1972 in Australia
The following lists events that happened during 1972 in Australia.
| 1972 in Australia | |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II | 
| Governor-General | Sir Paul Hasluck | 
| Prime minister | William McMahon, then Gough Whitlam | 
| Population | 13,067,265 | 
| Australian of the Year | Shane Gould | 
| Elections | TAS, QLD, Federal | 
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