The following lists events that happened during 1846 in Australia.
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- formation of "The South Australian League for the Maintenance of Religious Freedom in the Province" in response to the proposed funding of Church of England education from public funds[1]
- 4 January – John Neild, New South Wales politician (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1911)
- 10 February – Sir James Burns, New South Wales politician, shipowner and philanthropist (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1923)
- 17 February – Sir John George Davies, Tasmanian politician, newspaper proprietor and cricketer (d. 1913)
- 17 March – Edward O'Sullivan, New South Wales politician and journalist (d. 1910)
- 24 April – Marcus Clarke, author (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1881)
- 4 May – Jack Want, New South Wales politician (d. 1905)[5]
- 15 July – William Trenwith, 1st Leader of the Victorian Labor Party (d. 1925)
- 17 July – Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay, explorer, ethnologist and anthropologist (born and died in the Russian Empire) (d. 1888)
- 7 August – William Spence, trade union leader and politician (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1926)
- 27 September – Sir Josiah Symon, South Australian politician (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1934)
- 7 October – Charles Rasp, prospector (born in Germany) (d. 1907)
- 20 October – Sir William MacGregor, 11th Governor of Queensland (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1919)
- 7 November – Sir Stephen Henry Parker, 5th Chief Justice of Western Australia (d. 1927)
- 18 November – Lord Northcote, 3rd Governor-General of Australia (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1911)
- 14 December – John Dunn, bushranger (d. 1866)
- 16 December – William Miller, athlete (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1939)
Cameron, Angus, ed. (1985). "Part One: Facts and Figures: An Australian Historical Chronology". The Australian Almanac: 800 Pages Crammed with Australian and World Facts: Politics, the Arts, Geography, History and Much More. North Ryde, NSW: Angus & Robertson. p. 12. ISBN 0-207-15108-3.