Sources: News Limited
Two people are injured in an arson attack on a synagogue in Melbourne, Australia. 2024-12-6
An Afghan Tajik asylum seeker who has been held in immigration detention by Australia for eight years sues the Australian Government in the Federal Court. A former employee of the Islamic Republican government, the man fled an assassination attempt by the Taliban and argues that his family is still being targeted in Afghanistan and that his indefinite detention prevents him from organising their escape from the violence. The Government has requested the case be dismissed and denied they had any legal obligations towards Afghan citizens. 2021-07-22
The Indonesian government reports the disappearance of the submarine KRI 6 during a torpedo live fire exercise, requesting search and rescue assistance from Singapore and Australia. 2021-04-21
A cyber attack in Australia forces the cancellation of wool sales across the country. 2020-02-27
The bodies of three people killed by bushfires in Australia are found β two near Glen Innes, and one at Johns River β as fires that have destroyed at least 150 houses continue to burn in eastern New South Wales and Queensland. 2019-11-9
David W. Goodall, an Australian scientist aged 104, announces his intention to travel assisted by Exit International to Switzerland to end his own life. Goodall is not terminally ill but says his quality of life has deteriorated with age. 2018-04-30
Australian infrastructure and transport minister Darren Chester says in a statement that debris recovered this month in Mozambique was highly likely to be from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight. 2016-03-24
Australia opens a national probe into child sex abuse, with Prime Minister Julia Gillard warning of "uncomfortable truths" as institutions including schools and churches come under scrutiny. 2013-04-3
Unemployment in Australia is reported to have risen to 5.3% in August 2011. 2011-09-8
Australia celebrates indigenous culture in NAIDOC Week with the 2010 theme "Unsung Heroes - Closing the Gap by Leading Their Way". 2010-07-9