Dozens of anthologies have been published focused on Australian science fiction, with several "best of" volumes compiled here, the most recent two shown in the photo.
Most-reprinted authors in these five volumes: Damien Broderick and A. Bertram Chandler (5 each), then John Baxter, Terry Dowling, Greg Egan, David J. Lake, Rosaleen Love, Sean McMullen, and George Turner (4 each).
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The Pacific Book of Australian Science Fiction, John Baxter, ed. (Angus & Robertson, 1968)
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Mortal Fire: Best Australian SF, Terry Dowling & Van Ikin, eds. (Coronet, 1993)
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Metaworlds: Best Australian Science, Paul Collins, ed. (Penguin Australia, 1994)
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Centaurus: The Best of Australian Science Fiction, David G. Hartwell & Damien Broderick, eds. (Tor, 1999)
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The Best Australian Science Fiction Writing: A Fifty Year Collection, Rob Gerrand, ed. (Black Inc., 2004)
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Combined Contents by Author and Title
John Baxter
Apple
(New Writings in SF. 10, 1967)
-- Mortal Fire: Best Australian SF
The Beach
(New Writings in SF. 13, 1968)
-- The Pacific Book of Australian Science Fiction
The Case of the Perjured Planet
(by JB & Ron Smith)
(Analog Nov 1967)
-- The Best Australian Science Fiction Writing: A Fifty Year Collection
Russell Blackford
The Soldier in the Machine
(Dreaming Down-Under, 1998)
-- Centaurus: The Best of Australian Science Fiction
The Sword of God
(Dream Weavers, 1996)
-- The Best Australian Science Fiction Writing: A Fifty Year Collection
David Boutland
Parky
(Science-Fantasy #48 1961)
-- The Best Australian Science Fiction Writing: A Fifty Year Collection
Damien Broderick
All My Yesterdays
(Chaos May 15 1964)
-- The Pacific Book of Australian Science Fiction
Coming Back
(F&SF Dec 1982)
-- Mortal Fire: Best Australian SF
The Final Weapon
(The Man Dec 1969)
-- The Best Australian Science Fiction Writing: A Fifty Year Collection
The Magi
(Perpetual Light, 1982)
-- Centaurus: The Best of Australian Science Fiction
A Tooth for Every Child
(Urban Fantasies, 1985)
-- Metaworlds: Best Australian Science
Frank B. Bryning
For Men Must Work
(Australian Journal Aug 1955)
-- The Pacific Book of Australian Science Fiction
Infant Prodigy
(Fantastic Universe Nov 1955)
-- The Best Australian Science Fiction Writing: A Fifty Year Collection
Peter Carey
The Chance
(War Crimes, 1979)
-- Centaurus: The Best of Australian Science Fiction
-- The Best Australian Science Fiction Writing: A Fifty Year Collection
Report on the Shadow Industry
(The Fat Man in History, 1974)
-- Mortal Fire: Best Australian SF
A. Bertram Chandler
All Laced Up
(New Worlds Nov 1961)
-- The Pacific Book of Australian Science Fiction
-- Mortal Fire: Best Australian SF
-- The Best Australian Science Fiction Writing: A Fifty Year Collection
The Cage
(F&SF Jun 1957)
-- The Best Australian Science Fiction Writing: A Fifty Year Collection
The Mountain Movers
(Galaxy Mar 1971)
-- Centaurus: The Best of Australian Science Fiction
Hal Colebatch
The Colonel's Tiger
(Man-Kzin Wars VII, 1995)
-- Centaurus: The Best of Australian Science Fiction
Paul A. Collins
The Government in Exile
(Urban Fantasies, 1985)
-- The Best Australian Science Fiction Writing: A Fifty Year Collection
The Wired Kid
(Expanse 1994)
-- Metaworlds: Best Australian Science
Jack Dann
The Diamond Pit
(Jubilee, 2001)
-- The Best Australian Science Fiction Writing: A Fifty Year Collection
Niagara Falling
(by Janeen Webb & JD)
(Black Mist and Other Japanese Futures, 1997)
-- The Best Australian Science Fiction Writing: A Fifty Year Collection
-- The Best Australian Science Fiction Writing: A Fifty Year Collection
Stephen Dedman
But Smile No More
(Aurealis #2 1990)
-- Metaworlds: Best Australian Science
From Whom All Blessings Flow
(Asimov's Apr 1995)
-- Centaurus: The Best of Australian Science Fiction
A Walk-On Part in the War
(Dreaming Down-Under, 1998)
-- The Best Australian Science Fiction Writing: A Fifty Year Collection
Kit Denton
Burning Spear
(F&SF Feb 1964)
-- The Pacific Book of Australian Science Fiction
Shane Dix
Matters of Consequence
(Eidolon Win 1992)
-- Centaurus: The Best of Australian Science Fiction
Terry Dowling
He Tried to Catch the Light
(Dreaming Down-Under, 1998)
-- The Best Australian Science Fiction Writing: A Fifty Year Collection
The Last Elephant
(Australian Short Stories #20 1987)
-- Metaworlds: Best Australian Science
Privateers' Moon
(Blue Tyson, 1992)
-- Centaurus: The Best of Australian Science Fiction
Shatterwrack at Breaklight
(Omega Science Digest Jul/Aug 1985)
-- Mortal Fire: Best Australian SF
Greg Egan
Axiomatic
(Interzone #41 1990)
-- Mortal Fire: Best Australian SF
The Caress
(IASFM Jan 1990)
-- The Best Australian Science Fiction Writing: A Fifty Year Collection
Learning to Be Me
(Interzone #37 1990)
-- Metaworlds: Best Australian Science
Wang's Carpets
(New Legends, 1995)
-- Centaurus: The Best of Australian Science Fiction
Randal Flynn
The Paradigm
(Transmutations, 1979)
-- The Best Australian Science Fiction Writing: A Fifty Year Collection
Leanne Frahm
Borderline
(Borderline, 1996)
-- Centaurus: The Best of Australian Science Fiction
Reichelman's Relics
(Amazing Jul 1990)
-- Metaworlds: Best Australian Science
A Way Back
(Universe 13, 1983)
-- Mortal Fire: Best Australian SF
Colin Free
The Weather in the Underworld
(Squire Jun 1965)
-- The Pacific Book of Australian Science Fiction
Lee Harding
Dancing Gerontius
(Vision of Tomorrow Dec 1969)
-- The Best Australian Science Fiction Writing: A Fifty Year Collection
The Evidence
(New Worlds Jul/Aug 1964)
-- The Pacific Book of Australian Science Fiction
N. K. Hemming
Debt of Lassor
(Nebula #33 1958)
-- The Best Australian Science Fiction Writing: A Fifty Year Collection
Van Ikin
The Juronka Validation
(Omega Science Digest Nov/Dec 1986)
-- Mortal Fire: Best Australian SF
David Ireland
Death of a Thousand Cuts
(Australian Short Stories #1 1982)
-- Mortal Fire: Best Australian SF
David J. Lake
Creator
(Envisaged Worlds, 1978)
-- Mortal Fire: Best Australian SF
Re-deem the Time
(Rooms of Paradise, 1978)
-- Metaworlds: Best Australian Science
-- Centaurus: The Best of Australian Science Fiction
-- The Best Australian Science Fiction Writing: A Fifty Year Collection
Margo Lanagan
The Boy Who Didn't Yearn
(Forever Shores, 2003)
-- The Best Australian Science Fiction Writing: A Fifty Year Collection
Chris Lawson
Written in Blood
(Asimov's Jun 1999)
-- Centaurus: The Best of Australian Science Fiction
Martin Loran
An Ounce of Dissension
(Analog Jul 1966)
-- The Pacific Book of Australian Science Fiction
Rosaleen Love
The Total Devotion Machine
(The Total Devotion Machine, 1989)
-- Metaworlds: Best Australian Science
-- Centaurus: The Best of Australian Science Fiction
-- The Best Australian Science Fiction Writing: A Fifty Year Collection
Trickster
(Overland #103 1986)
-- Mortal Fire: Best Australian SF
Philippa C. Maddern
Inhabiting the Interspaces
(Transmutations, 1979)
-- Mortal Fire: Best Australian SF
-- The Best Australian Science Fiction Writing: A Fifty Year Collection
Things Fall Apart
(Matilda at the Speed of Light, 1988)
-- Centaurus: The Best of Australian Science Fiction
Kevin McKay
Pie Row Joe
(Rooms of Paradise, 1978)
-- Centaurus: The Best of Australian Science Fiction
Sean McMullen
The Colors of the Masters
(F&SF Mar 1988)
-- Mortal Fire: Best Australian SF
The Dominant Style
(Aurealis #4 1991)
-- Centaurus: The Best of Australian Science Fiction
An Empty Wheelhouse
(Analog Jan 1992)
-- Metaworlds: Best Australian Science
Tower of Wings
(Analog Dec 2001)
-- The Best Australian Science Fiction Writing: A Fifty Year Collection
Frank Roberts
It Could Be You
(Coast to Coast, 1964)
-- The Pacific Book of Australian Science Fiction
Petrina Smith
Angel Thing
(She's Fantastical, 1995)
-- The Best Australian Science Fiction Writing: A Fifty Year Collection
Ron Smith
The Case of the Perjured Planet
(by John Baxter & RS)
(Analog Nov 1967)
-- The Best Australian Science Fiction Writing: A Fifty Year Collection
Dirk Strasser
Waiting for the Rain
(Universe 2, 1992)
-- Metaworlds: Best Australian Science
Lucy Sussex
My Lady Tongue
(Matilda at the Speed of Light, 1988)
-- Mortal Fire: Best Australian SF
-- Centaurus: The Best of Australian Science Fiction
Red Ochre
(My Lady Tongue & Other Tales, 1990)
-- The Best Australian Science Fiction Writing: A Fifty Year Collection
George Turner
The Fittest
(Urban Fantasies, 1985)
-- Mortal Fire: Best Australian SF
Flowering Mandrake
(Alien Shores, 1994)
-- Centaurus: The Best of Australian Science Fiction
I Still Call Australia Home
(Aurealis #1 1990)
-- Metaworlds: Best Australian Science
In a Petri Dish Upstairs
(Rooms of Paradise, 1978)
-- The Best Australian Science Fiction Writing: A Fifty Year Collection
Janeen Webb
Niagara Falling
(by JW & Jack Dann)
(Black Mist and Other Japanese Futures, 1997)
-- The Best Australian Science Fiction Writing: A Fifty Year Collection
-- The Best Australian Science Fiction Writing: A Fifty Year Collection
Wynne Whiteford
The Doorway
(New Worlds Sep 1960)
-- The Best Australian Science Fiction Writing: A Fifty Year Collection
Cherry Wilder
The Ark of James Carlyle
(New Writings in SF. 24, 1974)
-- Mortal Fire: Best Australian SF
Looking Forward to the Harvest
(Interzone: The 5th Anthology, 1991)
-- Centaurus: The Best of Australian Science Fiction
Odd Man Search
(Void #12-14 1979)
-- The Best Australian Science Fiction Writing: A Fifty Year Collection
Michael Wilding
The Man of Slow Feeling
(The Second Pacific Book of Science Fiction, 1971)
-- Mortal Fire: Best Australian SF
-- The Best Australian Science Fiction Writing: A Fifty Year Collection
Sean Williams
A Map of the Mines of Barnath
(Eidolon Sum 1995)
-- Centaurus: The Best of Australian Science Fiction
The Soap Bubble
(Alien Shores, 1994)
-- The Best Australian Science Fiction Writing: A Fifty Year Collection
Jack Wodhams
There Is a Crooked Man
(Analog Feb 1967)
-- The Pacific Book of Australian Science Fiction
-- The Best Australian Science Fiction Writing: A Fifty Year Collection
The Token Pole
(Analog Feb 1990)
-- Metaworlds: Best Australian Science
