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Australia, the European Union, and the G7 member states decide to impose a US$60-per-barrel price ceiling on Russian seaborne oil.
2022-12-2

NATO and the government of Australia expel Russian diplomats.
2018-03-27

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key says his country is willing to accept some asylum seekers from the Middle East and Asia, currently in detention camps on impoverished Pacific island nations. Presently, 267 refugees in Australia for medical treatment, some accompanied by a relative, are set to be returned to Nauru’s detention camp. Australia is hesitant about the offer, concerned that it could encourage people smugglers.
2016-02-19

An Australia-bound boat carrying Iranian asylum seekers sinks off the coast of Indonesia, leaving at least three people dead, 157 rescued and an uncertain number missing.
2013-07-24

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 Australia and New Zealand Banking Group announces plans to cut 1000 jobs in Australia.
2012-02-13

Qantas flights throughout Australia are disrupted by a four-hour strike by airport ground staff and baggage handlers. [http:--www.smh.com.au-travel-travel-news-live-blog-qantas-strike-grounds-delays-flights-across-the-country-20110920-1kieo.html ("Sydney Morning Herald")]date=July 2019
2011-09-20

Asylum seekers at the Scherger Immigration Detention Centre near Weipa in the Australian state of Queensland start harming themselves in protest.
2011-07-23

Tear gas is used to control a riot by asylum seekers at the Christmas Island Immigration Detention Centre on Christmas Island off the coast of Australia.
2011-03-14

Brisbane cleans its mud and debris which was left behind during recent flooding there.
2011-01-14