Deaths
- 11 April - John Brosnan, sf and cinema writer (born 1947)
- 10 May - Percy Trezise, children's writer (born 1923)
- 30 May - Michael Thwaites, poet (born 1915)
- 29 August - Margaret Scott, poet and novelist (born 1934)
- 8 September - Donald Horne, social and political commentator (born 1921)
- 14 October - Barney Roberts, poet and short story writer (born 1920)
- 1 November - Jenny Boult, poet (born 1951)
- 24 December - Bill Scott, poet and children's writer (born 1922)
Read more about this topic: 2005 In Australian Literature
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