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An Australian security contractor is killed outside the Australian embassy in Baghdad. There are unconfirmed reports that he was shot.
2016-05-13

Australian painter Del Kathryn Barton wins the 2013 Archibald Prize for her portrait of actor Hugo Weaving. [http:--www.abc.net.au-news-2013-03-22-archibald-prize-winner-declared-4588148 (ABC News Australia)] [https:--web.archive.org-web-20130327040157-http:--www.afr.com-p-national-del_kathryn_barton_wins_an_archibald_RZ2m5XkHB1yePpv88lruGJ ("The Australian Financial Review")] [http:--www.vogue.com.au-culture-arts-del+kathryn+barton+wins+archibald+prize,22835 (Vogue Australia)]date=August 2019
2013-03-22

Australian art critic, historian and documentary maker Robert Hughes dies in New York City.
2012-08-6

Australian newspaper publisher Fairfax Media announces restructuring plans which will lead to a cut of 1900 jobs.
2012-06-18

Thousands of Australians are evacuated in northern New South Wales and Queensland due to rising floodwaters with parts of Queensland declared as a disaster area.
2012-02-3

Australian criminal Matthew Johnson is found guilty of the murder of drug boss Carl Williams in Victoria's Barwon Prison.
2011-09-29

Australian Minister for Defence Stephen Smith announces that women will be serving in frontline-combat roles in the Australian military within five years.
2011-09-27

South Korea's financial authorities promise to take action to stabilise markets as stocks on the Korea Exchange continue to fall.
2011-08-9

The Australian and New Zealand dollars continue to fall as investors seek security with the Aussie dollar falling below parity.
2011-08-9

Stock markets in Asia, Australia, and the United States fall further after the credit rating of the United States is downgraded with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling by over 634 points, 5.55%.
2011-08-8