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A 25-year-old man is charged with three counts of murder, including one as a domestic violence offense, four days after intentionally causing a fatal accident that killed three people on the Bruce Highway in Federal, Queensland, Australia. The suspected killer had been chasing one of the vehicles prior to the accident.
2023-07-25

Australia expands eligibility for the Pfizer–BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to include seniors over the age of 60 who had previously only been eligible for the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine.
2021-10-1

Australia begins a mass vaccination campaign with the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine. Prime Minister Scott Morrison is one of the first people to receive a vaccine.
2021-02-21

Voters in Australia go to the polls to elect new members of the House of Representatives and half of the Senate.
2019-05-18

Two people die and 700 others seek medical attention, including three people in critical condition at the Defqon.1 Festival in Sydney, Australia, for drug-related issues. Premier of New South Wales Gladys Berejiklian says that the event is dangerous and will never take place again, effectively banning the music festival.
2018-09-16

A bushfire destroys dozens of buildings in Tathra, New South Wales, Australia.
2018-03-18

Detainees at Australia's Christmas Island Immigration Reception and Processing Centre riot, following the death of an asylum seeker.
2015-11-9

Australia's High Court rules same-sex marriages held in the country are invalid.
2013-12-12

Evacuation orders are issued for the Australian towns of Griffith and Forbes due to floods moving west through the Murray–Darling basin.
2012-03-8

More than 1,000 people are evacuated after days of flooding in New South Wales, Australia.
2010-01-3