1992 жылғы Австралия оқиғалары

The following lists events that happened during 1992 in Australia.

2 January – George H. W. Bush becomes the first President of the United States to address the Australian Parliament. 18 January – The Labor Party wins a by election in the central coast seat of The Entrance. 22 January – The Queensland Criminal Justice Commission announces that it won't release names of MPs who rort travel expenses. 26 January – Prime Minister Paul Keating gives his Australia Day address in Canberra, saying that Australia must adapt to a changing world and look to Asia if it was to survive economically. 28 January – Colin White and David Trimmer are charged over their alleged involvement in a multimillion dollar tobacco scam in Brisbane. 29 January – New South Wales Premier Nick Greiner calls for a controversial sex education book, funded by the Federal Government, to be destroyed.

11 April – Independent candidate Phil Cleary wins the 1992 Wills by election which was brought about by the resignation of Bob Hawke. Former Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser attributes the result in part to revulsion against the "alien creed" of economic rationalism. 25 April – Prime Minister Paul Keating kisses the ground at Kokoda, Papua New Guinea, declaring that it, not Gallipoli, is the birthplace of Australian nationalism. 28 April – National Party frontbencher Ray Braithwaite resigns over Fightback! 's zero tariff policy on sugar.

2 May – New South Wales Liberal MP Andrew Humpherson wins the 1992 Davidson state by election. 18 May – Social Security Minister Graham Richardson resigns after a month of disclosures on his interventions on a friend's behalf in the "Marshall Islands affair". 25 May – Lindy Chamberlain receives compensation for wrongful conviction on murder charges.

3 June – The High Court of Australia decides the case of Mabo v Queensland (No 2), a landmark decision recognising native title in Australia. The decision overturns the concept of Australia as an unoccupied land (terra nullius) at the time of British settlement. 24 June – Nick Greiner resigns as Premier of New South Wales in the wake of a corruption scandal, and is replaced by John Fahey.

1 July Compulsory superannuation comes into effect. 31 July – Janet Powell resigns from the Australian Democrats, sitting henceforth as an Independent Senator. The Victorian branch of the Democrats fractures acrimoniously, damaging the party nationally.

11 August – A meeting with Prime Minister Paul Keating fails to secure for the Greens commitments on global warming, endangered species protection and biodiversity. 18 August – Budget expenditure promises on labour market and training programmes and reducing the sizeable deficit fail to halt the Keating Government's sliding popularity. 30 August – Representatives from the Tasmanian, Queensland and New South Wales Greens, with observers from other states, form the Australian Greens Party at a Sydney meeting.

7 December – The third series of the British children's television series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends gets its official launch in Australia starting off being released on home video prior to transmitting on Australian television on 15 February 1993. The Australian releases also include Michael Angelis' later narrations of the first sixteen episodes which were first heard when the third series was first broadcasting on ITV in its country of origin. It was also the first time that Angelis' later narrations were released on home video and was also the last time the series was released by Video Selection Australia. 18 December – Federal Opposition Leader John Hewson unveils Fightback Mark II which includes abandoning the GST on basic food items and childcare and the threat to cut off the dole after 9 months. 22 December – The men who murdered heart surgeon Dr. Victor Chang are each sentenced to 20 years jail. Adelaide receives it highest annual rainfall on record, totalling .

Norgate Data, a data service business, is founded.

3 January – Dame Judith Anderson, actress (died in the United States) (b. 1897)
27 March – Lang Hancock, iron ore magnate (b. 1909)
14 April – Irene Greenwood, radio broadcaster, feminist and peace activist (b. 1898)
7 June – Georges Mora, entrepreneur and arts patron (born in Germany) (b. 1913)
15 June – Brett Whiteley, artist (b. 1939)
18 June – Peter Allen, musician (b. 1944)
21 June – Arthur Gorrie, hobby shop owner (b. 1922)
27 July – Max Dupain, photographer (b. 1911)
28 August – Sir Tom Drake Brockman, Western Australian politician (b. 1919)
6 October – Bill O'Reilly, cricketer (b. 1905)
28 November – Sidney Nolan, artist (died in the United Kingdom) (b. 1917)