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Australia reports a record 8,697 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, surpassing the previous record set on December 22.
2021-12-23

Australia closes its borders to all non-Australian residents.
2020-03-19

Thousands, including some from Australia, protest in London, England, against the renewal of the United Kingdom's Trident nuclear deterrent system, the largest anti-nuclear rally since 1983. Leader of the Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn, Scottish National Party leader and First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon, the Welsh Plaid Cymru Party, and the Green Party participated in the march. A parliamentary vote on renewing Trident is expected this year.
2016-02-27

Six men are arrested in the Australian state of Victoria in relation to alleged involvement in an international tennis match-fixing syndicate.
2014-07-18

Argentina, Australia, Luxembourg, Rwanda, and South Korea are elected to the United Nations Security Council for two-year terms starting in 2013.
2012-10-18

Australia temporarily closes its High Commission in the Pakistani capital Islamabad. It says it fears violent protests aimed at Western countries as a result of recent controversies.
2012-09-21

The first deployment of US Marines arrives in the Australian city of Darwin, Northern Territory.
2012-04-4

Australian artist Tim Storrier wins the 2012 Archibald Prize for a self-portrait "The historic wayfarer (after Bosch)".
2012-03-30

More than 100 people flee their homes from bushfire in Perth's east.
2011-02-6

The United States and Australia issue travel warnings for India following the shooting of two Taiwanese tourists outside the Jama Masjid mosque in Delhi.
2010-09-20