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A landowner and an earthmoving business each face 126 charges for the deaths of 70 koalas last year at a partially cleared tree plantation in Cape Bridgewater, Victoria, Australia.
2021-12-22

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

An accident on board the Thunder River Rapids Ride at Dreamworld on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, leaves four people dead.
2016-10-25

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

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

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

Visitors to Australia face delays as Australian Customs and Border Protection Service staff go on strike over a pay dispute.
2011-09-27