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Australia grants "special" freedom of movement and defence rights to Tuvaluans for residence and employment due to climate reasons.
2023-11-10

Senegal reports zero COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic.
2021-10-20

Victoria reports a record 1,438 new COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours, surpassing New South Wales as the epicentre of the pandemic in Australia. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews blames the increase on illegal parties held to celebrate the AFL Grand Final and also announces that the time between doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine will be reduced to three weeks.
2021-09-30

The Office for National Statistics says that the economy of the United Kingdom has contracted by a record 9.9% since the pandemic began, but has narrowly avoided a double-dip recession. This is nonetheless estimated to be the largest annual contraction since 1709.
2021-02-12

The U.S.-led Artemis Accords are signed by the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, Luxembourg, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United Arab Emirates. According to NASA, the Accords aim to establish norms of behavior between countries regarding lunar resource extraction and exploration, outline "safety zones" on the lunar surface where other countries should not interfere, and protect heritage sites on the lunar surface such as the Apollo landing sites. More signatories are expected to be announced in the coming months.
2020-10-13

Australia and East Timor settle a dispute between the two countries in the Timor Sea.
2017-09-2

One British woman is killed and two others are wounded in a stabbing attack on a North Queensland backpacker hostel, Australia.
2016-08-24

Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull has called a historic double dissolution election with both houses of Parliament being dissolved and an election to be held on July 2.
2016-05-8

Several governments in the Asia-Pacific region including Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore ban the import of food from areas near the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant following the recent incidents.
2011-03-24

Residents are ordered to evacuate from the Australian city of Queanbeyan with Steve Whan, the New South Wales Minister for Emergency Services, declaring it a natural disaster area due to flooding.
2010-12-9