The first television station in Adelaide, South Australia (NWS-9) began broadcasting on 5 September.
On 1 July, Australian children's TV series Mr. Squiggle and Friends debuts on ABC starting off as a temporary fill in.
Years later the show has been so popular it continues to air on the ABC until 9 July 1999.
Melbourne and Sydney are linked by microwave for the first time on 9 January, enabling television programs to be screened, simultaneously in both cities.
Additionally, ATN-7 and GTV-9 experimented with local drama with the Shell Presents productions of plays.