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Sandra Anne Morgan (born 6 June 1942), also known by her married name Sandra Beavis, or as Sandra Morgan-Beavis, is an Australian former freestyle swimmer who was part of the gold medal-winning team in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. At the age of 14 years and 6 months, she became the youngest Australian to win an Olympic gold medal, a record that was broken by Arisa Trew at the 2024 Paris Olympics. (Full article...)
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- ... that Australiformis semoni is a parasite that infests marsupials in Australia and New Guinea and whose infestation could cause debilitating ulcerative granulomatous gastritis?
- ... that Barcroft Boake, the author of one of Australia's most anthologised poems, hanged himself with a stockwhip a few months after it was published?
- ... that John Dique constructed the machine used by the first Australian patient to receive dialysis?
- ... that Tupou VI was crowned by D'Arcy Wood, an Australian, in order to respect the tradition of native Tongans not touching the king's head?
- ... that in 2010, Lauren Mitchell became the first Australian female artistic gymnast to win a world title?
- ... that Towa Tei's "Sometime Samurai" remained unfinished for eight years until Australian singer Kylie Minogue re-recorded the song in 2004?
- ... that the government of Victoria, Australia, has a program to remove 110 level crossings by 2030, the fastest rate in the state's history?
- ... that Australian judoka Josh Katz competed in the 2024 Paris Olympics six months after completely rupturing an ACL?
In the news
- 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)
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On this day
- State Library of Victoriaopens.
- 1927 – Bart Cummings, one of the most successful Australian racehorse trainers, and known as the Melbourne Cup King, was born in South Australia.
- Bomb threatsare made to the Brisbane public transport system.
General images
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Sheep grazing in rural Australia. Early British settlers introduced Western stock and crops andAustralian agriculture now produces an abundance of fresh produce. (from Culture of Australia)
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Didgeridoo performers (from Culture of Australia)
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Adelaide foothills in an 1854 painting by Alexander Schramm (from Aboriginal Australians)An Aboriginal encampment near the
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William Wentworth (1790–1872) was among the first to articulate a vision of Australian nationhood. (from Culture of Australia)
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TheFederation Filigree-style pub in Ravenswood. (from Culture of Australia)
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The Wiggles performing in the United States in 2007 (from Culture of Australia)
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PCA of Orang Asli (Semang) and Andamanese, with worldwide populations in HGDP. (from Aboriginal Australians)
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Themulticultural broadcaster. (from Culture of Australia)
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Bathurst Island, 1939 (from Aboriginal Australians)Men from
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State of Origin shield (from Culture of Australia)The first
- Cover of Old Bush Songs,
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ThePrincess Theatre in Melbourne (from Culture of Australia)
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Anzac Day dawn services are held throughout Australia every April. (from Culture of Australia)
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Luritja man demonstrating method of attack with boomerang under cover of shield (1920) (from Culture of Australia)A
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Tropfest is the world's largest short film festival. (from Culture of Australia)Founded in 1993, Sydney's
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Buddhist temple in Wollongong. Multicultural immigration has increased Australia's religious diversity. (from Culture of Australia)
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A commemorative statue ofGallipoli Campaign. (from Culture of Australia)
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Port Arthur, Tasmania (from Culture of Australia)Convict architecture at
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Donald Bradman is often cited as statistically the greatest sportsman of any major sport. (from Culture of Australia)
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Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney (from Culture of Australia)
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billycan used for heating water (from Culture of Australia)A
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Arrernte man of the Arltunga district, Northern Territory, in 1923. His hut is decked with porcupine grass. (from Aboriginal Australians)An Eastern
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Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne (from Culture of Australia)The
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Madame Melba by Rupert Bunny (from Culture of Australia)Portrait of
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Killara, Sydney (from Culture of Australia)
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Maloga, New South Wales around 1900 (in European dress) (from Aboriginal Australians)Historical image of Aboriginal Australian women and children,
- The initial human settlement of Oceania is estimated to have been between 60,000 and 40,000 years ago. Archaeogenetic results indicate a colonisation of southern Sahul (Australia) before 37,000 years ago and an incubation period in northern Sahul (Papua New Guinea), followed by westward expansions within Australia after about 28,000 years ago. (from
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Arthur Phillip hoists the British flag over the new colony at Sydney Cove in 1788 (from Culture of Australia)Governor
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Kiandra, a goldmining town in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, in the 1860s. (from Culture of Australia)
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Noongar traditional dancers in Perth (from Aboriginal Australians)
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surf lifesaving movement originated in Australia. (Pictured: surf lifesavers, Bondi Beach, 1930s). (from Culture of Australia)The
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St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney (from Culture of Australia)Interior of
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Parliament House, Canberra (from Culture of Australia)
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Ned Kelly in The Story of the Kelly Gang (1906), the world's first feature film (from Culture of Australia)Actor playing the bushranger
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bush poets such as Henry Lawson (right). (from Culture of Australia)
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green and gold (from Culture of Australia)
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Melbourne Cricket Ground, 1860s (from Culture of Australia)Cricket match at the
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South Australian suffragette Catherine Helen Spence (1825–1910). The Australian colonies established democratic parliaments from the 1850s and began to grant women the vote in the 1890s. (from Culture of Australia)
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swagman in bushman's apparel, wearing a brimmed hat and carrying swag and billy can (from Culture of Australia)A
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Queenslander house in Brisbane (from Culture of Australia)A typical
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Dreamtime have been practised for tens of thousands of years. (from Culture of Australia)
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House inKillara, New South Wales (from Culture of Australia)
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Kylie Minogue, one of Australia's most successful pop musicians (from Culture of Australia)
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Matildas, Australia's national women's football team (from Culture of Australia)The
- A group of Australian men wearing speedos (from
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Paul Kelly (from Culture of Australia)Singer-songwriter
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