Sources: News Limited
Two people are killed, and more than five buildings are destroyed, as more than forty out-of-control bushfires continue to burn in the Darling Downs in Queensland, Australia. 2023-10-25
Four people are killed and eight others are injured when two helicopters collide near the Sea World theme park in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. 2023-01-2
The 2022 Melbourne Cup is won by Gold Trip, ridden by Mark Zahra, at the Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia. 2022-11-1
Australia announces the creation of the Defence Space command, saying it is designed to counter Russia and Mainland China's ambitions in outer space. The new agency's servicemembers will come from the army, navy, air force, and will also include private contractors. 2022-03-22
An 8 meter high fire ignites accidentally next to Adelaide Oval after the 9pm New Year's Eve fireworks in Adelaide, South Australia. This comes following major controversy over the New Year's firework displays across Australia in response to ongoing bushfires. 2019-12-31
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
Searches are underway for three members of the United States Marine Corps missing after a MV-22 Osprey crashed off the coast of the Australian state of Queensland. Twenty three of the twenty six people on board have been rescued. 2017-08-5
Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull has called a historic double dissolution election with both houses of Parliament being dissolved and an election to be held on July 2. 2016-05-8
Prince Harry arrives in Sydney, Australia, to celebrate 100 years of the Royal Australian Navy. 2013-10-5
Pope Benedict XVI canonises Mary MacKillop, the first Australian saint, in front of 50,000 people in Saint Peter's Square in the Vatican City. 2010-10-17