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The following lists events that happened during 1961 in Australia.
| 1961 in Australia | |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor-General | William Morrison, then William Sidney |
| Prime minister | Robert Menzies |
| Population | 10,548,267 |
| Australian of the Year | Joan Sutherland |
| Elections | Federal, VIC |
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