Sport
- Athletics
- 3 March – Dixie Willis breaks Lyudmila Shevtsova's world record (2:04.3) in the women's 800 metres, clocking 2:01.2 in Perth.
- Cricket
- Victoria wins the Sheffield Shield
- Australia draws with England 1-1 and retains The Ashes
- Football
- Brisbane Rugby League premiership: Norths defeated Wests 18-8
- New South Wales Rugby League premiership: St. George defeated Western Suburbs 8-3
- South Australian National Football League premiership: won by Port Adelaide
- Victorian Football League premiership: Geelong defeated Hawthorn 109-60
- Golf
- Australian Open: won by Gary Player
- Australian PGA Championship: won by Colin Johnston
- Horse Racing
- Arctic Star wins the AJC Oaks
- Sometime wins the Caulfield Cup
- Summer Regent wins the Cox Plate
- Pago Pago wins the Golden Slipper
- Gatum Gatum wins the Melbourne Cup
- Motor Racing
- The Australian Grand Prix was held at Warwick Farm, and was won by Jack Brabham driving a Brabham Climax
- The Armstrong 500 was held at Bathurst, and was won by Harry Firth and Bob Jane driving a Ford Cortina Mk 1 GT
- Squash
- British Open Squash Championships: Heather Blundell wins the Women's Championship
- Tennis
- Australian Open men's singles: Roy Emerson defeats Ken Fletcher 6-3 6-3 6-1
- Australian Open women's singles: Margaret Court defeats Jan Lehane O'Neill 6-2 6-2
- Davis Cup: Australia is defeated by the United States 2–3 in the 1963 Davis Cup final
- French Open: Roy Emerson wins the Men's Singles
- French Open: Lesley Turner Bowrey wins the Women's Singles
- French Open: Roy Emerson and Manuel Santana win the Men's Doubles
- US Open: Robyn Ebbern and Margaret Court win the Women's Doubles
- Wimbledon: Margaret Court becomes the first Australian to win the Ladies' Singles
- Yachting
- Astor takes line honours and Freya wins on handicap in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
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