Arts and Literature
- 17 January – The Seekers are named Australians of the Year for 1967.
- 19 January – Judy Cassab wins her second Archibald Prize for her portrait of Margo Lewers.
- 1 July – The Copyright Act 1968 replaces the existing 1911 copyright legislation.
- Thomas Keneally's novel Three Cheers for the Paraclete wins the Miles Franklin Award
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