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Today in History – What Happened on This Day

Today in History – What Happened on This Day

24 June 2026

24 June 2026

Today in History - What Happened on This Day

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Spearfisher killed in Australia's third fatal shark attack in 4 weeks

$16.7 Million Boost to Put More WA Police on the Frontline

WA launches Foster and Grand Carer Gold Card to ease cost-of-living pressures

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

Israel's latest strikes kill a dozen people in Gaza including police officers

$4.6 million to expand AI platform helping reduce teacher workload

Billions committed to keep WA economy leading the nation

Record $9.1 Billion Health Boost to Expand WA Hospital Capacity and Service

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

US carries out new wave of strikes on Iran

Wheatbelt to Benefit from Major Cost-of-Living and Infrastructure Funding

WA Expands Strategic Diesel Reserve to 20 Million Litres

Ningaloo Adventure Vouchers launched to boost Coral Coast recovery

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

Ukraine and EU aim for a weapons production partnership

13-year-old swims for hours to save family swept out to sea

Sons of Virginia Giuffre seek control of her estate

Australian police seize guns from sovereign citizens

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

More health workers strike as Ebola cases in Congo exceed 2,000, including 754 deaths

Australia to overhaul telecommunications after Optus emergency call failure

WA Introduces 'Post and Boast' Laws

University of Western Australia Hit by Major Data Breach

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

Starmer says his political journey is over at his last question session

WA Businesses Reeling After Wrongful Facebook Ban

British tourist pleads guilty to killing a man while drunk driving an e-scooter

Tourist Found Alive After 12 days in Outback

Derryn Hinch was a bombastic journalist fuelled by righteous outrage

US stocks rise within 0.5% of record, even as oil prices climb

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

Can picking personal Lotto lines change the odds of winning?

France storm back with 30 straight points to beat Australia 42-26

Australia agrees to sell uranium to India, ending a long stalemate

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AI's opportunities and risks front and centre on Albanese government's agenda

How negative gearing rules might accidentally favour some property investors

Olympic gold medalist McKeown is out of Commonwealth Games with glandular fever

A big El Niño is likely. Australia needs to get ready now for drought and fire

Messi rallies Argentina in 2-1 win over England in World Cup semifinal

Sprinter Gout withdraws from world junior championships after hamstring strain

It's time for Australia to be a good neighbour to the Pacific

How a nationwide Telstra outage rocked the Australian economy

'We must disagree with this action' Albanese tells Beijing

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

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A timing glitch was behind Telstra's nationwide outage. It points to a bigger vulnerability

Is porn actually addictive? The science isn't straightforward

Wallabies turn to rookie Declan Meredith for test against France

House Republicans unveil a $95 billion plan for the Iran war