Events in Australia

592 notable events in Australia — murders, shipwrecks and massacres. Page 1 of 6.

• Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
  Mar 8, 2014 · Disappearance
• 2025 Bondi Beach shooting
  Dec 14, 2025 · Terrorism
• Killing of Kumanjayi Little Baby
  Apr 30, 2026 · Murder & homicide
• Murder of Sian Kingi
  Nov 27, 1987 · Murder & homicide
• Ivan Milat
  Jan 1, 1989–Jan 1, 1992 · Murder & homicide
• Somerton Man
  Dec 1, 1948 · Scandal & controversy
• Harold Holt
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• Port Arthur massacre
  Apr 28, 1996 · Shooting
• Black War
  1820s–1832 · Genocide & ethnic violence
• Murder of Anita Cobby
  Feb 2, 1986 · Murder & homicide
• Death of Azaria Chamberlain
  Aug 17, 1980 · Attack (other)
• Pitch drop experiment
  from Jan 1, 1927 · Science & concept
• Stolen Generations
  date unknown · Genocide & ethnic violence
• 1973 Mount Gambier cave diving accident
  May 28, 1973 · Death & funeral
• Batavia (1628 ship)
  date unknown · Maritime disaster
• Christopher Wilder
  date unknown · Murder & homicide
• Murder of Leigh Leigh
  Nov 3, 1989 · Murder & homicide
• Colt clan incest case
  date unknown · Crime & justice
• Leongatha mushroom murders
  Jul 29, 2023 · Crime & justice
• Bombing of Darwin
  Feb 19, 1942 · War & armed conflict
• David and Catherine Birnie
  date unknown · Murder & homicide
• Disappearance of the Beaumont children
  Jan 26, 1966 · Disappearance
• Murder of Daniel Morcombe
  Dec 7, 2003 · Murder & homicide
• Disappearance of Harold Holt
  Dec 17, 1967 · Disappearance
• Paul Denyer
  Jul 30, 1993 · Murder & homicide
• 2019–20 Australian bushfire season
  Jun 1, 2019–Mar 31, 2020 · Natural disaster
• John Wayne Glover
  Jan 1, 1989–Jan 1, 1990 · Attack (other)
• Melbourne gangland killings
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• Bushranger
  date unknown · Crime & justice
• Disappearance of Frederick Valentich
  Oct 21, 1978 · Disappearance
• Melissa Caddick
  Nov 12, 2020 · Disappearance
• Porepunkah police shootings
  Aug 26, 2025 · Shooting
• Brett Peter Cowan
  date unknown · Murder & homicide
• Murder of Ebony Simpson
  Aug 19, 1992 · Murder & homicide
• Qantas Flight 72
  Oct 7, 2008 · Aviation accident
• Backpacker murders
  Dec 1, 1989–Nov 1, 1993 · Murder & homicide
• Disappearance of William Tyrrell
  Sep 12, 2014 · Disappearance
• Clarke family murders
  Feb 19, 2020 · Murder & homicide
• Disappearance of Celine Cremer
  Jun 17, 2023 · Disappearance
• Murder of Peter Falconio
  Jul 14, 2001 · Murder & homicide
• Disappearance of Gus Lamont
  Sep 27, 2025 · Disappearance
• Westall UFO
  Apr 6, 1966 · Incident
• Connellan air disaster
  Jan 5, 1977 · Crime & justice
• Black Saturday bushfires
  Feb 7, 2009–Mar 14, 2009 · Fire
• Lindt Cafe siege
  Dec 15, 2014–Dec 16, 2014 · Kidnapping & hostage
• 1975 Australian constitutional crisis
  1975 · Crisis
• 1991 RAAF Boeing 707 crash
  Oct 29, 1991 · Aviation accident
• Bondi Junction stabbings
  Apr 13, 2024 · Attack (other)
• Murder of Jill Meagher
  Sep 22, 2012 · Murder & homicide
• Beaconsfield Mine collapse
  Apr 25, 2006 · Industrial & structural disaster
• Eureka Rebellion
  Dec 3, 1854 · War & armed conflict
• Murder of Allison Baden-Clay
  Apr 19, 2012 · Murder & homicide
• Japanese aircraft carrier Shōhō
  date unknown · Aviation accident
• Murder of Janine Balding
  Sep 8, 1988 · Murder & homicide
• Claremont serial killings
  Jan 27, 1996–Mar 14, 1997 · Murder & homicide
• The Family Murders
  Jan 1, 1979–Jan 1, 1983 · Murder & homicide
• 2005 Cronulla riots
  Dec 2005 · Riot & unrest
• Bushfires in Australia
  date unknown · Fire
• Emirates Flight 407
  Mar 20, 2009 · Aviation accident
• MY Ady Gil
  date unknown · Maritime disaster
• Cowra breakout
  Aug 5, 1944 · Crime & justice
• Blood in the Water match
  Dec 6, 1956 · War & armed conflict
• Death of Tina Watson
  Oct 22, 2003 · Murder & homicide
• Truro murders
  Dec 23, 1976–Feb 12, 1977 · Murder & homicide
• HMAS Sydney (D48)
  date unknown · Maritime disaster
• Moe incest case
  date unknown · Crime & justice
• Andrew McAuley
  Feb 9, 2007 · Disappearance
• Eric Edgar Cooke
  Jan 1, 1959–Jan 1, 1963 · Murder & homicide
• Rum Rebellion
  Jan 26, 1808–Jan 1, 1810 · War & armed conflict
• Wieambilla shootings
  Dec 12, 2022 · Terrorism
• German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran
  date unknown · Maritime disaster
• Peter Dupas
  Jan 1, 1985–Jan 1, 1999 · Attack (other)
• Disappearance of Samantha Murphy
  Feb 4, 2024 · Disappearance
• AHS Centaur
  date unknown · Maritime disaster
• 1940 Brocklesby mid-air collision
  Sep 29, 1940 · Aviation accident
• Disappearance of Joanne Ratcliffe and Kirste Gordon
  Aug 25, 1973 · Disappearance
• Japanese air raids on Australia
  Feb 19, 1942–Nov 12, 1943 · War & armed conflict
• Sydney Ghost Train fire
  Jun 9, 1979 · Rail accident
• Mabo v Queensland (No 2)
  May 28, 1992–Jun 3, 1992 · Crime & justice
• Sydney gang rapes
  2000 · Crime & justice
• Milperra massacre
  Sep 2, 1984 · Massacre
• Ludwig Leichhardt
  Apr 3, 1848 · Disappearance
• Hoddle Street massacre
  Aug 9, 1987 · Shooting
• Lin family murders (Australia)
  Jul 18, 2009 · Murder & homicide
• Kaz II
  Apr 15, 2007 · Maritime disaster
• Tasman Bridge disaster
  Jan 5, 1975 · Maritime disaster
• Rubiales case
  Aug 20, 2023 · War & armed conflict
• Murder of Stephanie Scott
  Apr 5, 2015 · Murder & homicide
• Silk–Miller police murders
  Aug 16, 1998 · Shooting
• Murder of Lilie James
  Oct 25, 2023 · Murder & homicide
• 1989 Newcastle earthquake
  Dec 28, 1989 · Earthquake
• Granville rail disaster
  Jan 18, 1977 · Rail accident
• Malka Leifer affair
  Jan 1, 2003 · Crime & justice
• Abduction of Cleo Smith
  Oct 16, 2021–Nov 3, 2021 · Disappearance
• 2021 Hillcrest Primary School accident
  Dec 16, 2021 · Death & funeral
• Sinking of HMAS Sydney
  Nov 19, 1941 · War & armed conflict
• Walsh Street police shootings
  Oct 12, 1988 · Murder & homicide
• Wanda Beach murders
  Jan 11, 1965 · Murder & homicide
• 2026 Lake Cargelligo shootings
  Jan 22, 2026 · Shooting
• BLC1
  date unknown · Science & concept