2015 in Australia
The following lists events that happened during 2015 in Australia. == Incumbents == Monarch – Elizabeth II Governor-General – Sir Peter Cosgrove Prime Minister – Tony Abbott (until 15 September), then Malcolm Turnbull Deputy Prime Minister – Warren Truss Opposition Leader – Bill Shorten Chief Justice – Robert French === State and territory leaders === Premier of New South Wales – Mike Baird Opposition Leader – Luke Foley (from 5 January) Premier of Queensland – Campbell Newman (until 14 February), then Annastacia Palaszczuk Opposition Leader – Annastacia Palaszczuk (until 14 February), then Lawrence Springborg Premier of South Australia – Jay Weatherill Opposition Leader – Steven Marshall Premier of Tasmania – Will Hodgman Opposition Leader – Bryan Green Premier of Victoria – Daniel Andrews Opposition Leader – Matthew Guy Premier of Western Australia – Colin Barnett Opposition Leader – Mark McGowan Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory – Andrew Barr Opposition Leader – Jeremy Hanson Chief Minister of the Northern Territory – Adam Giles Opposition Leader – Delia Lawrie (until 20 April), then Michael Gunner Chief Minister of Norfolk Island – Lisle Snell (until 17 June) === Governors and administrators === Governor of New South Wales – David Hurley Governor of Queensland – Paul de Jersey Governor of South Australia – Hieu Van Le Governor of Tasmania – Kate Warner Governor of Victoria – Alex Chernov (until 30 June), then Linda Dessau Governor of Western Australia – Kerry Sanderson Administrator of the Australian Indian Ocean Territories – Barry Haase Administrator of Norfolk Island – Gary Hardgrave Administrator of the Northern Territory – John Hardy == Events == === January === 2–9 January – Bushfires in the Adelaide Hills and the outer Adelaide metropolitan area destroy 32 houses; and 125 outbuildings.