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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.
Western Australia: 2,000+ 1891–1910: Australia's worst typhoid epidemic. Worst-affected areas were the WA Goldfields where overcrowding and unsanitary living conditions were rife. Official death toll was close to 2,000 but actual toll much higher. [5] [6] Epidemic: Australia-wide: 1,013: 1946–1955: Polio epidemic. [7] Epidemic: New South ...
This is a list of all major natural disasters in Australian European history. The natural disasters included here are all the notable events that resulted in significant loss of life or property due to natural, non-biological processes of the Earth within Australian territory.
12–14 April – After 25 years, Australia's Dirt n Dust Festival is held for the final time at Julia Creek, Queensland. [25] Although scheduled for 2020 and 2021, those events were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [26] [27] It was announced in 2021 that the festival had been permanently cancelled due to a lack of volunteers. [28]
11 July – Australia records its first death from the COVID-19 pandemic for 2021, [dubious – discuss] as Sydney records 77 cases of community transmission. [ 40 ] 14 July – Following a relocation from Sydney , then Newcastle , Queensland defeat New South Wales 20–18 at Cbus Super Stadium in the third match of the 2021 State of Origin ...
26 January – Australia officially celebrates its sesquicentennial, the 150th anniversary of European settlement. Unofficially, it is a Day of Mourning for Indigenous Australians. 6 February – Three hundred beachgoers are dragged out to sea when three freak waves strike Bondi Beach in Sydney in an event known as
This is the fifth time Australia has hosted the Commonwealth Games, 12 years after they were held in Melbourne. 5 April – Surfing: Australian Stephanie Gilmore wins her fourth Bells Beach Classic title while retiring Australian Mick Fanning is defeated in the men's final by Brazilian Italo Ferreira .
23 June – The Parliament of Australia passes the Communist Party Dissolution Bill, effectively banning the operation of the Communist Party of Australia. 26 June – Douglas DC-4 Amana crashes near Perth, Western Australia, killing all 29 people on board. 26 July – The government announces that Australia will send troops to fight in the ...