Editing 2000 in Australia (section)

===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]]
*[[Premier of South Australia]] – [[John Olsen]]
**[[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]]
*[[Premier of Victoria]] – [[Steve Bracks]]
**[[Leader of the Opposition (Victoria)|Opposition Leader]] – [[Denis Napthine]]
*[[Premier of Western Australia]] – [[Richard Court]]
**[[Leader of the Opposition (Western Australia)|Opposition Leader]] – [[Geoff Gallop]]
*[[Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory]] – [[Kate Carnell]] (until 18 October), then [[Gary Humphries]]
**[[Leader of the Opposition (Australian Capital Territory)|Opposition Leader]] – [[Jon Stanhope]]
*[[Chief Minister of the Northern Territory]] – [[Denis Burke (Australian politician)|Denis Burke]]
**[[Leader of the Opposition (Northern Territory)|Opposition Leader]] – [[Clare Martin]]
*[[List of heads of government of Norfolk Island|Chief Minister of Norfolk Island]] – George Smith (until 28 February), then Ronald Nobbs