Editing 2001 in Australia (section)

==Incumbents==
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[[File:Howard John BANNER.jpg|thumb|upright|140px|[[John Howard]]]]
*[[Monarchy of Australia|Monarch]] – [[Elizabeth II]]
*[[Governor-General of Australia|Governor-General]] – [[William Deane|Sir William Deane]] (until 29 June), then [[Peter Hollingworth]]
*[[Prime Minister of Australia|Prime Minister]] – [[John Howard]]
**[[Deputy Prime Minister of Australia|Deputy Prime Minister]] – [[John Anderson (Australian politician)|John Anderson]]
**[[List of Australian Leaders of the Opposition|Opposition Leader]] – [[Kim Beazley]] (until 22 November), then [[Simon Crean]]
*[[Chief Justice of Australia|Chief Justice]] – [[Murray Gleeson]]

===State and Territory Leaders===
*[[Premier of New South Wales]] – [[Bob Carr]]
**[[Leader of the Opposition (New South Wales)|Opposition Leader]] – [[Kerry Chikarovski]]
*[[Premier of Queensland]] – [[Peter Beattie]]
**[[Leader of the Opposition (Queensland)|Opposition Leader]] – [[Rob Borbidge]] (until 2 March), then [[Mike Horan (politician)|Mike Horan]]
*[[Premier of South Australia]] – [[John Olsen]] (until 22 October), then [[Rob Kerin]]
**[[Leader of the Opposition (South Australia)|Opposition Leader]] – [[Mike Rann]]
*[[Premier of Tasmania]] – [[Jim Bacon (politician)|Jim Bacon]]
**[[Leader of the Opposition (Tasmania)|Opposition Leader]] – [[Sue Napier]] (until 20 August), then [[Bob Cheek]]
*[[Premier of Victoria]] – [[Steve Bracks]]
**[[Leader of the Opposition (Victoria)|Opposition Leader]] – [[Denis Napthine]]
*[[Premier of Western Australia]] – [[Richard Court]] (until 10 February), then [[Geoff Gallop]]
**[[Leader of the Opposition (Western Australia)|Opposition Leader]] – [[Geoff Gallop]] (until 10 February), then [[Richard Court]] (until 26 February), then [[Colin Barnett]]
*[[Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory]] – [[Gary Humphries]] (until 5 November), then [[Jon Stanhope]]
**[[Leader of the Opposition (Australian Capital Territory)|Opposition Leader]] – [[Jon Stanhope]] (until 5 November), then [[Gary Humphries]]
*[[Chief Minister of the Northern Territory]] – [[Denis Burke (Australian politician)|Denis Burke]] (until 27 August), then [[Clare Martin]]
**[[Leader of the Opposition (Northern Territory)|Opposition Leader]] – [[Clare Martin]] (until 27 August), then [[Denis Burke (Australian politician)|Denis Burke]]
*[[List of heads of government of Norfolk Island|Chief Minister of Norfolk Island]] – Ronald Nobbs (until 5 December), then [[Geoffrey Robert Gardner|Geoffrey Gardner]]

===Governors and Administrators===
*[[Governor of New South Wales]] – [[Gordon Samuels]] (until 1 March), then [[Marie Bashir]]
*[[Governor of Queensland]] – [[Peter Arnison]]
*[[Governor of South Australia]] – [[Eric Neal|Sir Eric Neal]] (until 3 November), then [[Marjorie Jackson-Nelson]]
*[[Governor of Tasmania]] – [[Guy Green (judge)|Sir Guy Green]]
*[[Governor of Victoria]] – [[John Landy]] (from 1 January)
*[[Governor of Western Australia]] – [[John Sanderson]]
*[[Australian Indian Ocean Territories|Administrator of the Australian Indian Ocean Territories]] – [[Bill Taylor (naval officer)|Bill Taylor]]
*[[List of administrative heads of Norfolk Island|Administrator of Norfolk Island]] – [[Tony Messner]]
*[[Administrator of the Northern Territory]] – [[John Anictomatis]]