2024 in Australia

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The following is a list of events including expected and scheduled events for the year 2024 in Australia.

2024 in Australia
MonarchCharles III
Governor-GeneralDavid Hurley
Prime ministerAnthony Albanese
Population26,473,055 people at 31 March 2023.[1]
ElectionsNorthern Territory, Australian Capital Territory, Queensland

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Incumbents[edit]

Further information: Table of precedence for the Commonwealth of Australia

State and territory leaders[edit]

Governors and administrators[edit]

Events[edit]

January[edit]

  • 1 January –
    • It becomes illegal to import disposable vapes into Australia.[2]
    • As Victoria transitions to clean energy, the state imposes a ban on natural gas connections for new dwellings, apartment buildings and residential subdivisions.[2]
    • Fortnightly Centrelink payments for welfare recipients increases by approximately 6%.[2]
    • Federal Cabinet documents from 2003 are made public for the first time.[3] Controversy arises when its discovered the Morrison Government failed to hand over some documents relating to Australia's involvement in the 2003 invasion of Iraq to the National Archives in 2020 for public release.[4] Anthony Albanese announces an inquiry will be held to find out whether or not the documents were withheld intentionally.[5]
    • A 76-year-old woman is allegedly sexually assaulted by an 29-year-old intruder at an aged care facility in Coffs Harbour.[6] A 29-year-old man is subsequently arrested and appears in Port Macquarie Local Court on 5 January 2024 charged with aggravated sexual assault and breaking and entering with intent.[7]
  • 2 January –
  • 3 January – A 24-year-old man is arrested by New South Wales Police Force Taskforce Magnus detectives and charged with the murder of major Sydney gangland figure Alen Moradian in an underground carpark on 27 June 2023.[10]
  • 4 January – ADF personnel arrive in South East Queensland after being deployed to help the region in the aftermath of severe weather over the Christmas/New Year period.[11] In Far North Queensland, there are also calls for ADF assistance to help with the clean-up following severe weather caused by Cyclone Jasper.[12]
  • 5 January – Queensland premier Steven Miles announces a $5 million funding agreement between the state and federal government which would see discounted flights and accommodation being offered to tourists to entice them back to Far North Queensland following Cyclone Jasper.[13]
  • 6 January – Eight attendees of the Hardmission Festival at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse are taken to hospital in a critical condition after suspected MDMA overdoses.[14] Seven of those patients are placed in induced comas.[15]
  • 7 January – A 31-year-old man is arrested after allegedly stabbing four strangers at random in Melbourne throughout the previous night.[16] He is charged with 14 assault offences and one of possessing a controlled weapon.[17]
  • 8 January –
    • A light aircraft with ten people onboard flips and crashes on Lizard Island while attempting to land on the island's runway.[18] Despite some of those onboard sustaining injuries, the nine adults and one child survive.[19]
    • The New South Wales Police Force claim to have dismantled a criminal syndicate allegedly attempting to export more than a million dollars of Australian reptiles, including 257 lizards, to Hong Kong.[20]

Future and scheduled events[edit]

Sport[edit]

January[edit]

Holidays[edit]

Further information: Public holidays in Australia

Australian Capital Territory[edit]

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Art and entertainment[edit]

January[edit]

Deaths[edit]

January[edit]

See also[edit]

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Country overviews[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "National, state and territory population". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Maguire, Dannielle (1 January 2024). "What are the new rules in 2024? Here's what's changing from New Year's Day". ABC News. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  3. ^ Manfield, Evelyn (1 January 2024). "Previously secret 2003 cabinet documents reveal high-level conversations prior to Australia joining Iraq War". ABC News. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  4. ^ Knaus, Christopher; Hurst, Daniel (1 January 2024). "Morrison government failed to give Howard-era national security cabinet papers to national archives". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  5. ^ Evans, Jake (3 January 2024). "Anthony Albanese says missing Iraq War cabinet documents should not have been withheld". ABC News. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  6. ^ Stolz, Sam; Vella, Joanne (5 January 2024). "Man, 29, arrested, charged after alleged Coffs Harbour aged care sex assault on 76yo woman". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  7. ^ Jacka, Monty; Martin, Melissa (5 January 2024). "Man charged over alleged sexual assault of 76-year-old woman in Coffs Harbour aged care home". ABC News. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  8. ^ Chen, David (2 January 2024). "Sea World helicopter pilot Ashley Jenkinson had traces of cocaine in system, ATSB report finds". ABC News. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  9. ^ McPhee, Sarah (3 January 2024). "'It was a miracle': Twelve Australians among fireball flight survivors". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  10. ^ Harris, Lia (3 January 2024). "Alleged shooter of Sydney crime figure Alen Moradian charged with murder". ABC News. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Australian Defence Force arrives in south-east Queensland to aid storm recovery as thousands remain without power". ABC News. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  12. ^ Kim, Sharnie; McKillop, Charlie (4 January 2024). "Flood-ravaged communities in Far North Queensland remain stranded or without power, water". ABC News. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  13. ^ Iorio, Kelsie; Bolton, Meg; Testa, Christopher (5 January 2024). "Discounted flights, accommodation deals announced in attempt to reboot Far North Queensland tourism after cyclone and flooding". ABC News. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  14. ^ Grebert-Craig, Brooke; Quattrocchi, Josephine (8 January 2024). "Revellers overdose on illicit drugs at Hardmission Festival at Flemington Racecourse". Herald Sun. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  15. ^ Ortolan, Mikaela; Yu, Andi (7 January 2024). "Eight people in a critical condition following suspected drug overdose at a Melbourne rave". ABC News. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  16. ^ Kolovos, Benita (7 January 2024). "Man charged after four stabbing attacks in Melbourne overnight that seriously injured victims". The Guardian. Australian Associated Press. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  17. ^ Simonis, Aneekaa; McIntyre, Angus; McCaffrey, Lily (8 January 2024). "Woman fights for life, three others injured after Melbourne stabbing spree". Herald Sun. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  18. ^ Scott, Samantha; McCarthy, Isaac (8 January 2024). "Rescue helicopters sent to Lizard Island in Far North Queensland after aircraft incident". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  19. ^ Richardson, Holly (8 January 2024). "People injured after light plane crashes while landing on Lizard Island on Great Barrier Reef". ABC News. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  20. ^ Stonehouse, Greta (8 January 2024). "Police investigating criminal syndicate seize native lizards and snakes potentially worth up to $1.2m allegedly bound for Hong Kong". ABC News. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  21. ^ "2024 local government elections". Electoral Commission Queensland. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  22. ^ "2024 Territory Election". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  23. ^ "2024 NSW Local Government elections". NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  24. ^ "2024 ACT Legislative Assembly election". ElectionsACT. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  25. ^ "Queensland 2024". The Tally Room. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  26. ^ "Local council elections". Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  27. ^ Horne, Ben (1 January 2023). "Warner announces shock second retirement". The Australian. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  28. ^ Gates, Zachary (3 January 2024). "Jarome Luai confirms $6 million switch from Panthers to Wests Tigers". Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  29. ^ Fontaine, Angus; Lemon, Geoff (3 January 2024). "Australia v Pakistan: third Test, day one". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  30. ^ Conn, Malcolm (1 January 2024). "'It's now a fairytale ending': The special touch in Warner's farewell Test". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  31. ^ Sara, Sally (3 January 2024). "Pink Test takes over SCG for 2024". RN Breakfast. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 3 January 2024. ...which will be the 16th Pink Test
  32. ^ Healy, Jon; Smale, Simon (6 January 2024). "David Warner steers Australia to victory in final Test innings to sweep Pakistan series 3-0 at the SCG". ABC News. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  33. ^ a b "Rybakina beats Sabalenka to Brisbane title as Dimitrov ends trophy drought". The Guardian. Australian Associated Press. 7 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  34. ^ Kemp, Emma (8 January 2024). "'More difficult than a slam': Zverev digs deep with no sleep as Germany win United Cup". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  35. ^ "2024 public holidays". The Fair Work Ombudsman. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  36. ^ Longeretta, Emily (8 January 2024). "Sarah Snook Wins Golden Globe for Final Season of 'Succession': 'This Show Has Changed My Life'". Variety. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  37. ^ "Australian star Elizabeth Debicki wins Golden Globe for her portrayal of Princess Diana". SBS News. Australian Associated Press/Agence France-Presse. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  38. ^ "Vale Lillian Crombie". SAFC. Retrieved 3 January 2024.

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