The following lists events that happened during 1894 in Australia.
Premiers
Premier of New South Wales - George Dibbs (until 2 August) then George Reid
Premier of South Australia - Charles Kingston
Premier of Queensland - Hugh Nelson
Premier of Tasmania - Henry Dobson (until 14 April) then Edward Braddon
Premier of Western Australia - John Forrest
Premier of Victoria - James Patterson (until 27 September) then George Turner
Governors
Governor of New South Wales – Robert Duff
Governor of Queensland – Henry Wylie Norman
Governor of South Australia – Algernon Keith-Falconer, 9th Earl of Kintore
Governor of Tasmania – Jenico Preston, 14th Viscount Gormanston
Governor of Victoria – John Hope, 1st Marquess of Linlithgow
Governor of Western Australia – William C. F. Robinson
January - A cyclone hits the north west of Western Australia, killing approximately 50 persons28 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 Australia and the General Labourers' Union.Arts and literature
The novel Seven Little Australians is published by Ethel TurnerPatron wins the Melbourne CupSouth Australia wins the Sheffield Shield23 February – Harold Horder (died 1978), rugby league footballer13 April – Arthur Fadden (died 1973), Prime Minister of Australia30 April – H.V. Evatt (died 1965), politician14 August – Frank Burge (died 1958), rugby league footballer25 August – Nick Winter (died 1955), athlete20 December – Robert Menzies (died 1978), Prime Minister of Australia17 February - John Alexander MacPherson (born 1833), Premier of Victoria