The poets listed below were either citizens or residents of Australia and published the bulk of their poetry whilst living there.

A-B

• Arthur Henry Adams (1872-1936)
• James Alexander Allan (1889-1956)
• J. Alex Allen (1889-)
• Leslie Holdsworthy Allen
• Ethel Anderson (1883-1958)
• Thea Astley (1925-)
• Dorothy Auchterlonie
• Albert Gordon Austin (1918-)
• Peter Bakowski (1954-)
• Lex Banning (1921-1965)
• Ken Barratt (1906-)
• Arthur Bayldon (1865-1958)
• William Baylebridge (1883-1942)
• Bruce Beaver (1928-)
• Maurice Biggs (1915-)
• Peter Bladen (1922-)
• John Blight (b. 1913)
• Barcroft Boake (1866-1892)
• E. J. Brady (1869-1952)
• Christopher Brennan (1870-1932)
• John Le Gay Brereton (1871-1933)
• Vincent Buckley (1925-)

C-D

• Caroline Caddy (b. 1944)
• Ada Cambridge (1844-1926)
• David Campbell (1915-1979)
• Nancy Cato (1917-)
• Robert Clark (1911-)
• Laurence Collinson (1925-)
• Alexander Craig (1923-)
• Zora Cross (1890-)
• James L. Cuthbertson (1851-1910)
• Victor Daley (1858-1905)
• Kathleen Dalziel (1881-)
• Norma L. Davis (1905-1945)
• Bruce Dawe (b. 1930)
• Dulcie Deamer (1890-)
• C. J. Dennis (1876-1938)
• James Devaney (1890-)
• Rosemary Dobson (b. 1920)
• Jack Donahue (1808?-1830)
• Max Dunn (1895-)
• Mary Durack (1913-)
• Geoffrey Dutton (1922-)
• Edward Dyson (1865-1931)

E-F

• Louis Esson (1879-1943)
• G. Essex Evans (1863-1909)
• W. S. Fairbridge (1918-1950)
• Mary Finnin
• R. D. FitzGerald (1902-1987)
• Mary Hannay Foott (1846-1918)
• John Forbes (b. 1950)
• William Forster (1818-1882)
• Mary Fullerton (1868-1946)

G

• William Gay (1865-1897)
• Edwin Gerard (1891-)
• G. H. Gibson (1846-1921)
• Mary Gilmore (1865-1962)
• Peter Goldsworthy (b. 1951)
• William T. Goodge (1862-1909)
• Adam Lindsay Gordon (1833-1870)
• J. W. Gordon (1874-1949)
• Alan Gould (b. 1949)
• Paul Grano (1894-)
• Jamie Grant (b. 1949)
• Robert Gray (b. 1945)
• H. M. Green (1881-1962)
• Judith Green (1936-)

H-I

• Rodney Hall (1935-)
• Susan Hampton (b. 1949)
• Lesbia Harford (1891-1927)
• W. E. Harney (1895-1963)
• Charles Harpur (1813-1868)
• Edward Harrington (1896-)
• Max Harris (1921-)
• Kevin Hart (b. 1954)
• P. J. Hartigan (1879-1952)
• William Hart-Smith (1911-1990)
• Gwen Harwood (b. 1920)
• Ian Healy (1919-)
• Charles Higham (1931-)
• Philip Hodgins (b. 1959)
• A. D. Hope (b. 1907)
• Peter Hopegood (1891-)
• Flexmore Hudson (1913-)
• Barry Humphries (b. 1934)
• Rex Ingamells (1913-1955)
• Eric Irvin (1908-)
• Margaret Irvin (1916-)

J-L

• Clive James (b. 1939)
• Sydney Jephcott (1864-1951)
• Evan Jones (1931-)
• Nancy Keesing (1923-)
• Henry Kendall (1839-1882)
• Christopher Koch (1932-)
• Eve Langley (1908-1974)
• Louis Lavater (1867-1953)
• Henry Lawson (1867-1922)
• Sylvia Lawson (1932-)
• William Lawson (1876-1957)
• Geoffrey Lehmann (b. 1940)
• Jack Lindsay (1900-)
• R. H. Long (1874-1948)
• Robert Lowe (1811-1892)
• Beryl Llywelyn Lucas

M

• Frederick T. Macartney (1887-)
• Noel Macainsh (1926-)
• James McAuley (1917-1976)
• George Gordon McCrae (1833-1927)
• Hugh McCrae (1876-1958)
• Ronald McCuaig (b. 1908)
• Nan McDonald (1921-1973)
• Roger McDonald (b. 1941)
• Dorothea Mackellar (1885-)
• J. A. R. McKellar (1904-1932)
• Kenneth Mackenzie (1913-1955)
• Rhyll McMaster (b. 1947)
• David Malouf (1934-)
• John Manifold (1915-1985)
• David Martin (1915-)
• Philip Martin (1931-)
• Ray Mathew (1929-)
• Harley Matthews (1889-1968)
• Furnley Maurice (1881-1942)
• Don Maynard (1937-)
• Ernest G. Moll (1900-)
• T. Inglis Moore (1901-)
• Ian Mudie (1911-)
• R. D. Murphy (1910)
• Les Murray (b. 1938)

N-R

• Shaw Neilson (1872-1942)
• Mark O'Connor (b. 1945)
• Bernard O'Dowd (1866-1953)
• Will H. Ogilvie (1869-1963)
• Dowell O'Reilly (865-1923)
• Geoff Page (b. 1940)
• Nettie Palmer (1885-)
• Vance Palmer (1885-1959)
• A. B. "Banjo" Paterson (1864-1941)
• James Picot (1906-1944)
• Marie E. J. Pitt (1869-1948)
• Hal Porter (1917-)
• Peter Porter (b. 1929)
• Roderic Quinn (1867-1949)
• Vicki Raymond (b. 1949)
• Elizabeth Riddell (b. 1910)
• Nigel Roberts (b. 1941)
• Roland Robinson (1912-1992)
• Eric Rolls (b. 1923)
• David Rowbotham (1924-)
• J. R. Rowland (1925-)

S-V

• Thomas W. Shapcott (1935-)
• Jemal Sharah (b. 1969)
• Winifred Shaw (1905-)
• R. A. Simpson (1929-)
• Kenneth Slessor (1901-1971)
• Vivian Smith (b. 1933)
• Charles H. Souter (1864-1944)
• Thomas E. Spencer (1845-1910)
• Brunton Stephens (1835-1902)
• Douglas Stewart (1913-1985)
• Harold Stewart (b. 1916)
• Randolph Stow (b. 1935)
• Charles R. Thatcher (1831-1882?)
• Colin Thiele (1920-)
• John Thompson (1907-)
• Michael Thwaites (1915-)
• John Tranter (b. 1943)
• Val Vallis (1916-)
• Brian Vrepont (1882-1955)

W

• Chris Wallace-Crabbe (b. 1934)
• Francis Webb (1925-1973)
• William Charles Wentworth (1790-1872)
• A. J. Wood (1906-)
• David McKee Wright (1869-1928)
• Judith Wright (b. 1915)

See also poetry, List of poets, List of English language poets, list of women poets