The following lists events that happened during 1978 in Australia.
| 1978 in Australia | |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor-General | Sir Zelman Cowen |
| Prime minister | Malcolm Fraser |
| Population | 14,192,234 |
| Australian of the Year | Alan Bond and Galarrwuy Yunupingu |
| Elections | NSW |
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