1959 in Australia

The following lists events that happened during 1959 in Australia.

← → On the Beach starring Gregory Peck and Ava Gardner was shot around Melbourne.

Six O'Clock Rock screened on the Australian Broadcasting Commission's channel.

It was compered by Johnny O'Keefe and was the ABC's response to Bandstand on Channel Nine.

Adelaide's first television station, NWS-9, begins broadcasting on 5 September