2004 in Australia
The following lists events that happened during 2004 in Australia. == Incumbents == Monarch – Elizabeth II Governor-General – Michael Jeffery Prime Minister – John Howard Deputy Prime Minister – John Anderson Opposition Leader – Mark Latham Chief Justice – Murray Gleeson === State and territory leaders === Premier of New South Wales – Bob Carr Opposition Leader – John Brogden Premier of Queensland – Peter Beattie Opposition Leader – Lawrence Springborg Premier of South Australia – Mike Rann Opposition Leader – Rob Kerin Premier of Tasmania – Jim Bacon (until 21 March), then Paul Lennon Opposition Leader – Rene Hidding Premier of Victoria – Steve Bracks Opposition Leader – Robert Doyle Premier of Western Australia – Geoff Gallop Opposition Leader – Colin Barnett Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory – Jon Stanhope Opposition Leader – Brendan Smyth Chief Minister of the Northern Territory – Clare Martin Opposition Leader – Terry Mills Chief Minister of Norfolk Island – Geoffrey Gardner === Governors and administrators === Governor of New South Wales – Marie Bashir Governor of Queensland – Quentin Bryce Governor of South Australia – Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Governor of Tasmania – Richard Butler (until 9 August), then William Cox (from 15 December) Governor of Victoria – John Landy Governor of Western Australia – John Sanderson Administrator of the Australian Indian Ocean Territories – Evan Williams Administrator of Norfolk Island – Grant Tambling Administrator of the Northern Territory – Ted Egan == Events == === January === 2 January – "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin feeds a crocodile at his famous Australia Zoo while holding his one-month-old baby son, Robert Irwin.