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Today in History – What Happened on This Day

Today in History – What Happened on This Day

June 21, 2026

21 June 2026

Today in History - What Happened on This Day

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$2.4 Billion Commonwealth-Queensland Agreement to Deliver 51,000 New Homes

AI Defence Firm Arkeus Moves to Queensland in $25 Million Expansion Deal

Woman dies after being struck on Pacific Motorway

Australia's government has woken up to the risks of AI

Trump uses primetime address to raise doubts about US elections

New Reef 2050 Strategy Unveiled to Protect Great Barrier Reef

Queensland Honours Volunteers During National Volunteer Week 2026

Queensland Unveils New Gambling Harm Plan Backed by $17 Million Funding

Can picking personal Lotto lines change the odds of winning?

At least two people killed and five injured after Russia's attack on Kyiv

Qld Clears Rape Kit DNA Backlog and Accelerates Major Crime Testing

$3 million tourism injection to strengthen Whitsundays as holiday hotspot

Darling Downs Crime Blitz Leads to 15 Arrests and 36 Charges

What remains of the Iran deal as fighting rages

Queensland Elective Surgery Waitlist Falls to Lowest Level in Two Years

Police seize alleged drugs and cash during Hope Island arrest

Queensland Braces for Week of Showers, Gusty Winds and Warmer Nights

Korean-Australian alternative hip-hop collective 1300

Iran-backed Houthi leader in Yemen threatens escalation with Saudi Arabia

Teen Dies After Fall From Brisbane Hotel During Police Operation

New biomedical funding puts Queensland at forefront of cancer treatment innovation

Queensland Apprenticeship Boom Signals Turnaround in State Skills Shortage

Angus Taylor warns One Nation would bring 'an eternity of pain'

Ukrainians protest Zelenskyy's ouster of his popular defense minister

Federal Government Halts Inland Rail to Brisbane Amid $45 Billion Cost Blowout

Great Keppel Island Set for Major Upgrade Under State Tourism Fund

Queensland backs ambitious Brisbane River eco-tourism vision

Sam Neill, New Zealand actor who starred in 'Jurassic Park' and 'The Piano,' dies at 78

Slumping AI stocks drag down markets around the world

$38 Million Ripley Police Hub Opens to Boost Safety in Ipswich Growth Corridor

Biosecurity expansion rolls out across 21 Queensland locations

Queensland Unveils Plan to Boost Fuel Security with New Storage Projects

Nicole Kidman, Richard E. Grant, Cillian Murphy mourn death of Sam Neill

Andy Burnham is poised to become Britain's next prime minister

Nearly 3,000 Queenslanders Enter Housing Market After Stamp Duty Scrapped

Queensland Government boosts support for victims of crime

$820,000 boost to safeguard turtle nests along Queensland coastline

With El Niño looming, Australia has new laws to stop water market manipulation

US airstrikes on Iran appear to have damaged Gulf of Oman port facility

Attempted Murder Charges Following Alleged Vehicle Assault on Bayside

State Strengthens Ties with Remote and Indigenous Councils Across Queensland

Queensland Targets Lower Insurance Bills with Updated Flood Studies

Derryn Hinch was a bombastic journalist fuelled by righteous outrage

Editorials from The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Guardian and others

290 Honoured for Bravery at Wieambilla Awards Ceremony

Stockman's Hall of Fame to Receive Major Tourism Upgrade

Truck Driver Killed in Fiery Crash on Toowoomba Bypass

One Nation says photo ID will help stop Medicare 'rorts'. Here's why that's wrong

Trump races the clock to rebuild US tariff wall knocked down by Supreme Court

$30 million fund to accelerate AgTech innovation across Queensland