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| 1955 |
| | | Edna Everage, created by Australian satirist Barry Humphries, makes her first appearance in a Melbourne revue | |
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| 1956 |
| | | Melbourne hosts the Olympics, in what becomes known as 'the Friendly Games' | |
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| 1956 |
| | | 18-year-old Australian sprinter Betty Cuthbert wins three gold medals in the Melbourne Olympics, at 100m, 200m and 400m | |
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| 1957 |
| | | Danish architect Jørn Utzon wins the competition to design Sydney Opera House | |
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| 1957 |
| | | Australian artist Arthur Boyd begins his series of paintings about an aboriginal stockman, Love, Marriage and Death of a Half-Caste | |
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| 1957 |
| | | In Voss Australian author Patrick White creates an epic novel about a disastrous attempt to cross the continent | |
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| 1959 |
| | | Australian soprano Joan Sutherland becomes a star overnight with her performance at Covent Garden in Lucia di Lammermoor | |
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| 1959 |
| | | Australian Grand Prix driver Jack Brabham wins the first of his three Formula One titles | |
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| 1960 |
| | | The pamphlet Control or Colour Bar? demands reform of White Australia policy | |
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| 1962 |
| | | British dancer Peggy van Praagh is appointed the first director of the newly formed Australian Ballet | |
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