Sources: News Limited
Australia reports a record for the twelfth consecutive day of 35,326 new cases of COVID-19. New South Wales, Victoria and other states report record numbers of new cases. 2022-01-1
Australia reports a record 1,756 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, including a record 1,533 new cases in New South Wales and a record 32 new cases in the Australian Capital Territory. 2021-09-4
Prime Minister Scott Morrison announces that anyone coming into Australia must present a negative COVID-19 test prior to their departure and that masks will be mandatory on all domestic and international passenger flights. The caps on international arrivals will also be reduced for the next month. 2021-01-8
Israeli Justice Minister Avi Nissenkorn signs an extradition order to Australia for accused child sex abuser Malka Leifer, after she was convicted of faking mental illness to avoid extradition earlier this year. 2020-12-17
A judge in Nauru declares the Civil Procedures Amendment 2018 unconstitutional and strikes it down. The act restricted the ability of those facing prosecution to obtain legal representation. The court orders Nauru's government to pay Australian lawyers acting for those who brought the legal challenge. 2018-06-25
Standard & Poor's drops Australia's debt outlook from stable to negative following the country's surprisingly close election this weekend. 2016-07-6
The government of Nauru announces that the Nauru Detention Centre will become an "open facility" where people seeking asylum in Australia will be able to move freely around the island. 2015-10-5
Thousands of Toyota workers in Australia go on strike over a pay dispute. 2011-09-23
The Australian government proposes a new "flood tax" to raise funds for reconstruction work following severe flooding in the east of the country. 2011-01-27
With results of the federal election in Australia indicating a hung parliament, Prime Minister Julia Gillard holds initial talks with independent candidates in an attempt to form a government. 2010-08-22