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A 41-year-old Australian former soldier is arrested and charged with the murder of an Afghan man while he was deployed in Afghanistan, becoming the first Australian military member to be charged following the release of the report.
2023-03-20

Australian federal police raid the headquarters of the country's public broadcaster, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, regarding the alleged publication of classified material in a 2017 report on allegations that Australian Special forces engaged in unlawful killings and gross misconduct in Afghanistan. The day before, police raided "Herald Sun" journalist Annika Smethurst's home regarding an alleged leak of national security information.
2019-06-5

A suicide car bomber kills one person and injures fourteen others near the Australian embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan.
2018-03-2

The High Court of Australia finds that a group of 157 Sri Lankan asylum seekers were legally detained by Australian authorities at sea. The government acted lawfully and the group is not entitled to damages.
2015-01-28

Australia declares its war in Afghanistan over while the Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, visits Afghanistan.
2013-10-28

Australia and New Zealand mark Anzac Day. Events occur in Afghanistan, France, Turkey and Vietnam, while Julia Gillard heads to South Korea.
2011-04-25

43 Afghan migrants on their way to Australia are detained by Indonesian authorities.
2011-03-31

Three Australian soldiers and a United States Army soldier are killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan with nine NATO casualties overall.
2010-06-21

The bodies of two Australian soldiers killed in a bomb blast in Afghanistan begin their journey home.
2010-06-9