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Australia
[edit]- 24 October 2024: Qantas Australian airline employees strike for better wages
- 21 October 2024: Bruce Lehrmann judge said to have no links to published book of judgement
- 8 June 2023: Australia: Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith loses war crimes defamation case against media outlets
- 30 May 2023: 'I'm tired, extremely tired': Western Australia Premier Mark McGowan announces resignation
- 24 April 2023: Expedition locates wreck of World War II-sunk ship Montevideo Maru
- 13 April 2023: Australian broadcaster projects Liberal win in Ryde district, New South Wales, two weeks after state election
- 13 March 2023: Sydney, Australia woman who "spontaneously" murdered boyfriend in "fatal explosion of emotion" sentenced
- 22 February 2023: Coolum win tier 1 women’s cricket premiership on Australia’s Sunshine Coast
- 15 February 2023: Coolum to host Grand Final of Tier 1 women's cricket final on Australia's Sunshine Coast
- 10 February 2023: Glasshouse in to Tier 1 women's cricket final on Australia's Sunshine Coast
- 8 January 2023: "One-in-100-year flood event" devastates Western Australia
- 4 January 2023: Two helicopters collide in Gold Coast, Australia
- 21 December 2022: Brothers Sunshine Coast to join A grade rugby union competition on Australia's Sunshine Coast
- 10 August 2022: Judith Durham, lead singer of The Seekers, dies at 79
- 11 June 2022: Western Australia Nationals MP Vince Catania to resign from state parliament
- 11 June 2022: Trial for accused rapist of Brittany Higgins set to begin on June 27
- 3 June 2022: Scientists discover seagrass off Australia is world's largest plant
- 19 May 2022: V/Line regional trains in Victoria, Australia disrupted after communications fault
- 13 May 2022: Motion on transgender women in sports defeated in Queensland Parliament
- 8 May 2022: Ballarat candidates debate climate at election forum
- 3 May 2022: Ballarat residents protest for climate action
- 2 May 2022: Brothers Sunshine Coast pick up first win in senior rugby at Australia's University of the Sunshine Coast
- 13 April 2022: Teenager fatally stabbed at Sydney Royal Easter Show in Australia
- 1 April 2022: Victoria approves Delburn wind power farm in Australia
- 15 March 2022: UK Supreme Court will not hear Julian Assange's appeal against extradition
- 7 March 2022: Australian cricketer Shane Warne dies aged 52
- 7 March 2022: Grand Finals set in 2021-22 Sunshine Coast, Australia cricket season
- 14 February 2022: Koalas labeled as 'endangered' in eastern states of Australia
- 12 February 2022: US warns its citizens to leave Ukraine as Russia could invade 'anytime'
- 1 February 2022: Australian Open: Nadal wins 21st Grand Slam
- 26 January 2022: Australian government pays A$20m for copyright to Aboriginal flag
- 21 January 2022: Australian authorities probe rapid antigen test price gouging
- 25 November 2021: New Zealand raises interest rates in second straight month to 0.75%
- 12 November 2021: 33-year old charged with murder of Dalibor Pantic
- 10 November 2021: Wikinews interviews RSL Australia for Remembrance Day 2021
- 5 November 2021: Australian Fair Work Commission rules that farm workers on piece rate entitled to minimum wage
- 3 October 2021: Rosemary Cousin, Greens candidate in South Gippsland, Australia, speaks to Wikinews about democracy, transport, forests and other local issues
- 3 October 2021: Australia: Wikinews interviews Les Harmer, South Gippsland local election candidate
- 27 September 2021: Australia: Wikinews interviews David Liebelt, South Gippsland local election candidate
- 26 September 2021: 'The Administrators were a disaster for the Shire': Wikinews interviews Lindsay Love, Tarwin Valley ward candidate in South Gippsland, Australia
- 25 September 2021: Australia: Magnitude 5.9 earthquake detected in north-east Victoria
- 20 September 2021: Australia: University claim 2021 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union A grade premiership
- 15 September 2021: Wikinews interviews Anda Banikos, local council candidate in South Gippsland, Australia
- 12 September 2021: Australia: Wikinews interviews Rebecca Jennings, independent candidate for Daly by-election
- 6 September 2021: Australia: Wikinews interviews Wayne Connop, independent candidate for Daly by-election
- 5 September 2021: Australia: Mat Morgan, Greens candidate in South Gippsland, talks climate, tourism, and local issues with Wikinews
- 4 September 2021: South Gippsland, Australia local council candidate Sue Plowright speaks with Wikinews about environment, education, and other local issues
- 4 September 2021: Latrobe City, Australia records first COVID-19 case since January 12 with new Traralgon case
- 19 August 2021: 2021 rugby union season on Australia's Sunshine Coast to culminate with September 18 Grand Final
- 17 August 2021: Australian and Victorian governments to begin stage three of Shepparton railway line upgrade in September
- 17 August 2021: Australia: Sunbury railway line slated for five days of 24-hour upgrades
- 11 August 2021: 4 local government areas in New South Wales, Australia locked down after COVID-19 case
- 11 August 2021: Wikinews interviews Professor Gigi Foster about pandemic control in Australia
- 11 August 2021: Australia: AstraZeneca vaccine access expanded by Victorian government
- 1 August 2021: Australia: Victorian lockdown lifted
- 25 July 2021: Australia: Wikinews interviews Reg Kidd, mayor of the City of Orange, about COVID-19 lockdown and local government
- 23 July 2021: South Australia enters week-long lockdown to contain COVID-19 Delta variant spread
- 21 July 2021: Three rural councils in New South Wales, Australia enter 7-day lockdown
- 21 July 2021: Australia: Victoria lockdown extended by a week with 85 active cases recorded
- 15 July 2021: Australian state of Victoria to enter five-day lockdown following more than a dozen active COVID-19 cases
- 10 July 2021: Australia: Andrea Wildin, Greens candidate in Stretton state by-election, discusses political issues with Wikinews
- 4 July 2021: Post match interview with Maroochydore Rugby Union Club's James Turvey on his 100 A grade games
- 30 June 2021: 'Each makes the other more difficult to recover from': University of Sussex professor L. Alan Winters speaks to Wikinews on trade, COVID-19, Brexit
- 16 June 2021: Wikinews interviews Victor Kline, leader of newly registered The New Liberals party in Australia
- 27 May 2021: Australia: Latrobe Valley historical societies ask for greater funding in budget submissions
- 6 May 2021: Maroochydore pick up first win in round 5 Australia's Sunshine Coast Rugby Union 2021 season
- 28 April 2021: Wynnum defeat Maroochydore in round 4 of Australia's Sunshine Coast Rugby Union 2021 season
- 13 April 2021: Challenge shield introduced for Australia's Sunshine Coast Rugby Union
- 26 March 2021: Tropical moisture ceases to cause severe floods in South East Australia
- 17 March 2021: New South Wales government announces 'Bradfield' as name for third city of Greater Sydney
- 4 February 2021: East Gippsland, Australia shire council passes motion against nuclear weapons
- 27 November 2020: Wikinews interviews Craig Farquharson, Liberal Democrat candidate for 2020 Groom by-election
- 27 November 2020: Wikinews interviews Sandra Jephcott, Sustainable Australia candidate for 2020 Groom by-election
- 22 October 2020: Wikinews interviews 2020 Melbourne Lord Mayor Candidate Wayne Tseng
- 1 September 2020: University defeat Maroochydore in round five of 2020 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union season
- 25 August 2020: Caloundra defeat Wynnum in fourth round of 2020 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union season
- 18 August 2020: Caloundra defeat Maroochydore in third round of 2020 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union season
- 13 March 2020: Stores in Australia lower toilet paper limits per transaction
- 16 November 2019: Ancient Egyptians collected wild ibis birds for sacrifice, says study
- 17 October 2019: Hundreds arrested for 'dark web' child porn by international task force
- 27 September 2019: New South Wales decriminalizes abortion
- 18 December 2018: Australia now recognises West Jerusalem as Israeli capital, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announces
- 30 August 2018: Brisbane, Australia Magistrates Court charges two cotton farmers with $20m fraud
- 10 August 2018: New South Wales, Australia government says entire state in winter 2018 drought
- 1 July 2018: FIFA World Cup 2018 day 12, 13, 14, 15: Iran, Nigeria, Germany, Senegal out of the tournament
- 27 June 2018: FIFA World Cup 2018 day eight, nine, ten, eleven: Belgium, England confirm knockout phase qualification; Poland, Costa Rica miss out Last 16
- 18 June 2018: FIFA World Cup 2018 day three: France, Denmark and Croatia wins three points; Argentina shares the spoils with debutants Iceland
- 10 June 2018: New study of endangered whale shark youth shows vital habitat similarities
- 9 April 2018: Woolworths, Australia moves single-use plastic bags ban date to June 20
- 31 March 2018: Australian cricketers Steve Smith, David Warner banned from 2018 Indian Premier League after ball tampering incident
- 22 March 2018: Sydney experiences hottest March day in 35 years
- 4 January 2018: Tennis: Andy Murray withdraws from Australian Open
- 11 October 2017: Australia bars North Korea's U-19 football team from entering country citing 'illegal nuclear programmes'
- 20 August 2017: New South Wales police extradict 'self-healer' Hongchi Xiao from London over death of six-year-old boy at conference
- 12 August 2017: Australia: Victorian government to trial driverless vehicles on public roads
- 27 March 2017: Numerous home pregnancy tests recalled after false negative results reported
- 25 January 2017: Nadal beats Raonic to reach Australian Open semis
- 23 January 2017: Federer beats Nishikori in Australian Open's fourth round
- 23 January 2017: Murray loses to rank 50 Zverev in Australian Open's fourth round
- 17 December 2016: Australian Federal Court orders ISPs to block copyright infringing sites
New South Wales
[edit]- 13 April 2023: Australian broadcaster projects Liberal win in Ryde district, New South Wales, two weeks after state election
- 13 March 2023: Sydney, Australia woman who "spontaneously" murdered boyfriend in "fatal explosion of emotion" sentenced
- 4 January 2023: Two helicopters collide in Gold Coast, Australia
- 13 April 2022: Teenager fatally stabbed at Sydney Royal Easter Show in Australia
- 14 February 2022: Koalas labeled as 'endangered' in eastern states of Australia
- 25 September 2021: Australia: Magnitude 5.9 earthquake detected in north-east Victoria
- 12 September 2021: Australia: Wikinews interviews Rebecca Jennings, independent candidate for Daly by-election
- 6 September 2021: Australia: Wikinews interviews Wayne Connop, independent candidate for Daly by-election
- 11 August 2021: 4 local government areas in New South Wales, Australia locked down after COVID-19 case
- 11 August 2021: Wikinews interviews Professor Gigi Foster about pandemic control in Australia
- 25 July 2021: Australia: Wikinews interviews Reg Kidd, mayor of the City of Orange, about COVID-19 lockdown and local government
- 21 July 2021: Three rural councils in New South Wales, Australia enter 7-day lockdown
- 26 March 2021: Tropical moisture ceases to cause severe floods in South East Australia
- 17 March 2021: New South Wales government announces 'Bradfield' as name for third city of Greater Sydney
- 27 September 2019: New South Wales decriminalizes abortion
- 10 August 2018: New South Wales, Australia government says entire state in winter 2018 drought
- 9 April 2018: Woolworths, Australia moves single-use plastic bags ban date to June 20
- 22 March 2018: Sydney experiences hottest March day in 35 years
- 20 August 2017: New South Wales police extradict 'self-healer' Hongchi Xiao from London over death of six-year-old boy at conference
- 3 June 2016: Glencore announces Tahmoor mine in New South Wales to close
- 24 March 2016: New South Wales state MP Glenn Brookes moves to crossbench over electoral allegations
- 22 April 2015: Three people die in New South Wales storms
- 22 March 2015: Lindt cafe in Sydney reopens after siege
- 27 November 2014: Australian cricketer dies after being struck in neck
- 28 May 2014: Second sinkhole appears in Australian city this week
- 12 March 2014: Fire burns at Barangaroo construction site, Sydney, Australia
- 17 February 2014: New South Wales government starts trial of hunting in national parks
- 1 February 2014: NSW Parliament passes alcohol-fuelled violence bill hours after drafting
- 17 December 2013: Wikinews interviews former Matilda's player Sarah Walsh about Australian women's soccer
- 14 December 2013: Council of Australian Governments agree on reduced environmental regulation
- 7 December 2013: Wikinews interviews academic Steve Redhead about Australian women's soccer
- 18 October 2013: Homes destroyed and feared loss of life in New South Wales bush fires
- 23 September 2013: Fremantle defeat Sydney, qualify for 2013 Australian Football League Grand Final
- 20 September 2013: Australian solar racing team parades at Sydney campus send-off
- 5 September 2013: Dungog, Australia residents celebrate continued protection of local forest
- 23 June 2013: Questions raised over Mosquito device ahead of New South Wales trial
- 21 May 2013: Report finds Canberra and Northern Territory have most expensive cocaine in Australia
- 1 May 2013: Miles Franklin Literary Award nominates only women for potential winners
- 2 April 2013: Sydney plans loss of rainbow
- 27 March 2013: Andrew Sayers resigns National Museum of Australia directorship
- 21 March 2013: Anonymous people reveal animal cruelty at Australian Inghams poultry producer factory using CCTV footage
- 20 February 2013: Australian Governor-General visits Wagga Wagga
- 13 January 2013: Fires burn across eastern Australia amid summer heatwave
- 14 December 2012: Wikinews interviews Australian Paralympic skiers Toby Kane, Cameron Rahles Rahbula, and Mitchell Gourley
- 11 December 2012: Wikinews interviews Australian Paralympic skier Andrew Bor
- 11 December 2012: Wikinews interviews Australian Paralympic skiers Jessica Gallagher and Eric Bickerton
- 10 December 2012: Wikinews interviews Australian blind Paralympic skier Melissa Perrine
- 7 December 2012: WNBL's Sydney Uni Flames decisively beat Canberra Capitals
- 19 November 2012: Canberra United lose first game since January 2011
- 11 September 2012: Tony Abbott competes in 2012 Wagga Wagga fun run
- 2 September 2012: Australian Jayme Paris wins bronze in the London Paralympics Women's Individual C1-2-3 500m Time Trial
- 23 August 2012: 1964 Australian Paralympic medalist Trevor French dies
- 20 August 2012: Sydney welcomes home the Australian Olympic Team
- 3 August 2012: Cyclist Sean Finning last competitor named to Australia's 2012 Paralympic team
- 25 July 2012: Wikinews interviews Great Britain men's national wheelchair basketball player Joni Pollock
- 24 July 2012: Wikinews interviews Great Britain men's national wheelchair basketball player Ade Oregembe
- 22 July 2012: Australia Rollers victorious against Great Britain men's national wheelchair basketball team
- 22 July 2012: Wikinews interviews Australian Gliders Leanne Del Toso, Sarah Vinci, Amber Merritt, Clare Nott
- 21 July 2012: Australian Gliders squeak out first place victory over Germany women's national wheelchair team
- 21 July 2012: China women's national wheelchair basketball team tops Japan for third place at Rollers & Gliders World Challenge
- 21 July 2012: Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team beat Japan 80-49 in final game of pool play
- 20 July 2012: Australian Gliders glide past China women's national wheelchair basketball team
- 19 July 2012: Australian Rollers roll over Great Britain men's wheelchair basketball team
- 19 July 2012: Australian Gliders beat Germany women's national wheelchair basketball team on day two of Rollers & Gliders World Challenge
- 10 July 2012: 2012 Australian Paralympic swim team announced
- 27 June 2012: NSW appeal court acquits Jeffrey Gilham of parents' murders
- 16 June 2012: Australian Football League's Richmond Tigers beat GWS Giants by 12 points
- 14 May 2012: Sydney's 'Angel of The Gap' dies after decades rescuing the suicidal
- 10 May 2012: No surprises for sport in 2012/2013 Australian federal budget
- 3 April 2012: Australian rowers prepare for 2012 Olympics
- 2 April 2012: First female bishop in NSW and Canberra consecrated
- 27 March 2012: Australian archer Odette Snazelle in Canberra for nationals
- 11 February 2012: Attention drawn to high suicide rates in Scotland, Russia, Australia
- 15 September 2011: Australia's Channel Seven breaches children TV standards regulations by broadcasting McDonald's advertisement
- 21 April 2011: Riot at Sydney, Australia's Villawood Detention Centre continues
- 17 April 2011: Former Australian athlete jailed for eighteen years for murdering her baby
- 8 April 2011: New South Wales Premier criticised over government structure
- 5 December 2010: Much of inland New South Wales, Australia affected by flooding
- 11 September 2010: Aboriginal primacy bill introduced to the New South Wales legislative assembly
- 3 September 2010: New South Wales Legislative Assembly votes in favor of same-sex adoption
- 31 August 2010: Frenchman climbs skyscraper in 20 minutes without any equipment
- 23 July 2010: Weather bureau forecasts an early spring for Australia
- 1 July 2010: Australian priest admits child sex abuse, testifies in court
- 27 February 2010: Pacific Rim braces for tsunami following major Chilean earthquake
- 10 February 2010: ITV fined A$3000 for cruelty to rat on "I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!"
- 29 October 2009: AFL provides insufficient support for European leagues: Germany
- 26 September 2009: Second dust storm hits Sydney, Australia
- 23 September 2009: Red dust storm engulfs Sydney, Australia
- 21 July 2009: Black spot on Jupiter is impact site, says NASA
- 6 June 2009: Swine flu: recent developments worldwide
- 9 February 2009: More than 160 dead in bushfires in Australia
- 18 January 2009: Queensland win W-League Grand Final
- 14 December 2008: Wikinews Shorts: December 14, 2008
- 12 December 2008: 23 Australians arrested in global child porn network
- 6 September 2008: NSW Premier Iemma quits, replaced by Rees
- 30 June 2008: Three murdered, one injured in axe attack in Australia
- 29 March 2008: Businesses and individuals worldwide turn lights off as part of Earth Hour 2008
- 8 October 2007: A-League 2007-08: Round 6 Results
- 3 October 2007: Third day of 2007 NSW fire season sees 46 fires burning
- 30 August 2007: Horse flu infects Australian thoroughbreds
Queensland
[edit]- 22 February 2023: Coolum win tier 1 women’s cricket premiership on Australia’s Sunshine Coast
- 15 February 2023: Coolum to host Grand Final of Tier 1 women's cricket final on Australia's Sunshine Coast
- 10 February 2023: Glasshouse in to Tier 1 women's cricket final on Australia's Sunshine Coast
- 4 January 2023: Two helicopters collide in Gold Coast, Australia
- 21 December 2022: Brothers Sunshine Coast to join A grade rugby union competition on Australia's Sunshine Coast
- 13 May 2022: Motion on transgender women in sports defeated in Queensland Parliament
- 14 February 2022: Koalas labeled as 'endangered' in eastern states of Australia
- 20 September 2021: Australia: University claim 2021 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union A grade premiership
- 19 August 2021: 2021 rugby union season on Australia's Sunshine Coast to culminate with September 18 Grand Final
- 10 July 2021: Australia: Andrea Wildin, Greens candidate in Stretton state by-election, discusses political issues with Wikinews
- 4 July 2021: Post match interview with Maroochydore Rugby Union Club's James Turvey on his 100 A grade games
- 6 May 2021: Maroochydore pick up first win in round 5 Australia's Sunshine Coast Rugby Union 2021 season
- 26 March 2021: Tropical moisture ceases to cause severe floods in South East Australia
- 27 November 2020: Wikinews interviews Craig Farquharson, Liberal Democrat candidate for 2020 Groom by-election
- 27 November 2020: Wikinews interviews Sandra Jephcott, Sustainable Australia candidate for 2020 Groom by-election
- 1 September 2020: University defeat Maroochydore in round five of 2020 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union season
- 25 August 2020: Caloundra defeat Wynnum in fourth round of 2020 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union season
- 30 August 2018: Brisbane, Australia Magistrates Court charges two cotton farmers with $20m fraud
- 10 August 2018: New South Wales, Australia government says entire state in winter 2018 drought
- 9 April 2018: Woolworths, Australia moves single-use plastic bags ban date to June 20
- 24 November 2016: Gympie win Twenty20 cricket final on Australia's Sunshine Coast
- 6 June 2016: Brisbane man granted bail on charge of raping 15-year-old girl
- 31 May 2016: Australian Opposition Leader pledges to save Great Barrier Reef
- 25 April 2016: University defeat Toads in 2016 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union round 4
- 23 April 2016: Lebanon child abduction charges against mother may be dropped in exchange for custody
- 20 April 2016: Charges against Sally Faulkner and 60 Minutes news crew dropped in Lebanon abduction case
- 3 September 2015: Dedicated domestic violence court opens on Australian Gold Coast
- 25 July 2015: University defeat Toads in 2015 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union round 17
- 30 November 2014: 2014 Gabba cricket Test postponed
- 18 September 2014: Noosa win 2014 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union premiership
- 7 September 2014: University join Noosa in 2014 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union grand final
- 1 September 2014: Noosa take first spot in 2014 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union grand final
- 1 September 2014: Toads join University in 2014 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union preliminary final
- 24 August 2014: University, Noosa play for home Sunshine Coast rugby major semi in 2014
- 17 August 2014: University defeat Maroochydore in round 14 of 2014 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union season
- 9 August 2014: Toads eliminate Maroochydore from 2014 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union finals contention
- 2 August 2014: University defeat Toads in round 12 of 2014 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union season
- 20 July 2014: University defeat Caloundra in round 11 of 2014 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union season
- 13 July 2014: Noosa defeat University in round 10 of 2014 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union season
- 6 July 2014: University defeat Maroochydore in round nine of 2014 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union season
- 29 June 2014: Noosa defeat Caloundra, retake top spot on 2014 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union ladder
- 21 June 2014: Toads defeat University in round seven of Sunshine Coast Rugby Union season
- 31 May 2014: University go to top spot on 2014 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union ladder after five rounds
- 18 May 2014: Anti-budget protest descends on Brisbane Australia
- 4 May 2014: University defeat Toads in 2014 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union round two
- 27 April 2014: University defeat Caloundra in first round of 2014 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union season
- 6 April 2014: Crash Test Hunniez defeat Devotchkas in Roller Derby contest
- 17 January 2014: Australia announces plans to close five mainland refugee detention centres
- 14 December 2013: Council of Australian Governments agree on reduced environmental regulation
- 8 September 2013: Coastal Assassins get wins at roller derby event on Australia's Sunshine Coast
- 1 September 2013: Maroochydore win 2013 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union Grand Final
- 24 August 2013: Maroochydore to play Noosa in 2013 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union Grand Final
- 19 August 2013: Caboolture to play Maroochydore in 2013 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union Preliminary Final
- 18 August 2013: Noosa through to 2013 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union Grand Final
- 11 August 2013: Uni defeat Nambor as 2013 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union season ends
- 3 August 2013: Sunshine Coast Rugby Union round 19: Fraser Coast score three tries in twenty minutes in loss to University
- 21 July 2013: Noosa defeat Caloundra in Sunshine Coast Rugby Union round seventeen
- 24 June 2013: Toowoomba, Brisbane City take out Roller Derby wins on Australia's Sunshine Coast
- 17 June 2013: Sunshine Coast Rugby Union, round twelve: Maroochydore defeat University at University
- 25 May 2013: Rugby union: Noosa thrash Caloundra in Caloundra
- 21 May 2013: Report finds Canberra and Northern Territory have most expensive cocaine in Australia
- 19 May 2013: Noosa defeat University in Sunshine Coast Rugby Union round nine
- 14 May 2013: Australian Treasurer hands down budget, announces two years of deficits
- 29 April 2013: Australian Jesse Williams drafted in fifth round by the NFL's Seattle Seahawks
- 29 April 2013: Wikinews at the Rugby: Sunshine Coast Stadium April 27, 2013
- 21 April 2013: Maroochydore defeat University in week five of Sunshine Coast Rugby Union
- 13 January 2013: Fires burn across eastern Australia amid summer heatwave
- 4 December 2012: Australian Paralympian Janet Shaw dies aged 46
- 9 October 2012: Australian scientists develop culture to destroy reef-killing starfish
- 3 September 2012: 'I wanna tell you a story': English entertainer Max Bygraves dies at age 89
- 10 July 2012: 2012 Australian Paralympic swim team announced
- 10 May 2012: No surprises for sport in 2012/2013 Australian federal budget
- 5 April 2012: 2012 netball ANZ Championship kicks off
- 3 April 2012: Australian rowers prepare for 2012 Olympics
- 22 February 2012: Writs issued for 2012 Queensland election
- 30 January 2012: Queensland state election shorts: January 30, 2012
- 26 January 2012: Queensland state Premier announces March 24 election date
- 1 December 2011: Queensland parliament passes Civil Partnership Bill
- 27 August 2011: Australia's Channel Nine Network sacks two journalists for faking footage
- 24 August 2011: Australian TV network sprung fabricating live crosses by rival
- 17 August 2011: Police social media frenzy threatens to prejudice alleged child killer trial
- 8 May 2011: Queensland cab conversations to be recorded
- 27 April 2011: Dingoes attack toddler on Fraser Island
- 17 March 2011: Owsley Stanley, icon of 1960s counterculture, dies at 76
- 27 January 2011: Australia announces levy bill to offset cost of Queensland floods
- 24 January 2011: 'Bang bang': UK mercenary charged with murdering colleagues gives evidence in Iraq
- 6 September 2010: Independent Member of Australian Parliament calls for better indigenous policy
- 30 August 2010: Teachers at Australian school shocked at no warning over redundancies, can apply before 'externals'
- 24 August 2010: School on Australia's Sunshine Coast makes staff redundant, requests they apply for 'new' jobs
- 23 August 2010: Australian federal election 2010: Parliament hung
- 23 July 2010: Weather bureau forecasts an early spring for Australia
- 15 July 2010: Dog's throat cut in Cairns, Australia
- 7 July 2010: Captain and four shipping companies face legal action over 2009 Australian oil spill
- 15 May 2010: Jessica Watson becomes youngest solo sailor to sail the world
- 23 April 2010: British poet Peter Porter dies at age 81
- 4 April 2010: Chinese ship leaking oil near Great Barrier Reef
- 30 March 2010: Caloundra win Sunshine Coast, Australia cricket grand final
- 22 March 2010: Cricket: Caloundra lead Glasshouse at stumps on day 2 of 2010 Sunshine Coast, Queensland division one grand final
- 27 February 2010: Pacific Rim braces for tsunami following major Chilean earthquake
- 15 February 2010: Twelve-year-old schoolboy stabbed, dies in Brisbane, Australia
South Australia
[edit]- 14 February 2022: Koalas labeled as 'endangered' in eastern states of Australia
- 25 September 2021: Australia: Magnitude 5.9 earthquake detected in north-east Victoria
- 23 July 2021: South Australia enters week-long lockdown to contain COVID-19 Delta variant spread
- 26 March 2021: Tropical moisture ceases to cause severe floods in South East Australia
- 10 August 2018: New South Wales, Australia government says entire state in winter 2018 drought
- 27 November 2014: Australian cricketer dies after being struck in neck
- 17 January 2014: Australia announces plans to close five mainland refugee detention centres
- 14 December 2013: Council of Australian Governments agree on reduced environmental regulation
- 21 May 2013: Report finds Canberra and Northern Territory have most expensive cocaine in Australia
- 17 April 2013: High Court of Australia dismisses appeal against conviction, compulsory voting
- 27 January 2013: Australian Manns Mitre 10 hardware store closes after rent dispute
- 10 July 2012: 2012 Australian Paralympic swim team announced
- 24 March 2012: Paralympic swim world records tumble at Australian championships
- 14 December 2011: Former Australian PM helps to launch 'anti-warmist manual'
- 8 September 2010: Australian Senate Committee recommends formation of Charities Commission
- 23 July 2010: Weather bureau forecasts an early spring for Australia
- 11 August 2009: Wikinews international report: "Anonymous" holds anti-Scientology protests worldwide
- 22 July 2009: Australian football: Melbourne through to A-League Grand Final, Adelaide to play Queensland in preliminary final
- 22 July 2009: Australian football: Adelaide United defeat Queensland Roar, through to A-League Grand Final
- 11 November 2008: Australia's Simpson Desert to be closed for summer
- 23 March 2008: South Australian educational blog shut down
- 14 February 2008: South Australian Premier Rann wants apology from Hicks
- 29 December 2007: Australian David Hicks is released from Yatala Labour Prison
- 8 October 2007: A-League 2007-08: Round 6 Results
- 20 May 2007: David Hicks transferred from Guantanamo Bay to Australian prison
- 21 August 2006: NASA chooses Woomera, South Australia for rocket launch site
- 11 May 2006: Australian Parliament hears reply to Budget
- 10 May 2006: Southern Australian munitions factory explodes
- 4 May 2006: States challenge to Australian Work Choices Act begins
- 25 March 2006: Hyshot tests hypersonic "scramjet" in Australia
- 18 March 2006: Labor claims victory in two Australian state elections
- 26 February 2006: Anglican Church offers landmark compensation deal
- 22 February 2006: Australian children suffering from iodine deficiency
- 13 February 2006: New South Wales set to adopt harsher anti-cannabis laws
- 6 February 2006: New South Wales to introduce 'parenting contracts'
- 23 January 2006: Four Australian states ablaze, two dead, homes lost
- 8 December 2005: Australian government paves way for nuclear waste dump in Northern Territory
- 10 November 2005: Flooding in South Australia
- 12 August 2005: Nine die in bush-fires in South Australia
- 12 July 2005: Eastern Australia hit by severe storms
- 2 July 2005: Protesters arrive at Baxter detention centre in Australian desert
Tasmania
[edit]- 25 September 2021: Australia: Magnitude 5.9 earthquake detected in north-east Victoria
- 17 January 2014: Australia announces plans to close five mainland refugee detention centres
- 14 December 2013: Council of Australian Governments agree on reduced environmental regulation
- 21 May 2013: Report finds Canberra and Northern Territory have most expensive cocaine in Australia
- 13 January 2013: Fires burn across eastern Australia amid summer heatwave
- 10 July 2012: 2012 Australian Paralympic swim team announced
- 10 May 2012: No surprises for sport in 2012/2013 Australian federal budget
- 17 May 2011: Tasmanians protest against pulp mill
- 23 January 2011: Premier of Tasmania, David Bartlett, resigns
- 23 July 2010: Weather bureau forecasts an early spring for Australia
- 27 February 2010: Pacific Rim braces for tsunami following major Chilean earthquake
- 1 December 2008: Wikinews Shorts: December 1, 2008
- 4 October 2007: Australian government approves Tasmanian pulp mill
- 5 August 2007: Mersey hospital takeover by the Australian government
- 4 August 2007: Body found in Cradle Mountain, Tasmania, Australia
- 2 April 2007: Strong earthquake near Solomon Islands, tsunami reported
- 17 January 2007: Rescued Australian miners sign multi-million dollar media deal
- 17 January 2007: Australia silent on UN racism committee condemnation
- 28 November 2006: Australian report shows emissions increase "more than doubled since the 1990s"
- 6 September 2006: Crocodile Hunter's Steve Irwin dies at 44
- 22 June 2006: Australian government to provide Internet filters for families
- 11 May 2006: Australian Parliament hears reply to Budget
- 9 May 2006: Third Australian miner laid to rest
- 8 May 2006: Tasmanian miners rescued
- 8 May 2006: Rescue of Tasmanian miners delayed
- 3 May 2006: Rescue attempts continue for Tasmanian miners
- 30 April 2006: Trapped Australian miners found alive
- 29 March 2006: Jian Seng ghost ship affair brings criticism of Australian government
- 18 March 2006: Labor claims victory in two Australian state elections
- 22 February 2006: Australian children suffering from iodine deficiency
- 6 February 2006: New South Wales to introduce 'parenting contracts'
- 27 January 2006: Aboriginal Sovereignty Day Declared
- 23 January 2006: Four Australian states ablaze, two dead, homes lost
- 4 January 2006: Australia records hottest year on record
- 3 January 2006: Miners survive underground fire in Tasmania
- 21 December 2005: Greenpeace activists clash with Japanese whaling fleet in Southern Ocean
- 12 July 2005: Eastern Australia hit by severe storms
- 2 July 2005: AU$1.25M reward offer for proof of living Tasmanian Tiger (Thylacine)
Victoria
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Western Australia
[edit]- 30 May 2023: 'I'm tired, extremely tired': Western Australia Premier Mark McGowan announces resignation
- 8 January 2023: "One-in-100-year flood event" devastates Western Australia
- 11 June 2022: Western Australia Nationals MP Vince Catania to resign from state parliament
- 3 June 2022: Scientists discover seagrass off Australia is world's largest plant
- 9 April 2018: Woolworths, Australia moves single-use plastic bags ban date to June 20
- 13 May 2016: World's oldest known hafted axe fragment found in Western Australia
- 5 June 2015: Australian businessman Alan Bond dies aged 77
- 28 May 2015: Western Australia police close in on murder suspect, arrest warrant issued
- 8 April 2014: Western Australian school performance undisrupted by WBC
- 29 March 2014: Australian school in Westboro's sights
- 17 January 2014: Australia announces plans to close five mainland refugee detention centres
- 23 September 2013: Fremantle defeat Sydney, qualify for 2013 Australian Football League Grand Final
- 21 May 2013: Report finds Canberra and Northern Territory have most expensive cocaine in Australia
- 4 December 2012: Australian Paralympian Janet Shaw dies aged 46
- 19 November 2012: Canberra United lose first game since January 2011
- 10 July 2012: 2012 Australian Paralympic swim team announced
- 10 May 2012: No surprises for sport in 2012/2013 Australian federal budget
- 5 April 2012: 2012 netball ANZ Championship kicks off
- 27 March 2012: Australian archer Alice Ingley readies for potential Olympic spot
- 8 August 2010: Western Australian court to set precedent on the burqa
- 23 July 2010: Weather bureau forecasts an early spring for Australia
- 14 July 2010: Drunken man is surprised crocodile bit him
- 20 April 2010: Magnitude 5.2 earthquake hits Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
- 5 March 2009: Wikinews Shorts: March 5, 2009
- 30 June 2008: Man auctions his life on eBay, is disappointed at sale price
- 17 June 2008: West Australian Premier addresses gas crisis in televised broadcast
- 17 June 2008: Australian growth forecast reduced to 2.7%
- 16 June 2008: Australian government considers controlling fuel supplies
- 15 June 2008: Western Australia gas crisis set to worsen
- 7 June 2008: Western Australian economy at crisis point say builders
- 4 June 2008: Apache pipeline fire - Varanus Island, Western Australia
- 9 February 2008: Memorial service takes place for Heath Ledger
- 26 December 2007: Record temperatures stoke bushfires in Western Australia, arson suspected
- 26 November 2007: Chinese student found dead in Perth suburb
- 28 October 2007: Australian soldier killed in Afghanistan
- 8 October 2007: A-League 2007-08: Round 6 Results
- 29 August 2007: First signs of recovery from horse flu outbreak
- 6 July 2007: Raids take place as enquiry into failed UK bombings continues
- 5 February 2007: $200,000 reward for information on Perth arsonist
- 4 February 2007: Seven bushfires near Perth, Western Australia
- 17 January 2007: Australian nuclear power plants rejected by states
- 17 January 2007: Alan Carpenter "effectively" new Western Australian Premier
- 18 December 2006: Australia reclaim Ashes in Perth
- 22 October 2006: Headmaster to meet parents after student sex parties
- 29 July 2006: Australian PM mobbed by anti-Israel protesters
- 20 May 2006: Pair extradited and charged over Granville, Sydney shootings
- 14 May 2006: Bulls clinch position in Super 14 rugby semi-finals
- 4 May 2006: States challenge to Australian Work Choices Act begins
- 29 March 2006: Jian Seng ghost ship affair brings criticism of Australian government
- 22 March 2006: Protesters mark 3rd anniversary of Iraq invasion
- 1 March 2006: Sydney woman charged in Perth heroin seizure
- 22 February 2006: Australian children suffering from iodine deficiency
- 13 February 2006: New South Wales set to adopt harsher anti-cannabis laws
- 27 January 2006: West Papuans refugees forced to fly 4000ks despite tuberculosis fears
- 23 January 2006: Four Australian states ablaze, two dead, homes lost
- 22 January 2006: Message in bottle travels from UK to Australia
- 4 January 2006: Australia records hottest year on record
- 29 December 2005: 69-year-old Australian mother and son on drugs charges
- 18 December 2005: Cold cases in West Australia examined for Murdoch link
- 16 July 2005: Five hundred cattle die of neglect on West Australia property
Environment
[edit]- 4 November 2024: Lancet release yearly Countdown report raising alarm of increase in heat caused deaths
- 25 April 2024: Industry leaders see energy supply as the next hurdle for AI
- 23 April 2024: Environmental protesters arrested at Massachusetts airport
- 10 July 2023: Heatwaves surge worldwide as researchers' analysis indicates global temperatures reaching new highs
- 2 April 2023: "One-litre car" may help traffic pollution
- 2 April 2023: "Bali Roadmap" agreed on, applauded
- 21 March 2023: US Interior Department approves Willow oil project in Alaska
- 19 March 2023: Study: floods, droughts more intense in past 20 years due to higher global temperatures
- 27 September 2022: Polyurethane plastic substitute can biodegrade in seawater, say scientists
- 28 July 2022: Inaugural African Protected Areas Congress closes
- 19 March 2022: Scientists announce decoy-proof Ebola antibodies
- 8 March 2022: Entomological Society of America renames invasive moth
- 18 February 2022: Scientists use DNA analysis to track elephant poaching networks
- 14 February 2022: Koalas labeled as 'endangered' in eastern states of Australia
- 3 October 2021: Rosemary Cousin, Greens candidate in South Gippsland, Australia, speaks to Wikinews about democracy, transport, forests and other local issues
- 3 October 2021: Australia: Wikinews interviews Les Harmer, South Gippsland local election candidate
- 27 September 2021: Australia: Wikinews interviews David Liebelt, South Gippsland local election candidate
- 26 September 2021: 'The Administrators were a disaster for the Shire': Wikinews interviews Lindsay Love, Tarwin Valley ward candidate in South Gippsland, Australia
- 15 September 2021: Wikinews interviews Anda Banikos, local council candidate in South Gippsland, Australia
- 5 September 2021: Australia: Mat Morgan, Greens candidate in South Gippsland, talks climate, tourism, and local issues with Wikinews
- 4 September 2021: South Gippsland, Australia local council candidate Sue Plowright speaks with Wikinews about environment, education, and other local issues
- 23 April 2021: European Union to reduce carbon emissions by 55% of 1990 levels by 2030
- 27 November 2020: Wikinews interviews Craig Farquharson, Liberal Democrat candidate for 2020 Groom by-election
- 27 November 2020: Wikinews interviews Sandra Jephcott, Sustainable Australia candidate for 2020 Groom by-election
- 14 December 2019: Greta Thunberg named 2019 Time Person of the Year
- 23 November 2019: Researchers break down deaths due to power plant pollution in the United States
- 21 November 2019: Slippery business: Materials scientists invent new coating for self-cleaning, water-efficient toilets
- 19 October 2019: Northern Arapaho Tribe welcomes buffalo herd in Wyoming, United States
- 12 October 2019: Scientists describe how 'upside-down rivers' of warm water break Antarctica's ice shelf
- 5 October 2019: Voracious fish defend coral reefs against warming, say scientists
- 8 September 2019: Scientists report skyrocketing phytoplankton population in aftermath of Kīlauea eruption
- 24 August 2019: World leaders call to address Amazon rainforest fires at G7
- 28 April 2019: US Department of Justice investigating Ford over emissions testing problems
- 16 February 2019: Study indicates as great white shark disappears, living fossil moves in
- 2 February 2019: Report indicates Mexican monarch butterfly population at ten-year high, reasons unclear
- 27 January 2019: Male Magellanic penguins pine for pairings: Wikinews interviews biologist Natasha Gownaris
- 12 January 2019: Scientists report correlation between locations of Easter Island statues and water resources
- 26 November 2018: US National Climate Assessment warns of climate-related damages to economy, ecosystems, human health
- 10 October 2018: UN Report on Global Warming calls for rapid 'unprecedented' changes globally to limit planetary warming to 1.5 degree C
- 30 August 2018: Brisbane, Australia Magistrates Court charges two cotton farmers with $20m fraud
- 10 August 2018: New South Wales, Australia government says entire state in winter 2018 drought
- 25 June 2018: India: Maharashtra plastic ban comes into force
- 10 June 2018: New study of endangered whale shark youth shows vital habitat similarities
- 9 April 2018: Woolworths, Australia moves single-use plastic bags ban date to June 20
- 21 March 2018: Kenyan conservancy euthanises last male northern white rhino; only two females remain
- 3 March 2018: French fashion brand Lacoste announces limited-edition logo change from crocodile to endangered animals
- 17 January 2018: British surfers catch more than waves: Scientists find antibiotic-resistant bacteria
- 6 November 2017: U.S. government report says climate change is human-made
- 8 October 2017: Researchers find preserving spotted owl habitat may not require a tradeoff with wildfire risk after all
- 9 July 2017: India Supreme Court overrules High Court: rivers Yamuna, Ganga no longer living entities
- 7 July 2017: Volvo announces all new car models electric or hybrid from 2019
- 3 January 2017: Gunman kills Burundi environment minister Emmanuel Niyonkuru
- 29 December 2016: Around 7,100 cheetahs remain, say experts
- 5 October 2016: World Wildlife Fund: 75% of seafood species consumed in Singapore not caught sustainably
- 31 May 2016: Australian Opposition Leader pledges to save Great Barrier Reef
- 1 May 2016: 100 tons of ivory burned in Africa; estimated at $250 million on black market
- 4 March 2016: Gunmen murder Honduran indigenous leader Berta Cáceres
- 4 November 2015: Volkswagen emissions scandal may affect thousands more cars
- 24 September 2015: Volkswagen CEO resigns after emissions scandal
- 22 September 2015: Volkswagen engulfed by diesel emissions scandal
- 3 September 2015: Study estimates Earth has over three trillion trees
- 24 April 2015: Power outage at Fukushima poses radioactive risk
- 14 February 2015: University of Utah study finds suicide may be linked to air pollution
- 31 January 2015: Scottish gamekeeper jailed for bird crime in national first
- 1 January 2015: United Nations analyzes oil spill in Sundarbans, Bangladesh
- 20 November 2014: FAA: Metroplex NextGen project in place in north Texas
- 23 September 2014: Tropical storm Fung-wong makes landfall in Eastern China
- 6 August 2014: Australian–US team of scientists finds Atlantic warming causes Pacific climate trends
- 4 August 2014: International team of scientists reports on Antarctic lead pollution
- 28 July 2014: Scientists analyse effects of global warming, atmospheric ozone on crops
- 15 June 2014: Annual Japanese whaling campaign kills 30 minke whales
- 6 June 2014: Queen's Speech sets out Coalition government's final year agenda
- 8 May 2014: EBay removes Canadian town's listing of sperm whale carcass
- 18 April 2014: Eastern Slovak village Buzica honored as European Stork Village
- 4 April 2014: Death of captive rhino halts propagation efforts in US
- 28 February 2014: Evidence of natural gas deposit found off Gaza Coast
- 17 February 2014: New South Wales government starts trial of hunting in national parks
- 6 February 2014: France issues pollution alert as ship splits off Basque coast
- 14 December 2013: Council of Australian Governments agree on reduced environmental regulation
- 14 November 2013: Endangered 'Asian unicorn' sighted
- 5 September 2013: Dungog, Australia residents celebrate continued protection of local forest
- 26 March 2013: Kiribati acquires international funding for solar power
- 8 March 2013: Wikinews interviews British scientist Dr Paul Dolman about proposal to cull deer population
- 19 January 2013: US Navy ship damages Tubbataha Reef National Park
- 13 January 2013: Fires burn across eastern Australia amid summer heatwave
- 30 November 2012: Locally designed, low emissions car launched in Qatar
- 2 November 2012: Obama and Romney enter final stretch in campaign for US Presidency
- 9 October 2012: Australian scientists develop culture to destroy reef-killing starfish
- 7 October 2012: Electric vehicles can be less green than classic fuel cars, Norwegian study finds
- 23 September 2012: U.S. President creates Chimney Rock National Monument
- 15 September 2012: Mass protest grows against Kudankulam nuclear power plant in India
- 12 August 2012: Cities across Texas increase efforts to combat mosquitos
- 7 August 2012: Wildfires spread across parts of Oklahoma
- 9 July 2012: Drought conditions hit much of US again in 2012
- 29 May 2012: Short-haired bumblebees reintroduced to UK
- 25 April 2012: Disposal of fracking wastewater poses potential environmental problems
- 6 April 2012: U.S. Coast Guard unleashes cannon fire on abandoned Japanese ship
- 3 April 2012: Palau police shoot Chinese fisherman, police plane feared lost
- 30 March 2012: Report indicates continued severe weather problems still looming
- 17 March 2012: Heavy rains welcomed in Texas
Climate change
[edit]- 4 November 2024: Lancet release yearly Countdown report raising alarm of increase in heat caused deaths
- 10 July 2023: Heatwaves surge worldwide as researchers' analysis indicates global temperatures reaching new highs
- 2 April 2023: "One-litre car" may help traffic pollution
- 2 April 2023: "Bali Roadmap" agreed on, applauded
- 21 March 2023: US Interior Department approves Willow oil project in Alaska
- 19 March 2023: Study: floods, droughts more intense in past 20 years due to higher global temperatures
- 26 August 2022: Fifty dead in floods, landslides across Northern, Eastern India
- 3 June 2022: Scientists discover seagrass off Australia is world's largest plant
- 8 May 2022: Ballarat candidates debate climate at election forum
- 3 May 2022: Ballarat residents protest for climate action
- 15 April 2022: South African floods kill at least 300 people
- 16 November 2021: Glasgow Climate Pact deal struck; nations to reduce coal usage
- 16 June 2021: Wikinews interviews Victor Kline, leader of newly registered The New Liberals party in Australia
- 10 May 2021: Wikinews interviews Jonathan Stanley, Scottish Unionist candidate for 2021 Airdrie and Shotts by-election in Scotland
- 10 May 2021: Wikinews interviews Neil Manson, SDP candidate for 2021 Airdrie and Shotts by-election in Scotland
- 10 May 2021: Wikinews interviews Donald Mackay, UKIP candidate for 2021 Airdrie and Shotts by-election in Scotland
- 23 April 2021: European Union to reduce carbon emissions by 55% of 1990 levels by 2030
- 27 November 2020: Wikinews interviews Sandra Jephcott, Sustainable Australia candidate for 2020 Groom by-election
- 2 November 2020: On the campaign trail in the USA, October 2020
- 30 October 2020: Wikinews interviews Brian Carroll, American Solidarity Party presidential nominee
- 29 October 2020: Wikinews interviews Jo Jorgensen, U.S. Libertarian Party presidential nominee
- 29 October 2020: On the campaign trail in the USA, September 2020
- 23 October 2020: Wikinews interviews Bill Hammons, Unity Party of America presidential nominee
- 22 October 2020: Wikinews interviews Phil Collins, U.S. Prohibition Party presidential nominee
- 19 October 2020: Wikinews interviews Don Blankenship, U.S. Constitution Party presidential nominee
- 14 December 2019: Greta Thunberg named 2019 Time Person of the Year
- 12 October 2019: Scientists describe how 'upside-down rivers' of warm water break Antarctica's ice shelf
- 5 October 2019: Voracious fish defend coral reefs against warming, say scientists
- 27 January 2019: Male Magellanic penguins pine for pairings: Wikinews interviews biologist Natasha Gownaris
- 26 November 2018: US National Climate Assessment warns of climate-related damages to economy, ecosystems, human health
- 10 October 2018: UN Report on Global Warming calls for rapid 'unprecedented' changes globally to limit planetary warming to 1.5 degree C
- 6 November 2017: U.S. government report says climate change is human-made
- 23 June 2016: On the campaign trail in the USA, May 2016
- 31 May 2016: Australian Opposition Leader pledges to save Great Barrier Reef
- 6 August 2014: Australian–US team of scientists finds Atlantic warming causes Pacific climate trends
- 28 July 2014: Scientists analyse effects of global warming, atmospheric ozone on crops
- 6 June 2014: Queen's Speech sets out Coalition government's final year agenda
- 31 December 2012: Expected U.S. Senate special election taking shape in Massachusetts
- 2 November 2012: Obama and Romney enter final stretch in campaign for US Presidency
- 5 July 2012: On the campaign trail, June 2012
- 15 April 2012: Wikinews:Briefs/April 14, 2012
- 30 March 2012: Report indicates continued severe weather problems still looming
- 21 December 2011: Wikinews interviews former Salt Lake City mayor and 2012 presidential candidate Rocky Anderson
- 26 September 2011: Delhi earns UN carbon credits
- 17 April 2011: Bloomberg and Clinton create green alliance
- 26 March 2011: Millions to turn off lights for Earth Hour tonight
- 22 January 2011: Chinese president Hu Jintao visits United States
- 31 August 2010: Frenchman climbs skyscraper in 20 minutes without any equipment
- 12 August 2010: Plants may adapt faster to climate change than previously thought, new study shows
- 3 June 2010: Second round of Bonn UN Climate Change negotiations continue
- 31 March 2010: Monarch butterfly population down by as much as 60%
- 25 March 2010: Disputed island disappears beneath sea on India-Bangladesh border
- 3 February 2010: IPCC chief refuses to apologize for glacier error
- 27 January 2010: Healing ozone layer may contribute to global warming
- 22 January 2010: IPCC claims about Himalayan glaciers were not based on science
- 13 December 2009: Protesters arrested at climate change rally
- 10 December 2009: Danish unofficial draft version of UNCCC treaty leaks, G77 reacts sharply
- 8 December 2009: Copenhagen climate conference opens
- 1 December 2009: Wikinews interviews Stephen Murphy about the upcoming by-election in the Higgins electorate of the Australian parliament
- 29 November 2009: Obama declares tougher emission targets before Copenhagen summit
- 25 November 2009: British Climatic Research Unit's emails hacked
- 11 November 2009: Public access to information on emissions from European industries
- 3 November 2009: Scientists: Snow on Mt. Kilimanjaro to melt in twenty years
- 1 November 2009: Erosion influences Nigerian climate policy
- 26 October 2009: Hopes for treaty on climate begin to wither
- 4 October 2009: Report says global warming may cause 25m malnourished children by 2050
- 7 September 2009: Japan pledges 25% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020
- 18 July 2009: Blob off Alaskan coast identified
- 11 July 2009: G8 leaders set new emissions target
- 26 April 2009: Polar bears deliver environmental petition to Premier of British Columbia
- 23 April 2009: Earth Day 2009 celebrated around the globe
- 5 April 2009: Massive ice shelf expected to break away from Antarctica
- 1 April 2009: Southern California auto maker announces fully-electric sedan
- 24 March 2009: EPA proposes using Clean Air Act to fight global warming
- 16 March 2009: Maldives to become the world's first carbon-neutral country
- 24 February 2009: Rocket carrying NASA carbon dioxide satellite crashes into ocean
- 18 February 2009: Class action launched by Australian bushfire survivors against SP AusNet
- 17 December 2008: Rudd heckled over 5% climate target
- 22 November 2008: EU may see no reason to go to next major emitters meeting
- 19 November 2008: New Zealand delays emissions trading scheme
- 28 October 2008: Arctic ice thickness decreasing, suggests satellite data study
- 7 September 2008: UN scientist: Eat less meat to tackle climate change
- 28 August 2008: 73M-year-old fossilized fish found in Canada
- 27 August 2008: Canadian military exercise NANOOK 2008 travels through uncharted waters
- 23 August 2008: Calls for bottled water bans grow in Canada
- 11 June 2008: EU, US declare intent to cooperate on climate change at summit
- 6 June 2008: Wikinews Shorts: June 6, 2008
- 23 May 2008: NOAA says Earth's oceans becoming more acidic
- 14 May 2008: US says polar bears are threatened species
- 24 April 2008: Earth Day 2008 marked in various ways
- 17 April 2008: Chair of European Parliament's agricultural committee discusses biofuels with Wikinews
- 11 April 2008: Public consultation on Avonmouth Wind Farm proposal ends
- 19 March 2008: NASA: Old Arctic sea ice continues to melt
- 18 March 2008: Climate change impacts Wyoming
- 27 February 2008: Climate campaigners scale UK Parliament and hang protest banners from the building
- 27 December 2007: Wikinews interviews Christoph Bals of the NGO Germanwatch after conclusion of climate conference
- 17 December 2007: Climate Conference in Bali concluded; opinions on outcome differ
- 13 December 2007: Climate Negotiations soon to conclude in Bali; UN "concerned by the pace of things"
- 12 December 2007: Greenhouse-gas emission targets may come later says Ban Ki-moon
- 11 December 2007: Nobel prize winner Al Gore urges US and China to do more about global warming
Health
[edit]- 6 December 2024: Harvey Weinstein hospitalized in Manhattan after "alarming" blood test results
- 12 May 2023: New American Psychological Association guidelines: Parents should advise teenagers on social media use, impose restrictions
- 12 May 2023: New study analyzes the varying levels of protection offered by COVID-19 vaccines
- 28 April 2023: Reports: US judge Matthew Kacsmaryk redacted name of corporation he owned stock in on disclosure forms
- 12 March 2023: Médecins Sans Frontières closes hospital amid rising violence in Haiti
- 30 September 2022: Shooting injures three at Kennywood amusement park in Pennsylvania, US
- 6 September 2022: Texas identifies first death involving monkeypox
- 11 July 2022: Virginia reports suspected monkeypox case
- 17 May 2022: Bans off Our Bodies protests occur across United States after leaked Supreme Court draft
- 17 May 2022: UK defers junk food deals, advertisement restrictions
- 22 April 2022: Indian capital New Delhi reports surge in COVID-19 cases
- 24 March 2022: India grants Novavax Covid-19 vaccine emergency use authorisation for teens
- 19 March 2022: Scientists announce decoy-proof Ebola antibodies
- 2 February 2022: Tonga enters lockdown after detecting new COVID-19 cases
- 21 January 2022: Australian authorities probe rapid antigen test price gouging
- 29 October 2021: Northern Marianas governor closes schools for ten days after three COVID-19 cases detected
- 12 October 2021: Texas governor bans COVID-19 vaccine mandate by any 'entity'
- 3 October 2021: Rosemary Cousin, Greens candidate in South Gippsland, Australia, speaks to Wikinews about democracy, transport, forests and other local issues
- 3 October 2021: Australia: Wikinews interviews Les Harmer, South Gippsland local election candidate
- 26 September 2021: 'The Administrators were a disaster for the Shire': Wikinews interviews Lindsay Love, Tarwin Valley ward candidate in South Gippsland, Australia
- 12 September 2021: Australia: Wikinews interviews Rebecca Jennings, independent candidate for Daly by-election
- 6 September 2021: Australia: Wikinews interviews Wayne Connop, independent candidate for Daly by-election
- 5 September 2021: Australia: Mat Morgan, Greens candidate in South Gippsland, talks climate, tourism, and local issues with Wikinews
- 4 September 2021: South Gippsland, Australia local council candidate Sue Plowright speaks with Wikinews about environment, education, and other local issues
- 4 September 2021: Latrobe City, Australia records first COVID-19 case since January 12 with new Traralgon case
- 11 August 2021: 4 local government areas in New South Wales, Australia locked down after COVID-19 case
- 11 August 2021: Wikinews interviews Professor Gigi Foster about pandemic control in Australia
- 11 August 2021: Australia: AstraZeneca vaccine access expanded by Victorian government
- 1 August 2021: Australia: Victorian lockdown lifted
- 25 July 2021: Australia: Wikinews interviews Reg Kidd, mayor of the City of Orange, about COVID-19 lockdown and local government
- 24 July 2021: According to recent study, deaths in India number roughly 4 million during COVID-19 pandemic
- 23 July 2021: South Australia enters week-long lockdown to contain COVID-19 Delta variant spread
- 21 July 2021: Three rural councils in New South Wales, Australia enter 7-day lockdown
- 21 July 2021: Australia: Victoria lockdown extended by a week with 85 active cases recorded
- 10 July 2021: Australia: Andrea Wildin, Greens candidate in Stretton state by-election, discusses political issues with Wikinews
- 10 July 2021: National Health Service England waiting list at highest on record for second consecutive month
- 6 July 2021: Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel hospitalised with COVID-19
- 24 June 2021: South Korean health authorities confirm first vaccination death
- 17 June 2021: South Korean president expresses willingness to supply COVID-19 vaccines to North Korea
- 30 April 2021: Arizona bans abortion for genetic abnormalities
- 18 April 2021: India records 14 millionth case of COVID-19 amid new surge in infections
- 13 April 2021: French Prime Minister announces suspension of all flights to, from Brazil over coronavirus variant concerns
- 9 April 2021: North Korea withdraws from Tokyo Olympics, citing COVID-19 concerns
- 9 April 2021: North Korean Research Institute for Nutrition Care of Children director slams UN's report on child malnutrition due to COVID-19
- 21 March 2021: European Medicines Agency calls AstraZeneca vaccine "safe and effective"
- 1 March 2021: Wales widens smoking ban, includes at hospitals, schools and playgrounds
- 1 March 2021: Two Jordanian ministers caught breaking lockdown measures, resign
- 23 February 2021: Seven Russians infected with H5N8 bird flu; first cases reported in humans
- 26 December 2020: Chilean authorities report first COVID-19 outbreak in Antarctica
- 21 December 2020: Prime Minister of Slovakia Igor Matovič tests positive for COVID-19
- 27 November 2020: Wikinews interviews Craig Farquharson, Liberal Democrat candidate for 2020 Groom by-election
- 12 October 2020: Second US Biden-Trump debate cancelled amid safety controversy
- 3 October 2020: US President Donald Trump tests positive for COVID-19
- 22 August 2020: Russia's Navalny airlifted to Germany
- 8 July 2020: 11-month old baby finds illegal drugs in playground in British Columbia, Canadian police report
- 5 June 2020: Face coverings to be mandatory on public transport in England from June 15, transport secretary declares
- 29 May 2020: SARS-CoV-2 surpasses 100,000 confirmed deaths in the United States
- 29 April 2020: SARS-CoV-2 surpasses one million confirmed infections in the United States
- 14 April 2020: English mathematician John Horton Conway dies after contracting COVID-19
- 8 April 2020: Bangladesh reports five new deaths due to COVID-19, a daily highest
- 7 April 2020: US state of Wisconsin holds 2020 election amidst COVID-19 concerns
- 5 April 2020: SARS-CoV-2 surpasses one million infections worldwide
- 20 March 2020: Arizona, Florida, Illinois hold 2020 US presidential primaries; Ohio postpones
- 17 March 2020: 200 in New Delhi, India drink cow urine to fight off COVID-19
- 16 March 2020: US President Trump declares COVID-19 national emergency
- 14 March 2020: World Health Organization declares COVID-19 pandemic
- 13 March 2020: Stores in Australia lower toilet paper limits per transaction
- 13 March 2020: National Basketball Association suspends season due to COVID-19 concerns
- 4 March 2020: Argentine president Fernández to send bill legalising abortion to National Congress within 10 days
- 3 March 2020: Iranian government official Mohammad Mir-Mohammadi dies of COVID-19
- 22 February 2020: COVID-19 may spread like flu, say scientists
- 14 February 2020: World Health Organization names new coronavirus COVID-19
- 10 February 2020: First foreigners die from coronavirus in Wuhan, China
- 28 January 2020: German authorities confirm first case of novel coronavirus in Germany
- 1 January 2020: Samoan government ends state of emergency over measles outbreak
- 7 December 2019: Samoan government temporarily shuts down for nationwide measles vaccination drive
- 23 November 2019: Researchers break down deaths due to power plant pollution in the United States
- 25 October 2019: Wash your hands or else spread superbug E. coli, say scientists
- 27 September 2019: New South Wales decriminalizes abortion
- 15 August 2019: Scientists report two life-saving treatments for Ebola
- 18 May 2019: Governor of US state of Alabama signs state anti-abortion measure
- 6 May 2019: Students compete in second international Neurosurgery Olympiad in Tyumen, Russia
- 11 April 2019: New studies may bring slug-made glues closer to use in medicine
- 17 February 2019: Francis D'Souza, former Deputy Chief Minister of Goa, dies aged 64
- 26 January 2019: US study finds correlation between youth suicide, household gun ownership
- 6 November 2018: Ross Edgley swims around Great Britain for first time in history
- 20 May 2018: Hawaii's Kīlauea volcano releases ash plumes to 30,000 feet, prompting aviation alerts
- 25 January 2018: Healthy cloned monkeys born in Shanghai
- 17 January 2018: British surfers catch more than waves: Scientists find antibiotic-resistant bacteria
- 15 December 2017: England: Baby born with heart outside body operated on; surviving, three weeks after birth
- 20 October 2017: Arrangement of light receptors in the eye may cause dyslexia, scientists say
- 27 July 2017: Publisher withdraws book about Nelson Mandela's final days after family complaint
- 28 April 2017: Shrink-wrapped sheep survive: Researchers say 'Biobag' artificial uterus, successful on lambs, may one day be suitable for use on premature human babies
- 16 April 2017: Canada to legalise marijuana to 'make it more difficult for kids to access'
- 27 March 2017: Numerous home pregnancy tests recalled after false negative results reported
- 9 March 2017: Scientists say excess cerebrospinal fluid may serve as early sign of autism
- 28 January 2017: Anti-abortion March for Life draws thousands in Washington, D.C.
- 27 January 2017: Protesters dance for gay rights, health care at Philadelphia 'Queer Rager'
- 20 January 2017: Germany legalises medical use of cannabis
- 14 January 2017: Late-night vote sets Obamacare up for filibuster-free repeal
Science and technology
[edit]- 13 October 2024: Data breach and DDOS attacks bring down Wayback Machine
- 24 September 2024: Thousands of pagers explode in Lebanon killing twelve people and injuring thousands
- 30 August 2024: SpaceX will return stranded astronauts in February 2025, NASA announces
- 25 April 2024: Industry leaders see energy supply as the next hurdle for AI
- 22 April 2024: NASA says object that hit Florida home is from International Space Station
- 28 March 2024: Cargo ship collides with Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland
- 29 September 2023: West Midlands, UK Metro stops open at Pipers Row, Wolverhampton Railway Station
- 26 September 2023: NASA's OSIRIS-REx arrives in Houston, US after returning asteroid samples to Earth
- 29 August 2023: US government sues SpaceX, claims hiring discrimination against asylees
- 9 August 2023: US: Writers, entertainment producers' groups meet two months into writers' strike; writers' says 'no agreement'
- 11 July 2023: Twitter threatens to sue Meta over rival app Threads
- 2 July 2023: European Space Agency's Euclid telescope launches from Florida, US
- 19 May 2023: European Council agrees to crypto asset regulations
- 17 May 2023: Scientists: Rock that hit New Jersey home is 4.6 billion-year-old meteorite
- 12 May 2023: New American Psychological Association guidelines: Parents should advise teenagers on social media use, impose restrictions
- 11 May 2023: Waymo announces expansion of autonomous taxi coverage in Arizona, San Francisco
- 9 May 2023: First NASA TROPICS satellites launch to monitor tropical storms
- 1 May 2023: Microsoft, Nware sign 10-year cloud gaming deal
- 23 April 2023: EU agrees €43 billion Chips Act to boost semiconductor production
- 2 April 2023: "One-litre car" may help traffic pollution
- 28 March 2023: "Avast ye scurvy file sharers!": Interview with Swedish Pirate Party leader Rickard Falkvinge
- 19 March 2023: Study: floods, droughts more intense in past 20 years due to higher global temperatures
- 9 March 2023: Netherlands set to further restrict semiconductor technology exports
- 15 February 2023: Saudi Arabia announces astronaut to be nation's first female space traveler
- 12 February 2023: India launches Small Satellite Launch Vehicle, deploying three low-earth orbit satellites
- 16 January 2023: UK Treasury considering plans for digital pound, economic secretary says
- 27 September 2022: Polyurethane plastic substitute can biodegrade in seawater, say scientists
- 12 September 2022: Albania blames Iran for cyberattacks
- 15 July 2022: First deep space images from James Webb Space Telescope released
- 3 June 2022: Scientists discover seagrass off Australia is world's largest plant
- 19 March 2022: Scientists announce decoy-proof Ebola antibodies
- 10 March 2022: Lost Antarctic shipwreck from 1915 Shackleton expedition, Endurance, rediscovered
- 8 March 2022: Entomological Society of America renames invasive moth
- 5 March 2022: 30,000-year-old Austrian statue traced to stone from Italy
- 18 February 2022: Scientists use DNA analysis to track elephant poaching networks
- 11 February 2022: Ten-year Tennessee study shows preschool associated with poorer student performance
- 29 January 2022: James Webb Space Telescope moves to final orbit
- 24 July 2021: According to recent study, deaths in India number roughly 4 million during COVID-19 pandemic
- 5 July 2021: Ransomware attack hits over 200 US companies, forces Swedish grocery chain to close
- 21 April 2021: Wikinews discusses DRM and DMCA with Richard Stallman after GitHub re-enables public access to youtube-dl
- 7 April 2021: NASA's helicopter Ingenuity survives its first night at Mars
- 25 December 2020: 'Earth-based life can survive in hydrogen-rich atmospheres': MIT professor Dr Seager tells Wikinews about her research on organisms thriving in oxygen-less environment
- 18 December 2020: Gregory Kurtzer discusses plans for Rocky Linux with Wikinews as Red Hat announces moving focus away from CentOS
- 14 December 2020: Red Hat to move focus away from CentOS in favour of Stream; CentOS team discuss implications with Wikinews
- 26 October 2020: GitHub blocks public access to youtube-dl after RIAA issues DMCA notice
- 7 July 2020: Astronomer Anthony Boccaletti discusses observation of birth of potential exoplanet with Wikinews
- 30 June 2020: Open source game developer Perttu Ahola talks about Minetest with Wikinews
- 28 June 2020: Neanderthals 'knew what they were doing': Archæologist Dr Naomi Martisius discusses her findings about Neanderthals' behaviour with Wikinews
- 31 May 2020: SpaceX successfully launches its first crewed spaceflight
- 22 May 2020: Astronomer tells Wikinews about discovery of closest black hole known so far
- 30 April 2020: Neuroscientists tell Wikinews about empathy and harm aversion observed in lab rats
- 26 March 2020: Florida frog skull survey shows spikes, say scientists
- 12 March 2020: British mathematician Richard K. Guy dies at 103
- 23 November 2019: Researchers break down deaths due to power plant pollution in the United States
- 21 November 2019: Slippery business: Materials scientists invent new coating for self-cleaning, water-efficient toilets
- 16 November 2019: Ancient Egyptians collected wild ibis birds for sacrifice, says study
- 13 November 2019: Lost 52 Project announces discovery of wrecked sub near Okinawa
- 25 October 2019: Wash your hands or else spread superbug E. coli, say scientists
- 12 October 2019: Scientists describe how 'upside-down rivers' of warm water break Antarctica's ice shelf
- 10 October 2019: Swedish academy announces 2019 Nobel Prize winners in physics
- 5 October 2019: Voracious fish defend coral reefs against warming, say scientists
- 14 September 2019: Astronomers find water vapour in atmosphere of exoplanet K2-18b
- 8 September 2019: Scientists report skyrocketing phytoplankton population in aftermath of Kīlauea eruption
- 15 August 2019: Scientists report two life-saving treatments for Ebola
- 6 August 2019: French inventor Franky Zapata successfully crosses English Channel on jet-powered hoverboard
- 5 May 2019: Scientific study suggests dinosaurs flapped their wings as they ran
- 30 April 2019: Wikinews attends Maker Faire in Tyler, Texas
- 11 April 2019: New studies may bring slug-made glues closer to use in medicine
- 5 March 2019: SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule docks with International Space Station
- 23 February 2019: Zebra stripes may 'dazzle' pathogen-packing horse flies, say scientists
- 11 February 2019: Pioneering oceanographer Walter Munk dies of pneumonia in California
- 27 January 2019: Male Magellanic penguins pine for pairings: Wikinews interviews biologist Natasha Gownaris
- 26 January 2019: US study finds correlation between youth suicide, household gun ownership
- 16 January 2019: Lion Air disaster: Crashed jet's voice recorder recovered from Java Sea
- 12 January 2019: Scientists report correlation between locations of Easter Island statues and water resources
- 10 January 2019: Wikinews investigates disappearance of Indonesian cargo ship Namse Bangdzod
- 9 January 2019: Simple animals could live in Martian brines: Wikinews interviews planetary scientist Vlada Stamenković
- 28 December 2018: Police warn new drone owners to obey law after disruption at UK's Gatwick Airport
- 29 November 2018: NASA's InSight Lander makes it to Mars
- 26 November 2018: US National Climate Assessment warns of climate-related damages to economy, ecosystems, human health
- 18 October 2018: U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren releases DNA test results, asks Donald Trump to make promised donation
- 12 October 2018: Manned Soyuz space mission aborts during launch
- 10 October 2018: UN Report on Global Warming calls for rapid 'unprecedented' changes globally to limit planetary warming to 1.5 degree C
- 26 September 2018: Study suggests Mars hosted life-sustaining habitat for millions of years
- 20 September 2018: NASA's TESS spacecraft reports its first exoplanet
- 25 August 2018: Fossil genome shows hybrid of two extinct species of human
- 31 July 2018: Total lunar eclipse occurs in July 2018
- 21 July 2018: Cretaceous baby snake fossil found in Myanmar
- 19 July 2018: US astronomers announce discovering ten tiny Jovian satellites
- 10 June 2018: New study of endangered whale shark youth shows vital habitat similarities
- 6 June 2018: Microsoft announces plan to acquire GitHub for US$7.5 billion
- 7 May 2018: NASA's InSight lander and MarCO craft launch in new mission to Mars
- 21 April 2018: NASA launches exoplanet-hunting satellite TESS
- 9 April 2018: US Republicans query Linux Foundation about open-source security
- 3 April 2018: China's Tiangong-1 space station crashes into Pacific
- 21 March 2018: Uber suspends self-driving car program after pedestrian death in Arizona, United States
- 17 March 2018: British scientist Stephen Hawking dies aged 76
- 18 February 2018: Fourth U.S. state governor orders net neutrality in government contracts
- 11 February 2018: Competition Commission of India fines Google ₹1.36 billion for 'search bias'
- 7 February 2018: SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket blasts Elon Musk's personal Tesla into solar orbit
Economy and business
[edit]- 13 October 2024: Data breach and DDOS attacks bring down Wayback Machine
- 4 September 2024: England: Staffordshire town celebrates LGBTQ+ pride despite funding issues
- 28 March 2024: Cargo ship collides with Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland
- 29 August 2023: US government sues SpaceX, claims hiring discrimination against asylees
- 13 August 2023: US: Tulsa residents approve $814 million infrastructure package
- 9 August 2023: US: Writers, entertainment producers' groups meet two months into writers' strike; writers' says 'no agreement'
- 11 July 2023: Twitter threatens to sue Meta over rival app Threads
- 9 July 2023: UK sells £4 billion of government debt at highest yield since 2007
- 19 May 2023: European Council agrees to crypto asset regulations
- 16 May 2023: G7 finance chiefs, central bankers commit to implementing plan to diversify supply chains by year's end
- 11 May 2023: Waymo announces expansion of autonomous taxi coverage in Arizona, San Francisco
- 4 May 2023: European Commission, five EU members agree to permit members to ban domestic sale of some Ukrainian agricultural products
- 1 May 2023: Microsoft, Nware sign 10-year cloud gaming deal
- 27 April 2023: 'Let's finish this job': US President Joe Biden announces 2024 reelection bid
- 23 April 2023: EU agrees €43 billion Chips Act to boost semiconductor production
- 21 April 2023: Paris judge acquits Airbus, Air France of involuntary manslaughter in 2009 crash that killed 228
- 3 April 2023: UK government unveils £8 million initiative to replace late Queen's portrait with King Charles'
- 29 March 2023: 'Voxtel' company will be transformed into 'Orange'
- 11 March 2023: Toyota accused of misleading public over recalls
- 9 March 2023: Netherlands set to further restrict semiconductor technology exports
- 2 March 2023: US state of Florida assumes control of Disney World's self-governing district
- 28 February 2023: G20 fails to agree on joint statement on Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 27 February 2023: US President Biden nominates former Mastercard chief Ajay Banga for World Bank president
- 31 January 2023: "Energized and excited": Chris Hipkins becomes 41st Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 16 January 2023: UK Treasury considering plans for digital pound, economic secretary says
- 30 September 2022: Shooting injures three at Kennywood amusement park in Pennsylvania, US
- 26 September 2022: US trade deficit hits new record
- 9 September 2022: Top Thrill Dragster roller coaster in Ohio, US permanently closed following serious accident
- 6 September 2022: Liz Truss becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- 3 September 2022: Irish energy supplier Bord Gáis hikes rates for gas, electricity
- 19 August 2022: Three injured in drive-by shooting at Six Flags amusement park
- 24 July 2022: Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as Sri Lankan President
- 17 July 2022: Shell chief executive warns Europe may have to ration energy
- 3 June 2022: Elon Musk emails tell Tesla employees return to office, or "assume you have resigned"
- 17 May 2022: UK defers junk food deals, advertisement restrictions
- 23 April 2022: Indian steel giant stops business with Russia
- 6 April 2022: Mass protests prompt Sri Lankan cabinet to resign
- 1 April 2022: Indian Prime Minister Modi attends 5th BIMSTEC summit virtually
- 30 March 2022: India enters second day of a two-day nationwide general strike
- 14 March 2022: UK clarifies foreign, domestic response to cost of living crisis
- 11 March 2022: Court finds UK allowed undervalued Chinese imports into EU
- 9 March 2022: United States bans importation of Russian fossil fuels
- 8 March 2022: Financial Action Task Force places United Arab Emirates on money laundering 'grey' list
- 28 February 2022: Russia continues to attack Ukraine amid sanctions from the west
- 5 February 2022: Russia and China sign major gas pipeline deal for 30 years
- 4 February 2022: Northern Ireland First Minister Paul Givan resigns over Brexit border checks
- 1 February 2022: UAE to impose corporate tax on business profits
- 21 January 2022: Australian authorities probe rapid antigen test price gouging
- 16 January 2022: GSK rejects three Unilever bids to buy consumer healthcare arm, says unit was "fundamentally undervalued"
- 2 December 2021: 'A very giant struggle': North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's warning of oncoming economic difficulties
- 25 November 2021: New Zealand raises interest rates in second straight month to 0.75%
- 5 November 2021: Australian Fair Work Commission rules that farm workers on piece rate entitled to minimum wage
- 26 October 2021: UK pay freeze on public sector employees will end next year
- 23 October 2021: Evergrande real estate firm makes missed September bond payment, avoids default
- 12 October 2021: Texas governor bans COVID-19 vaccine mandate by any 'entity'
- 10 October 2021: California to require large retailers to have gender-neutral toy sections from 2024
- 21 July 2021: Technological University Dublin senior lecturer Dr Lorcan Sirr speaks to Wikinews on housing market in Ireland
- 15 July 2021: California governor signs new state budget, eligible Californians to get stimulus payments
- 4 July 2021: 130 countries at OECD summit agree to back global corporate tax rate
- 30 June 2021: 'Each makes the other more difficult to recover from': University of Sussex professor L. Alan Winters speaks to Wikinews on trade, COVID-19, Brexit
- 23 June 2021: Canada, EU, UK, US impose sanctions on Belarus over Ryanair hijacking
- 16 June 2021: Wikinews interviews Victor Kline, leader of newly registered The New Liberals party in Australia
- 23 April 2021: Irish Finance Minister Donohoe criticises OECD's global minimum corporate tax rate
- 17 April 2021: People protest in Berlin against German Court overturning five-year rent cap
- 5 March 2021: Chancellor Rishi Sunak announces UK budget 2021
- 10 February 2021: Disney to shut down Blue Sky Studios, animation studio behind 'Ice Age'
- 24 January 2021: World Trade Organization declares US tariff hike illegal, rules in South Korea's favour
- 21 June 2020: British supermarket chain Tesco to sell its Polish branch to Salling Group A/S
- 13 March 2020: Stores in Australia lower toilet paper limits per transaction
- 10 July 2019: Benin, Nigeria join African Union continental free trade bloc
- 28 April 2019: US Department of Justice investigating Ford over emissions testing problems
- 7 January 2019: President Trump says he 'can' and 'may' put US into state of emergency to build border wall
- 3 December 2018: Investigation of Deutsche Bank headquarters spills into second day
- 22 November 2018: Airbnb announces intent to remove Israeli West Bank settlement property listings
- 29 October 2018: Technology giant Microsoft completes acquisition of GitHub
- 6 June 2018: Microsoft announces plan to acquire GitHub for US$7.5 billion
- 23 May 2018: Software giant Adobe Systems to acquire Magento Commerce for US$1.68 billion
- 24 March 2018: Charles Lazarus, founder of US-based toy retail giant Toys 'R' Us, dies at 94
- 15 March 2018: US toy retail giant Toys 'R' Us files for liquidation in United States
- 4 March 2018: Maria Contreras-Sweet Group buys The Weinstein Company assets, saves it from bankruptcy
- 2 March 2018: Amazon to buy smart doorbell startup Ring
- 11 February 2018: Competition Commission of India fines Google ₹1.36 billion for 'search bias'
- 8 January 2018: Saudi Arabia: Princes arrested after protesting austerity
- 13 December 2017: Apple, Inc. confirms acquisition of Shazam
- 29 October 2017: CMHC: housing market in Canada 'highly vulnerable'
- 25 September 2017: Uber London to lose operator licence after September
- 21 September 2017: US toy retail giant Toys R Us files for bankruptcy in US, Canada
- 1 August 2017: Anthony Scaramucci leaves role as US White House communications director after ten days
- 7 July 2017: Volvo announces all new car models electric or hybrid from 2019
- 17 June 2017: Amazon.com to acquire Whole Foods at US$42 per share
- 2 May 2017: Several episodes of 'Orange is the New Black' released prematurely by hacker
- 14 April 2017: Google blocks home device from responding to Burger King commercial
- 22 March 2017: Jeff Jones resigns as president of Uber
- 1 January 2017: William Salice, creator of Kinder Surprise eggs, dies at 83
- 21 December 2016: Pakistan International Airlines sacrifices goat, resumes ATR flights
- 21 November 2016: Senior UK politicians talk at Confederation of British Industry conference
- 14 November 2016: India discontinues ₹500, ₹1000 denominations; releases ₹2000 and new ₹500 bills
- 26 October 2016: Angolan Supreme Court summons President dos Santos over nepotism claims
- 22 October 2016: California releases search warrant for Wells Fargo bank on identity theft
- 14 October 2016: Chelsea announces Nike sponsorship
Education
[edit]- 11 September 2024: Four killed in Apalachee High School shooting in Georgia, United States
- 25 May 2022: Attack at Texas elementary school kills at least 19, including 18 children
- 19 March 2022: Scientists announce decoy-proof Ebola antibodies
- 11 February 2022: Ten-year Tennessee study shows preschool associated with poorer student performance
- 29 October 2021: Northern Marianas governor closes schools for ten days after three COVID-19 cases detected
- 27 September 2021: Australia: Wikinews interviews David Liebelt, South Gippsland local election candidate
- 15 September 2021: Wikinews interviews Anda Banikos, local council candidate in South Gippsland, Australia
- 5 September 2021: Australia: Mat Morgan, Greens candidate in South Gippsland, talks climate, tourism, and local issues with Wikinews
- 4 September 2021: South Gippsland, Australia local council candidate Sue Plowright speaks with Wikinews about environment, education, and other local issues
- 6 May 2019: Students compete in second international Neurosurgery Olympiad in Tyumen, Russia
- 30 April 2019: Wikinews attends Maker Faire in Tyler, Texas
- 23 June 2018: Algeria blocks internet across nation to prevent cheating in diploma exams
- 19 May 2018: Principal, teacher arrested for allegedly whipping two students late for school in Ayetoro, Nigeria
- 25 April 2018: India: Jammu and Kashmir government orders private tuitions to shut down for 90 days
- 26 January 2018: United States: Two dead in Kentucky high school shooting
- 20 October 2017: Arrangement of light receptors in the eye may cause dyslexia, scientists say
- 21 January 2016: Detroit teachers stage sickout to protest working conditions as Obama visits
- 28 October 2015: Time magazine names Ahmed Mohamed to 'Most Influential Teens of 2015'
- 23 October 2015: Masked man kills two in sword attack at Swedish school
- 4 October 2015: Several dead in Oregon college shootings
- 22 September 2015: Texas student Ahmed Mohamed inspires social movement
- 2 August 2015: Local municipalities in Italy ask taxes from religious schools
- 22 April 2015: Student kills teacher in Barcelona
- 4 March 2015: Beverly Hall, indicted public school superintendent, dies aged 68
- 6 February 2015: Scottish university football club under investigation over 'blackface' event
- 18 December 2014: Nation mourns, world condemns Taliban attack on Pakistan army school
- 13 November 2014: Two-time plane crash survivor, Austin Hatch, scores first goal in college sports
- 19 September 2014: Students protest against police action in Jadavpur University, Kolkata
- 23 June 2014: Spelling error appears on Medill School of Journalism diplomas
- 8 May 2014: Student protesters take over Q&A
- 30 April 2014: Leeds teacher fatally stabbed, 15-year-old in custody
- 8 April 2014: Western Australian school performance undisrupted by WBC
- 8 April 2014: Scottish artist Alan Davie dies at age 93
- 29 March 2014: Australian school in Westboro's sights
- 6 February 2014: Sandra Fluke declares candidacy for California State Senate
- 11 November 2013: Bangladesh government makes Hijra an official gender option
- 11 October 2013: Australia has mixed OECD rankings for literacy and numeracy amongst adults
- 10 October 2013: Spain sits near the bottom of OECD rankings on adult literacy and numeracy
- 9 October 2013: Japanese adults rank high in literacy and numeracy in OECD survey
- 1 October 2013: Sallie Mae leads Consumer Financial Protection Bureau complaints about student loans
- 29 September 2013: Finnish female politicians highlighted by World Bank's 2012 gender report
- 27 September 2013: Fiji makes progress on gender roles according to 2012 Report on Gender Equality and Development
- 26 September 2013: 2012 Report on Gender Equality and Development credits Icelandic parental policy with 'hopeful' changes
- 26 September 2013: For Jamaica, 2012 Report on Gender Equality and Development focuses on men
- 26 September 2013: 2012 Report on Gender Equality and Development suggests Australian women are doing okay
- 25 September 2013: 2012 Report on Gender Equality and Development looks at women's issues in India
- 6 February 2013: German education minister stripped of PhD for plagiarism
- 4 January 2013: Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai discharged from hospital
- 14 December 2012: Dozens dead in Connecticut school shooting
- 6 December 2012: Sandra Fluke gives keynote speech at Nebraska women's health event
- 30 November 2012: Sandra Fluke nominated by Time magazine for Person of the Year
- 3 November 2012: Report says UK teachers 'boosted GCSE marks'
- 7 September 2012: Sandra Fluke featured speaker at Democratic National Convention
- 22 June 2012: UK education secretary Michael Gove to drop GCSEs in favour of new O-level-style exams
- 6 June 2012: Science Fiction author Ray Bradbury dies
- 3 May 2012: Obama responds to criticism over medical marijuana raids
- 25 April 2012: Sandra Fluke receives Stand Up for Choice Award
- 23 April 2012: Texas 'roadeo' lets school bus drivers show their mettle
- 18 April 2012: Texas college student found dead on campus
- 11 April 2012: Former teacher makes FBI's top 10 most wanted list
- 30 March 2012: Sandra Fluke named candidate for Time's 100 most influential people
- 29 March 2012: Sandra Fluke, Chelsea Clinton, Christine Quinn on women in politics
- 21 March 2012: Savage on Santorum on Savage
- 15 March 2012: Wikinews interviews New York bar owner on Santorum cocktail
- 14 March 2012: Sandra Fluke insists she will not be silenced
- 14 March 2012: Encyclopaedia Britannica to stop publishing after 244 years
- 9 March 2012: Students wounded at King Khaled University protest in Saudi Arabia
- 19 February 2012: France school bus crash kills one, leaves five seriously injured
- 14 February 2012: Santorum neologism spreads to Romney
- 7 February 2012: Santorum neologism gains prominence during US election cycle
- 1 February 2012: California teacher arrested after photos indicated lewd acts on children
- 14 December 2011: Former Australian PM helps to launch 'anti-warmist manual'
- 30 November 2011: Study: Fish reduces Alzheimer's disease risk
- 21 November 2011: California campus pepper spray police suspended
- 22 October 2011: University of Wales to close down after 120 years
- 1 September 2011: Florida schools begin to enforce new statewide ban on saggy pants and other revealing attire
- 12 August 2011: School Principal found dead in Tennessee classroom; teen held by police
- 6 July 2011: Over half of Romanian terminal grade students fail baccalaureate exam
- 30 June 2011: Wikinews interviews US National Archives Wikipedian in Residence
- 7 June 2011: Scottish university to introduce comic studies degree
- 18 May 2011: Former Louisiana Tech University President F. Jay Taylor dies aged 87
- 13 May 2011: Lockdown at Missouri university lifted as police apprehend suspected gunman
- 10 May 2011: Wikinews interviews evicted London Metropolitan University occupier
- 24 April 2011: Massachusetts study finds links between bullying and family violence
- 7 April 2011: Twelve dead at Brazilian school after man opens fire
- 11 March 2011: Former adult film actress forced to leave teaching job again
- 6 March 2011: High school basketball star dies after making game-winning shot in overtime
- 24 February 2011: Eleven children injured in Scottish school shooting; two teenagers detained
- 19 January 2011: Two students shot at Los Angeles school, suspect in custody
- 23 December 2010: Berlusconi proposes January elections if government fails to gain parliamentary majority
- 5 December 2010: UK Parliament to vote on tuition fee rise on Thursday
- 24 November 2010: UK students protest for second time this month
- 16 October 2010: Texas Commissioner of Agriculture visits schools to kick off National School Lunch Week
- 15 October 2010: District of Columbia Public Schools chancellor Michelle Rhee announces resignation
- 30 August 2010: Teachers at Australian school shocked at no warning over redundancies, can apply before 'externals'
- 24 August 2010: School on Australia's Sunshine Coast makes staff redundant, requests they apply for 'new' jobs
- 16 August 2010: Hong Kong 'tutor king' applies for bankruptcy
- 10 August 2010: British scholar Tony Judt dies aged 62
- 6 August 2010: Wikinews Shorts: August 5, 2010
- 21 July 2010: Coalition ups ante on Australian school tax rebates
Portals
[edit]- 29 April 2011: Portal:Random