The following lists events that happened during 2005 in Australia. Incumbents Monarch – Elizabeth II Governor-General – Michael Jeffery Prime Minister – John Howard Deputy Prime Minister – John Anderson (until 6 July), then Mark Vaile Opposition Leader – Mark Latham (until 18 January), then Kim Beazley Chief Justice – Murray Gleeson State and Territory Leaders Premier of New South Wales – Bob Carr (until 3 August), then Morris Iemma Opposition Leader – John Brogden (until 1 September), then Peter Debnam Premier of Queensland – Peter Beattie Opposition Leader – Lawrence Springborg Premier of South Australia – Mike Rann Opposition Leader – Rob Kerin Premier of Tasmania – Paul Lennon Opposition Leader – Rene Hidding Premier of Victoria – Steve Bracks Opposition Leader – Robert Doyle Premier of Western Australia – Geoff Gallop Opposition Leader – Colin Barnett (until 9 March), then Matt Birney Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory – Jon Stanhope Opposition Leader – Brendan Smyth Chief Minister of the Northern Territory – Clare Martin Opposition Leader – Terry Mills (until 4 February), then Denis Burke (until 17 June), then Jodeen Carney Chief Minister of Norfolk Island – Geoffrey Gardner Governors and Administrators Governor of New South Wales – Marie Bashir Governor of Queensland – Quentin Bryce Governor of South Australia – Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Governor of Tasmania – William Cox Governor of Victoria – John Landy Governor of Western Australia – John Sanderson (until 31 October) Administrator of the Australian Indian Ocean Territories – Evan Williams (until 31 October) Administrator of Norfolk Island – Grant Tambling Administrator of the Northern Territory – Ted Egan Events January 3 January – The Clean Ocean Foundation bans Victorian Premier Steve Bracks from Gunnamatta Beach over delays to upgrade a treatment plant that is allowing effluent to be dumped at sea. 6 January – Australia becomes the single biggest aid donor to Indonesia, promising $1 billion to rebuild tsunami devastated regions, such as India, the Maldives, Sri Lanka and Thailand. Federal Labor Leader Mark Latham has another bout of pancreatitis. 8 January – Australian government pledged $20 million for tsunami relief effort in South and Southeast Asia. 9 January – Australian Prime Minister John Howard addresses the nation to thank police, volunteers and defence personnel working to helping rebuild the region devastated by the 2004 Indonesian tsunami. 11 January – Nine people are killed in bushfires in South Australia, making them