve Foster , 71, singer-songwriter
30 January – Ron Walker , 78, businessman, Lord Mayor of Melbourne . Michael Crouch Grant McBride 3 February – Michael Gordon , 62, journalist
5 February – Hugh Wirth , 78, veterinarian and animal welfare advocate
8 February –
9 February – Michael Crouch , 84, businessman and philanthropist
10 February – John Muir , 73, Queensland Supreme Court judge
11 February – Nicholas Shehadie , 92, rugby union player, Lord Mayor of Sydney
12 February – Grant McBride , 68, New South Wales politician
15 February – Geoff Jones , 87, Australian rules football player (St Kilda )
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23 February –
25 February –
27 February – Steve Folkes , 59, rugby league player and coach Vanessa Goodwin Jeff St John 3 March –
5 March – Jeff St John , 71, singer
6 March – Peter Nicholls , 78, literary scholar and critic
8 March – Peter Temple , 71, novelist
10 March – Tony Benneworth , 67, Tasmanian cricketer and politician
11 March –
17 March – Dexter Davies , 66, Western Australian politician
18 March – David Cooper , 69, immunologist
24 March – Joe Malone , 94, Australian rules footballer (North Melbourne )
25 March – Edwin Carr , 89, Olympic sprinter
27 March – Sir Eric McClintock , 99, public servant and businessman Michael Halliday 1 April –
8 April – Tate Adams , 96, printmaker
11 April – Polixeni Papapetrou , 57, photographic artist
12 April – Stuart Devlin , 86, gold and silversmith
15 April – Michael Halliday , 93, linguist
16 April – Ivan Mauger , 78, New Zealand motorcycle speedway rider
19 April – Darrell Eastlake , 75, sports commentator
20 April –
24 April – Paul Gray , 54, singer-songwriter (Wa Wa Nee )
26 April – Michael Luscombe , 64, businessman, CEO of Woolworths
30 April –
Cornelia Frances 2 May – Cliff Watson , 78, rugby league footballer
4 May –
6 May –
9 May – Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen , 34, Bali Nine member (died in Indonesia)
10 May – David Goodall , 104, English-born botanist and ecologist (died in Switzerland)[ 119]
11 May – Tom E. Lewis , 59, actor (The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
18 May –
19 May –
20 May – Ernie Page , 83, New South Wales politician
21 May – Don Jessop , 90, politician
24 May – Phil Emmanuel , 65, guitarist
28 May – Cornelia Frances , 77, actress 1 June – Jill Ker Conway , 83, Australian-American scholar, author and businesswoman (died in the United States)
2 June –
9 June – Deborah Cameron , 59, radio presenter
10 June – Ben Hills , investigative journalist
16 June – Ken Wood , 88, swimming coach
20 June – Peter Thomson , 88, golfer
21 June –
22 June – Steve Condous , 82, South Australian politician
27 June –
28 June – Sam Bass , 73, South Australian politician 4 July – Harry M. Miller , 84, promoter, publicist and celebrity agent
9 July – Sam Chisholm , 78, television executive
11 July –
16 July – Evan Whitton , 90, journalist
20 July – Jeff Hook , 89, cartoonist
29 July – Ian Stanley , 69, golfer Mirka Mora 5 August –
6 August – Nicole Kullen , 38, Paralympic equestrian
8 August –
16 August – Jim McKiernan , 73, politician
20 August – Charles Blackman , 90, painter
21 August – Spencer P. Jones , 61, musician
22 August – Bill McGrath , 81, politician
23 August – Lance Thompson , 40, rugby league player
26 August –
27 August – Mirka Mora , 90, artist
28 August – Andrew Hughes , 62, police officer
30 August – Peter Corris , 76, crime novelist
31 August –
2 September – Conway Savage , 58, musician (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds )
3 September – Ian Hampshire , 70, Australian rules footballer
5 September – Dennis Green , 87, canoeist
7 September – Donald Robinson , 95, Anglican archbishop
12 September –
16 September –
18 September – Moi-Yo Miller , 104, illusionist and magic assistant
22 September – Damian Hill , 42, actor and screenwriter (Pawno
28 September – Bob Jane , 88, former race car driver and prominent businessman Richard Gill at TEDx Sydney 2011 2 October – Ron Casey , 89, broadcaster
5 October –
6 October –
10 October – Bill Corey , 101, soldier, Rat of Tobruk
12 October – Pat Leane , 88, track and field athlete
16 October –
17 October – Gordon Maitland , 92, general
18 October – Jeff Hallebone , 89, cricketer
19 October –
21 October – Eleanor Witcombe , 95, screenwriter and playwright
22 October – Anne Fairbairn , 90, poet, journalist and expert in Arab culture
23 October – Todd Reid , 34, tennis player
24 October –
28 October –
6 November –
8 November – Murray Wilcox , 81, Federal Court judge
15 November – Ann Symonds , 79, politician
19 November – Larry Pickering , 76, cartoonist
22 November – Judith Rodriguez , 82, poet
23 November – Stan Perron , 96, businessman
26 November – Bonita Mabo , 75, indigenous activist
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