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Incumbents
- Monarch – Elizabeth II
- Governor General – Sir Paul Hasluck (til
11 July), then Sir John Kerr
- Prime
Minister – Gough Whitlam
- Chief
Justice – Sir Garfield Barwick
State
Premiers
- Premier
of New South Wales – Sir Robert Askin
- Premier
of South Australia – Don Dunstan
- Premier
of Queensland – Sir Joh
Bjelke-Petersen
- Premier
of Tasmania – Eric Reece
- Premier
of Western Australia – John Tonkin (til
8 April), then Charles Court
- Premier
of Victoria – Rupert Hamer
State
Governors
- Governor
of New South Wales – Sir Roden Cutler
- Governor
of Queensland – Sir Colin Hannah
- Governor
of South Australia –
Sir Mark Oliphant
- Governor
of Tasmania – Sir Stanley Burbury
- Governor
of Victoria – Major General Sir
Rohan Delacombe (until
31 May) then Sir Henry Winneke
- Governor
of Western Australia – Major General Sir
Douglas Kendrew (until
6 January) then Sir Hughie Edwards
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