See also: 1826 in Australia, other events of 1827, 1828 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.

Incumbents

Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies:

• Governor of New South Wales- Lieutenant-General Ralph Darling
• Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania - Colonel George Arthur

Events

• January 3 - First boat regatta held on the Derwent River.
• June 18 - James Stirling establishes a settlement at Raffles Bay, on the Cobourg Peninsula, Northern Territory.
• Theatre Royal, Sydney opened

Births

See also

• 1827
• 1800s