Sources: BBC
Two nurses in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia are stood down after claiming on video that they allegedly both refused to treat and intentionally mistreated Israeli patients. 2025-02-11
At least 10 more nations, including Australia and Greece, join the United States-led Operation Prosperity Guardian task force to counter Houthi attacks in the Red Sea. 2023-12-21
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 reports its first case of the highly contagious Lambda variant in an overseas traveller who had been in a New South Wales quarantine hotel in April. 2021-07-6
South Australian Premier Steven Marshall announces a six-day "circuit breaker" lockdown across the state beginning at midnight due to a growing number of COVID-19 cases in Adelaide. Unlike previous lockdowns in Australia, outside exercise and takeaway food will be prohibited. The lockdown will be followed by eight days of "lesser restrictions". 2020-11-18
A wildfire destroys much of the Queensland Heritage Register-listed Binna Burra Cultural Landscape holiday resort, including its famous lodge, in Binna Burra, Queensland, Australia. 2019-09-8
Scientists warn a new strain of the Panama Disease fungus, which in the 1950s nearly wiped out the most popular banana in the world, the Gros Michel, is threatening today's favorite, the Cavendish, according to a new study published in "PLOS Pathogens". This untreatable fungal disease, called Tropical Race 4, has been active for decades in Southeast Asia. It recently has spread to other parts of Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Australia, and is expected to make its way to Latin America, where the vast majority of the world's exported bananas are grown. 2015-12-6
Former Australian water polo player Keli Lane is jailed for 18 years for murdering her baby daughter Tegan Lane in 1996. 2011-04-15
A plane carrying several Australian mining executives including Ken Talbot disappears in either Cameroon or the Republic of the Congo. [https:--web.archive.org-web-20100621005738-http:--newsinfo.inquirer.net-breakingnews-world-view-20100621-276744-Plane-carrying-Australian-execs-missing-over-Africa ("Philippine Daily Inquirer")] [http:--news.bbc.co.uk-2-hi-world-africa-10361073.stm (BBC)] [http:--uk.reuters.com-article-idUKTRE65J2B420100620?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews (Reuters)], [http:--www.smh.com.au-business-six-mining-magnates-feared-dead-as-plane-vanishes-in-africa-20100620-ypct.html ("Sydney Morning Herald")]date=August 2019 2010-06-20
Francesca Schiavone of Italy wins the 2010 French Open defeating Samantha Stosur of Australia 6-4 7-6. 2010-06-5