Editing 2002 in Australia (section)

===March===
*1 – 5 March – The [[Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2002]] takes place in [[Coolum]], Queensland.
*4 March – Bankrupt airline [[Ansett Australia]] formally ceases all operations, with its final flights that had been operating on a scaled-down version of the once major carrier, flying for the last time. The airline's remaining 3,000 staff members are made redundant and the company falls into the history pages permanently after 66 years of operation.
*8 March – Prime Minister [[John Howard]] is criticised for entertaining [[Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission]] Chairman Geoff Clark, who is being investigated on rape allegations.
*9 March – Amnesty International's Secretary, Irene Khan, criticised Immigration Minister [[Philip Ruddock]] for not allowing access to the [[Woomera Detention Centre]] after two detainees are injured in protests.
*12 March – Liberal Senator [[Bill Heffernan]] alleges that High Court judge [[Michael Kirby (judge)|Michael Kirby]] trawled the streets of Sydney looking for underage rent boys.
*15 March – Prime Minister [[John Howard]] goes to London to meet the Presidents of South Africa and Nigeria, as the Commonwealth decides whether to suspend Zimbabwe.
*31 March – [[Janelle Patton]] becomes [[Norfolk Island]]'s first murder victim in 150 years.