Sources: Kotaku
Australia's internet safety commissioner fines American technology company X Corp. for AU$610,500 (US$385,000) for inadequately addressing child sexual abuse content on Twitter. 2023-10-16
Australia begins lodging a formal complaint against China with the World Trade Organization over anti-dumping duties on imported Australian wine. 2021-06-19
Australia reports the highest one-day increase of new cases since the pandemic began, with 502 new cases, surpassing the previous record set on March 28 at 469 cases. Victoria records 484 new cases and two deaths, the highest of any Australian state. [https:--www.theage.com.au-national-victoria-record-484-new-coronavirus-cases-in-victoria-20200722-p55ecn.html ("The Age")] [https:--www.abc.net.au-news-2020-07-22-australia-records-highest-daily-number-of-coronavirus-cases-12481762 (ABC News (Australia))]2020-07-22
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull loses spill motion and resigns. 2018-08-24
Australian police in Sydney arrest two men who, police say, were planning attacks on locations such as naval bases and police headquarters. New South Wales Deputy Police Commissioner Catherine Burn said Wednesday's activity brings the number of people arrested in connection with last year's Operation Appleby to 13. 2015-12-23
The Independent Commission Against Corruption in the Australian state of New South Wales finds that former Ministers Ian Macdonald and Eddie Obeid acted corruptly and recommends that charges be laid. 2013-07-31
A man from Bamboroo, Queensland becomes the first casualty of Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi in Australia. 2011-02-4
The New South Wales parliament votes to legalise adoption by same sex couples in Australia's most populous state. 2010-09-8
A trade agreement between Australia and the European Union comes into effect stopping Australian wine being marketed using terms such as champagne and port. 2010-09-1
Australia arrests the captain and chief officer of a Chinese ship that ran aground on the Great Barrier Reef, damaging three kilometres of coral reef and leaking tonnes of oil. 2010-04-14