The 1918–19 pneumonic influenza pandemic reached into mainland Australia in January 1919 and spread through the country over the next nine months. As a major public health emergency the pandemic proved to be a significant test of Australian governance. This article explores this history through attention to the imperial framing of Australian international and regional responses, the mechanisms of federal-state relations, the constitutional framework for management of domestic health and public order, and the legal disposition of rights and responsibilities as they arose in the events of 1919. The experience of 1919 highlighted institutional strengths of the Australian state by this period, in constitutional and governmental arrangements, and in capabilities of domestic management of health and public order.

1918-19 年的肺炎大流行于 1919 年 1 月蔓延到澳大利亚大陆，并在接下来的九个月内蔓延到全国。作为一场重大的公共卫生紧急事件，大流行被证明是对澳大利亚治理的重大考验。本文通过关注澳大利亚国际和地区反应的帝国框架、联邦与国家关系的机制、管理国内健康和公共秩序的宪法框架以及权利和责任的法律处置来探讨这段历史。 1919 年的事件。1919 年的经验突出了澳大利亚在这一时期的制度优势，包括宪法和政府安排，以及国内管理健康和公共秩序的能力。