Sport
- Athletics
- 5 March – Gordon Stanley wins the men's national marathon title, clocking 2:59:44.6 in Hobart.
- Cricket
- Victoria wins the Sheffield Shield
- Australia defeats England 4-1 in The Ashes
- Football
- The 1951 French rugby league tour of Australia and New Zealand is conducted
- Bledisloe Cup: won by the All Blacks
- Brisbane Rugby League premiership: Souths defeated Easts 20-10
- New South Wales Rugby League premiership: South Sydney defeated Manly-Warringah 42-14
- South Australian National Football League premiership: won by Port Adelaide
- Victorian Football League premiership: Geelong defeated Essendon 81-70
- Golf
- Australian Open: won by Peter Thomson
- Australian PGA Championship: won by Norman Von Nida
- Horse Racing
- Basha Felika wins the Caulfield Cup
- Bronton wins the Cox Plate
- Delta wins the Melbourne Cup
- Motor Racing
- The Australian Grand Prix was held at Narrogin and won by Warwick Pratley driving a George Reed Special
- Tennis
- Australian Open men's singles: Dick Savitt defeats Ken McGregor 6-3 2–6 6-3 6-1
- Australian Open women's singles: Nancye Wynne Bolton defeats Thelma Coyne Long 6-1 7-5
- Davis Cup: Australia defeats the United States 3-2 in the 1951 Davis Cup final
- US Open: Frank Sedgman wins the Men's Singles
- Wimbledon: Ken McGregor and Frank Sedgman win the Men's Doubles
- Yachting
- Margaret Rintoul takes line honours and Struen Marie wins on handicap in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
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