Sport
- Cricket
- New South Wales wins the Sheffield Shield
- England defeats Australia 3–1 in The Ashes
- Football
- South Australian National Football League premiership: won by Port Adelaide
- Victorian Football League premiership: Melbourne defeated Collingwood 64–36
- Rugby
- Bledisloe Cup: won by the All Blacks
- Brisbane Rugby League premiership: Valleys defeated Brothers 17–7
- New South Wales Rugby League premiership: South Sydney defeated Newtown 12–11
- Golf
- Australian Open: won by Bobby Locke
- Australian PGA Championship: won by Ossie Pickworth
- Horse Racing
- Rising Fast wins the Caulfield Cup
- Kingster wins the Cox Plate
- Toparoa wins the Melbourne Cup
- Motor Racing
- The Australian Grand Prix was held at Port Wakefield and won by Jack Brabham driving a Cooper Bristol
- Tennis
- Australian Open men's singles: Ken Rosewall defeats Lew Hoad 9–7 6–4 6–4
- Australian Open women's singles: Beryl Penrose Collier defeats Thelma Coyne Long 6–4 6–3
- Davis Cup: Australia defeats the United States 5–0 in the 1955 Davis Cup final
- Wimbledon: Rex Hartwig and Lew Hoad win the Gentlemen's Doubles
- Yachting
- Even takes line honours and Moonbi wins on handicap in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
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