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Health officials in Australia announce that the country will bring forward their vaccination rollout plans by two weeks to early March.
2021-01-6

A cyber attack in Australia forces the cancellation of wool sales across the country.
2020-02-27

A judge in Nauru declares the Civil Procedures Amendment 2018 unconstitutional and strikes it down. The act restricted the ability of those facing prosecution to obtain legal representation. The court orders Nauru's government to pay Australian lawyers acting for those who brought the legal challenge.
2018-06-25

Police in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, charge a man with several crimes under the Terrorism High Risk Offenders Act.
2018-04-21

The Parliament of Australia votes to make same-sex marriage legal in Australia.
2017-12-7

The High Court of Australia finds that a group of 157 Sri Lankan asylum seekers were legally detained by Australian authorities at sea. The government acted lawfully and the group is not entitled to damages.
2015-01-28

Australian Capital Territory becomes the first Australian territory to legalize same-sex marriage while the Government of Australia launches a legal challenge in the High Court.
2013-10-22

The United Nations appoints a three-member panel led by Australian High Court judge Michael Kirby to investigate alleged human rights breaches in North Korea.
2013-05-8

Street preachers clash with gays and lesbians during a peaceful rally to mark International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia in Adelaide, Australia.
2011-05-14

The High Court of Australia finds that Australia's offshore processing of asylum seekers denies procedural fairness.
2010-11-11