1928 in Australia

• Monarch – George V • Governor-General – John Baird, 1st Viscount Stonehaven • Prime Minister – Stanley Bruce • Chief Justice – Adrian Knox State premiers • Premier of New South Wales – Thomas Bavin • Premier of Queensland – William McCormack • Premier of South Australia – Richard Layton Butler • Premier of Tasmania – Joseph Lyons (until 15 June), then John McPhee • Premier of Victoria – Edmond Hogan (until 22 November), then William McPherson • Premier of Western Australia – Philip Collier State governors • Governor of New South Wales – Sir Dudley de Chair • Governor of Queensland – Sir John Goodwin • Governor of South Australia – Sir Alexander Hore-Ruthven (from 14 May) • Governor of Tasmania – Sir James O'Grady • Governor of Victoria – Arthur Somers-Cocks, 6th Baron Somers • Governor of Western Australia – Sir William Campion ==Events==

• 27–28 January – Bundaberg tragedy: 12 children die in Bundaberg, Queensland, after being inoculated with a diphtheria vaccine contaminated with the Staphylococcus aureus bacterium. • 22 February – Bert Hinkler arrives in Darwin, Northern Territory after flying solo from London on 7 February, and then, later, he arrives in his hometown of Bundaberg on 27 February. • 17 May – The Royal Flying Doctor Service makes its first official flight from Cloncurry to Julia Creek • 8 June – Charles Kingsford Smith and his crew arrive in Brisbane, after completing the first flight across the Pacific Ocean in the "Southern Cross" after leaving the United States on 31 May. • 14 August – The Coniston massacre begins. • 20 December – Hubert Wilkins makes the first flight over Antarctica in his Lockheed Vega San Francisco • The first Speedos are produced ==Arts and literature==

• John Longstaff wins the Archibald Prize with his portrait of Dr Alexander Leeper • Arthur Streeton wins the Wynne Prize with his landscape Afternoon Light, Goulburn Valley ==Film==

• 29 December – The Jazz Singer becomes the first sound film screened in Australia. It premieres at the Lyceum Theatre in Sydney ==Sport==

• 15 September - The 1928 NSWRFL season culminates in South Sydney's 26–5 victory over Eastern Suburbs in the final. • 6 November – Statesman wins the Melbourne Cup. • Victoria wins the Sheffield Shield • Bobby Pearce wins Australia's only gold medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics. He won the men's 200m sculls • The first Australian Grand Prix is held at Phillip Island ==Births==

• 17 January – Ken Archer, cricketer (died 2023) • 19 January – John Treloar, track and field athlete (died 2012) • 21 January – James Achurch, javelin thrower (died 2015) • 29 February – Terry Lewis, police officer and convicted fraudster (died 2023) • 14 March – June Maston, sprinter and athletics coach (died 2004) • 2 April – Denis Flannery, rugby league footballer of the 1940s and 1950s (died 2012) • 30 May – Pro Hart, artist (died 2006) • June – Mike Williamson, sports commentator (died 2019) • 3 June – Beryl Kimber, violinist and educator (died 2022) • 12 June – Bob Davis, Australian rules footballer (died 2011) • 15 June – Joan Croll, physician and radiologist (died 2022) • 18 June – Michael Blakemore, actor and director (died 2023) • 1 July – Robert Wemyss, Australian football (soccer) player • 7 July – Henry Sommerville, fencer (died 2010) • 17 July – David Leach, senior officer of the Royal Australian Navy (died 2020) • 18 July – Russell Mockridge, cyclist (died 1958) • 8 August – Don Burrows, jazz musician (died 2020) • 12 August – Charles Blackman, painter (died 2018) • 31 August – A. W. Pryor, physicist (died 2014) • 8 October – Leonard French, glass artist (died 2017) • 26 October – Shirley Abicair, actress, musician and author (died 2025 in UK) • 27 October – Thomas Perrin, cricketer • 16 November – Patricia Giles, activist (died 2017) • 17 November – Colin McDonald, cricketer (died 2021) • 18 November – Bruce Rosier, Anglican bishop (died 2019) • 30 November – Steele Hall, Premier of South Australia (died 2024) • 15 December – Peter Coleman, politician and writer (died 2019) • 26 December – Maureen Brunt, economist (died 2019) • 27 December – Phillip Bennett, Governor of Tasmania (died 2023) • date unknown – John Challis, gay rights activist ==Deaths==

• 9 February – William Gillies, 21st Premier of Queensland (b. 1868) • 1 April – Andrew Lang Petrie, Queensland politician (b. 1854) • 19 May – John Barrett, Victorian politician (b. 1858) • 19 July – Norman Ewing, Tasmanian Opposition Leader (b. 1870) • 22 October – Andrew Fisher, 5th Prime Minister of Australia (born and died in the United Kingdom) (b. 1862) • Unknown, possibly August – Bert Rache, composer (b. unknown) ==See also==