Sport
- 6 January – Australian captain Steve Waugh retires from Test cricket, playing his last match against India at the Sydney Cricket Ground
- 26 February – First day of the Australian Track & Field Championships for the 2003–2004 season, which are held at the Sydney Olympic Park in Homebush.
- 24 March – Sydney Kings defeat West Sydney Razorbacks 90-79 in Game 5 of the best-of-five NBL Grand Final series, becoming champions for the second time.
- 4 April – Minor Premiers Perth Glory defeat Parramatta Power 1-0 at Parramatta Stadium in the last ever NSL Grand Final, becoming National Champions for the second year in succession.
- At the Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, rower Sally Robbins collapses as the team is set to win bronze, relegating them out of the medals. She is mocked by the press & her teammates afterwards.
- August – Australia brings home 49 medals, including a record 17 gold medals, from the 2004 Summer Olympics.
- 28 August – The Sydney Swifts defeat the Melbourne Phoenix 52-51 in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy netball grand final.
- 12 September – Daniel Green wins the men's national marathon title, clocking 2:23:06 in Sydney, while Jenny Wickman claims the women's title in 2:55:09.
- 25 September – The Port Adelaide Power (17.11.113) defeat the Brisbane Lions (13 October 1973) to win the 108th VFL/AFL premiership. It is the first AFL premiership for Port Adelaide & the first grand final loss for Brisbane.
- 3 October – The Canterbury Bulldogs defeat the Sydney Roosters 16-13 to win the 97th NSWRL/ARL/NRL premiership. It marks a successful end to a controversial season for the Bulldogs, in which they were accused of sexual assault while in Coffs Harbour. The behaviour from some of their fans at times also put the club in hot water.
- 10 October – Greg Murphy and Rick Kelly take back-to-back victories by winning the Bob Jane T-marts Bathurst 1000 for the K-mart Racing Team. It was the sixth consecutive win for Holden, extending the longest winning streak for a manufacturer in the races history.
- 29 October – Test cricket: Australia wins the third test against India, winning the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, and winning the first away test series against India since 1969.
- 2 November – Makybe Diva wins the Melbourne Cup horse racing event. It is the second consecutive Melbourne Cup win for the mare.
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