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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