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In May 2008, Intralot was implicated in the criminal investigation of Romanian Politician Christian Boureanu for "abuse of office against the public interest" by the National Anticorruption Directorate for Boureanu's role in signing a contract in 2000 between Loteria Română and Intracom SA Hellenic Telecommunication Electronics Industry (Intralot Integrated Lottery Systems and Services) that ...
Lotteries in Australia include various lottery related products licensed by The Lottery Corporation, The Lottery Office and Lotterywest Australian lottery companies. Lotteries operators are licensed at a state or territory level, and include both state government -owned, not-for-profit and private sector companies .
5 January - The 1891 Australian shearers' strike begins, which leads to the formation of the Australian Labor Party. 13 April - Howard Moffat founds newspaper Daily Commercial News, which runs for 108 years before merging with Lloyd's List Australia Weekly to form Lloyd's List DCN.
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The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south-east Asia 50,000 to 65,000 years ago, during the last glacial period. [1] [2] Arriving by sea, they settled the continent and had formed approximately 250 distinct language groups by the time of European settlement, maintaining some of the longest known continuing artistic and religious traditions in the world.
The Timeline of Australian history outlines historical events ... 1970 - More than 200,000 people participate in the largest demonstrations in Australian history, ...
17 May – The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia makes its first official flight from Cloncurry to Julia Creek 8 June – Charles Kingsford Smith and his crew arrive in Brisbane , Queensland , after completing the first flight across the Pacific Ocean in the " Southern Cross " after leaving the United States on 31 May.
6 April – South Australian Government prospecting expedition, was the first major expedition Herbert Basedow participated in. Its purpose was to inspect the Musgrave, Mann and Tomkinson ranges and neighbouring areas for signs of gold and other mineral deposits. [1] 6 October – The High Court of Australia convenes for the first time.