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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)
11 September 2024 – Israel–Hamas war protests: Victoria Police arrest 39 people and fire stun grenades, rubber bullets, and pepper spray at anti-war and pro-Palestinian protestors picketing outside a military weapons expo in Melbourne, Australia. (Al Jazeera)

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1791 – A party of twenty-one convicts escape from Port Jackson and (with an obviously limited knowledge of Australian geography) attempt to walk to China. Some die in the wilderness, while others are recaptured.
1792 – The Philadelphia becomes the first foreign trading vessel to visit Sydney.
1853 – The first postage stamps of Tasmania are issued.
1914 – The first contingent of the First Australian Imperial Force leaves for Egypt.
1916 – a general coal strike began in eastern Australia.
1926 – General Motors opens assembly plants in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.
1940 – Aviator Guy Menzies is killed when his flying boat is shot down over Italy.
1945 – Australia becomes a founding member of the United Nations.
1967 – Pop singer Tina Arena is born in Moonee Ponds.
1972 – Actress Toni Collette is born in Blacktown, New South Wales.
1986 – Joh Bjelke-Petersen wins his final election as Premier of Queensland with his party, the National Party, gaining 38.6% of the vote.
1990 – The Australian domestic aviation market is deregulated.
2005 – Makybe Diva wins her third Melbourne Cup.

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Requested move at Talk:Re Kevin – validity of marriage of transsexual#Requested move 15 October 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Re Kevin – validity of marriage of transsexual#Requested move 15 October 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. --MikutoH ^talk! 22:59, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move at Talk:2024 Northern Territory general election#Requested move 20 October 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:2024 Northern Territory general election#Requested move 20 October 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Alpha3031 (t • c) 13:39, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move at Talk:2024 Australian Capital Territory general election#Requested move 19 October 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:2024 Australian Capital Territory general election#Requested move 19 October 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Alpha3031 (t • c) 13:39, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Bob Hobman

I just created an article for Bob Hobman, an Australian sailor and experimental archeologist who has recreated a number of ocean journeys to research the early movements of humans. Thriley (talk) 19:05, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Usually under the radar

These sort of changes often fly past quickly:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Ocean_theater_of_World_War_II. exists,

and because of that

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2024_October_24#Category:Pacific_Ocean_theatre_of_World_War_II

I personally would consider the reverse would be most relevant, but curious what others think as there is a collection:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:South_West_Pacific_theatre_of_World_War_II

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:World_War_II_airfields_in_the_South_West_Pacific_Theater

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Airfields_of_the_United_States_Army_Air_Forces_in_the_South_West_Pacific_theatre_of_World_War_II

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Airfields_in_the_Pacific_theatre_of_World_War_II:

There are probably more, but the variant spellings show a lack of consistency, it would be well worth some milhist editors actually offering their opinion, as from a purely wikipedia concept of consistency there is nothing to show which is the more appropriate

JarrahTree 06:06, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Good article reassessment for Andrew Fisher

Andrew Fisher has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 12:48, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]