1894 in Australia

The following lists events that happened during 1894 in Australia.

Incumbents

January - A cyclone hits the north west of Western Australia, killing approximately 50 persons
28 June - A Colonial Conference, held in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, resolves to lay a telegraph cable between Canada and Australia.
22 October - Martha Needle is hanged in Melbourne Gaol for the poisoning of her husband, and three children, in an attempt to obtain money from insurance policies.
10 November - Jandamarra, an Indigenous Australian of the Bunuba people, leads one of the few armed insurrections against Europeans.
18 December - South Australia is the first colony to legislate women equal franchise with men, taking effect in 1895.
The Australian Workers' Union is formed from the joining of the Amalgamated Shearers' Union of Australasia and the General Labourers' Union.

Patron wins the Melbourne Cup