1895 in Australia

Incumbents

Premiers

• Premier of New South Wales was George Reid
• Premier of South Australia was Charles Kingston
• Premier of Queensland was Hugh Nelson
• Premier of Tasmania was Edward Braddon
• Premier of Western Australia was John Forrest
• Premier of Victoria was George Turner

  Governors

• Governor of New South Wales – Robert Duff until 21 March, then Henry Brand, 2nd Viscount Hampden
• Governor of Queensland – Henry Wylie Norman until 31 December
• Governor of South Australia – Algernon Keith-Falconer, 9th Earl of Kintore until 10 April, then Sir Thomas Buxton, 3rd Baronet
• Governor of Tasmania – Jenico Preston, 14th Viscount Gormanston
• Governor of Victoria – John Hope, 1st Marquess of Linlithgow until 12 July, then Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey
• Governor of Western Australia – William C. F. Robinson until 22 December, then Gerard Smith

  Events

• 8 August - The steamship SS Catterthun strikes Seal Rocks, NSW, and founders, killing 55 persons
• 17 August - The Albert Railway Bridge opens in Brisbane
• 10 December - Launceston, Tasmania becomes the first Australian city to be powered by hydro-electricity with the opening of the Duck Reach Power Station

  Arts and literature

• 6 April - The song Waltzing Matilda is first performed at the North Gregory Hotel, Winton, Queensland.
• Banjo Paterson publishes his first major collection of poetry, The Man from Snowy River and Other Verses
• Tom Roberts painted Bailed Up

  Sport

• Auraria wins the Melbourne Cup
• Victoria wins the Sheffield Shield

  Births

• 6 January - Hudson Fysh, aviator, joint founder of Qantas
• 14 March - Duncan Thompson, rugby league footballer, coach and administrator.
• 13 April - Ivan Stedman, swimmer
• 31 October - Les Darcy, boxer