Portal:Australia/News

8 November 2024 –

Qantas flight QF520 on a Boeing 737-800 performs an emergency landing in Sydney Airport, Australia, after a contained engine failure. (Qantas)

30 September 2024 – Australia–Tuvalu relations, Climate change in Tuvalu

Tuvalu's climate minister denounces the Australian Labor government's decision to expand three coal mines as an existential threat to the nation, due to the role of the mines in causing rising sea levels that have forced mass displacement across Tuvalu's low-lying islands. (The Guardian)

28 September 2024 – 2024 AFL premiership season

The Brisbane Lions defeat the Sydney Swans 120–60 in the Australian Football League Grand Final to win their fourth AFL premiership title. (The Guardian Australia)

26 September 2024 – Israel–Hezbollah conflict

Israel rejects proposals from the United States, Australia, and the European Union to initiate a temporary 21-day ceasefire with Hezbollah. (Reuters) (Reuters 2)

23 September 2024 – 2024 AFL season

In Australian football, Patrick Cripps wins his second Brownlow Medal with 45 votes, the most votes since the current voting system was introduced, and also becomes the seventeenth player to win the award more than once. (ABC News Australia)

18 September 2024 –

Alleged Ghost developer and administrator Jay Je Yoon Jung is arrested in Sydney, Australia, on five charges related to the encrypted communication network's development and operation. (The Register)