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The Land Down Under
Julia Gillard Becomes First Female Australian Prime Minister
Deadly Bushfires: 173 Lives Lost
Quentin Bryce becomes first female Governor-General.
Sydney's Catholic World Youth Day.
Record-breaking heatwave in Adelaide: longest ever.
Kevin Rudd leads Parliament in formal apology for stolen generations
Heath Ledger's Death: Accidental Prescription Drug Intoxication at 28
Kevin Rudd defeats John Howard in Federal Election.
Motor racing icon Peter Brock dies at 61.
Steve Irwin, Wildlife Conservationist, Dies at 44
Australian Forces Deployed to East Timor for Operation Astute
Melbourne Hosts Commonwealth Games
Protest Turns Into Race-Fueled Riot in Cronulla
Howard Government wins fourth term defeating Mark Latham's Labor Party
Bombing Outside Jakarta Embassy
Australia Draws Second to England in Rugby World Cup Final
Country Music Icon Slim Dusty Dies at 76
Military Deployment to Oust Saddam Hussein in Iraq War Over Treaty Violations.
Deadly Bali Bombings: 202 lives lost, including 88 Australians.
John Howard Reelected as Prime Minister
Rescue by Norwegian Ship Sparks Tampa affair.
Australian Forces Deployed to War Against Taliban
Legendary cricketer Donald Bradman dies in Adelaide at the age of 92.
Centenary of Federation Celebration in Australia
Summer Olympics: Sydney Games Highlight Journeys of Athletes
Introduction of Goods and Services Tax by Howard Government
Referendum on Republic Change Fails
Deployment of Australian forces to lead INTERFET mission in East Timor post-independence vote violence.
Federal Parliament Passes Motion of Reconciliation for Indigenous Australians
Demutualization and Floatation of Stock Exchange
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