Arts and Literature
- 6 March – Guy Maestri wins the 2009 Archibald Prize for his portrait of indigenous musician Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu.
- 18 June – Tim Winton wins his fourth Miles Franklin Award for the novel Breath.
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