Sources: Herald Sun
The United Kingdom government agrees to sell the UK Green Investment Bank to a group led chiefly by Australian financial firm Macquarie Group for $3 billion, in a deal criticized as not securing the future of the bank. 2017-04-20
Australian tech entrepreneur Craig Steven Wright claims he is Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of the Bitcoin currency. There are about 15.5 million bitcoins in circulation. However, questions have been raised as to authenticity of his assertion. 2016-05-2
Australia raises its terror threat level to high following concerns about militants returning from conflicts in Iraq and Syria. 2014-09-12
Australia's High Court rules same-sex marriages held in the country are invalid. 2013-12-12
Scientists discover three new species of marsupial Antechinus in Queensland, Australia. 2013-11-1
Flights resume in southeast Australia as the volcanic ash cloud from the 2011 Puyehue-Cordón Caulle eruption clears although flights to Tasmania and New Zealand are still affected. 2011-06-22
A man from Bamboroo, Queensland becomes the first casualty of Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi in Australia. 2011-02-4
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
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