Sources: Al Jazeera
Several athletes test positive for COVID-19, including Australian swimmer Lani Pallister, forcing her to withdraw from the 1500 metre freestyle swimming event. 2024-07-30
Australia records no new cases of COVID-19 for the first time since June 9, according to Health Minister Greg Hunt. 2020-11-1
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
An Australian student who had been detained in North Korea on June 25 is freed thanks to diplomatic talks between Australia and North Korea via Swedish officials. 2019-07-4
25-year-old Australian footballer and refugee from Bahrain, Hakeem al-Araibi, is ordered to defend an extradition order back to Bahrain in a Bangkok court, after being detained upon arrival in Thailand for his honeymoon with his wife in November 2018. International community is treating it as a human rights issue; a campaign to free al-Araibi and return him to Australia is growing. 2019-02-4
Australia announces that it will accept an additional 12,000 Syrian migrants, mostly from persecuted minorities. 2015-09-9
Qantas flights throughout Australia are disrupted by a four-hour strike by airport ground staff and baggage handlers. [http:--www.smh.com.au-travel-travel-news-live-blog-qantas-strike-grounds-delays-flights-across-the-country-20110920-1kieo.html ("Sydney Morning Herald")]date=July 2019 2011-09-20
Flights in the Southern hemisphere from Australia to Argentina are disrupted by the Puyehue volcanic eruption. 2011-06-13
David Bartlett resigns as the Premier of the Australian state of Tasmania. 2011-01-23