Events
- 15 January – Torres Strait Islanders begin a four-month general maritime strike, in an effort to take control their own affairs and gain fairer treatment.
- 20 January – King George V dies, and is succeeded as King of Australia by his son, Edward VIII.
- 1 February – Special patrol officers are appointed to safeguard Aboriginal welfare in the Northern Territory.
- 24 February – A special conference of the Australian Labor Party re-admits former Premier of New South Wales, Jack Lang, after a five year expulsion.
- 12 March – Western Australia makes voting compulsory in state elections.
- 25 March – A submarine communications cable between Victoria and Tasmania commences operation.
- 1 July – Australian National Airways is registered as a company.
- 8 July – The Federal Government announces an increase in military training strength, in response to the rise of fascism in Europe.
- 7 September – The last known Thylacine (Tasmanian Tiger) dies at Hobart Zoo.
- 10 November – The High Court of Australia rules in the case of R v Burgess; Ex parte Henry, that the Commonwealth government's power to regulate interstate trade and commerce did not extend to intrastate trade and commerce.
- 11 December – King Edward VIII abdicates from the throne of the United Kingdom, and is succeeded as King of Australia by his brother George VI.
- 16 December – A Brisbane to Adelaide air race is held to commemorate South Australia's centenary. Ivy May Pearce makes national headlines as the youngest entrant who recorded the fastest time of any woman pilot, heavily handicapped and just two seconds behind the eventual winner. In this race she even beat Reg Ansett, founder of Ansett Airlines. Ivy went on to win many air races.
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