Sources: News Limited
At least twelve people are killed by a melioidosis outbreak caused by standing waters from persistent flooding in Queensland, Australia. 2025-02-25
Australia announces that it will reopen its international borders to fully vaccinated tourists on February 21, after a closure of almost two years in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, Western Australia is expected to continue to close its borders to tourists. 2022-02-7
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
In the second case in a week in Australia, a surfing teenage boy is killed by a shark near Grafton, New South Wales. 2020-07-11
Officials announce the arrests in Iraq of two men suspected of plotting terror attacks for Islamic State in Australia. 2018-04-17
Australia sends combat aircraft and special forces to the Middle East to help in the fight against Islamic State. 2014-09-14
Indonesian protesters gather outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta and protesters burn Australian flags to protest alleged bugging of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's phone. 2013-11-21
A boat carrying 380 asylum seekers en route from Indonesia to Australia sinks off the coast of Java with hundreds of people missing. 2011-12-17
At least eight people die and scores are missing as heavy floods continue in Queensland, Australia. 2011-01-10
Indonesian detainees riot and light a fire at the Northern Immigration Detention Centre in Darwin, Australia. 2010-08-29