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A man is injured in a stabbing at a car park in Perth, Australia. The 16-year-old perpetrator is killed by police officers and is described as a "religious radicalized individual". A possible Islamist motive is behind the attack.
2024-05-5

Three US Marines are killed and 20 others are injured when their MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor crashes on Melville Island, Northern Territory, Australia.
2023-08-27

The Vietnamese government releases Australian democracy activist Chau Van Kham from a 12-year prison sentence on terrorism charges following an appeal by Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese.
2023-07-11

Australia announces rapid antigen tests will be made free to concession card holders amid a nationwide shortage, but resists calls for universal free access.
2022-01-5

The Rolling Stones postpone their tours of Australia and New Zealand following the death of Mick Jagger's girlfriend L'Wren Scott.
2014-03-18

Newly released cables from the United States indicate former Prime Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd suggested the use of force against China if it could not be "successfully integrated" into the international community. The Australian government refuses to respond to the release.
2010-12-6

The death of a Fijian detainee at the Villawood Detention Centre in Sydney, Australia, sparks a rooftop protest by Tamil detainees.
2010-09-20

Over fifty-thousand Australians have been placed on evacuation alert in the Australian state of Victoria in eleven towns since Saturday due to the 2010 Victorian floods.
2010-09-6

Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping meets with Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on an official trip to Canberra. The two countries sign agreements valued at over A$10 billion.
2010-06-21

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd appoints the country's first population minister, Tony Burke, as part of a strategy for managing population growth.
2010-04-3