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Australia marks the sad passing of cricketing great, Mr Shane Keith Warne, and advises with the Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet that a State Memorial Service for Mr Warne will be held at 7:00 pm on Wednesday 30 March 2022, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Brunton Avenue, Richmond, Victoria.

Details regarding attendance at the service and livestreaming can be found at https://www.vic.gov.au/state-memorial-service-shane-warne.

Mr Warne made his Test debut for Australia in 1992. A leg-spinner, he…

Commonwealth Day is celebrated every year by the 54 Commonwealth member countries on the second Monday in March. This year it falls on Monday, 14 March 2022.

The theme for Commonwealth Day 2022 is ‘Delivering a Common Future’. This year’s theme highlights how the Commonwealth family are ‘innovating, connecting and transforming’ to help achieve goals like fighting climate change, promoting good governance and boosting trade.

As Her Majesty The Queen is Head of the Commonwealth, and 2022 is Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee Year, there will also be a special focus on the role…

The Northern Territory Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet advises that a State Funeral Service for Ms Rosalie Kunoth-Monks will be held at 10:00 am on Thursday 3 March 2022, at the Desert Peoples Centre, Desert Knowledge Precinct, South Stuart Highway, Alice Springs, Northern Territory.

An Anmatjere-Arrernte woman, Aboriginal activist, former actress and nun, Ms Kunoth-Monks contributed a lifetime of service to her community, the Barkly Region and for her people. As a teenager, Ms Kunoth-Monks was the first Aboriginal woman to play a leading role in the 1955 feature film…

The New South Wales Department of Premier and Cabinet advises that a State Funeral Service for Mr John Raper will be held at 10:30 am on Monday 28 February 2022, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Moore Park, Sydney, New South Wales.

Mr Raper made his first-grade rugby league debut for Newtown in 1957 at just 17 years of age. In a career that spanned nearly two decades, he became widely regarded as one of the best rugby league players the world has ever known. He played 215 first-grade premiership games, and won eight consecutive Grand Finals. Mr Raper played 39 Tests for Australia,…

The Northern Territory Government has requested half-masting of flags to mark the 80th Anniversary of the Bombing of Darwin on Saturday 19 February 2022.

On 19 February 1942, mainland Australia came under attack for the first time when Japanese forces mounted two air raids on Darwin. The two attacks involved 54 land-based bombers and approximately 188 attack aircraft, which were launched from four Japanese aircraft-carriers in the Timor Sea. The raids killed at least 243 people and between 300 and 400 were wounded. Twenty military aircraft were destroyed, eight ships at anchor in…

On 13 February 2008 the Australian Parliament made a formal apology to members of the Stolen Generations. To recognise the anniversary of the occasion and in national recognition of Indigenous Australians, the Australian Aboriginal Flag and the Torres Strait Islander Flag should be flown on additional flagpoles, where available, next to or near the Australian National Flag on Australian Government buildings and establishments all day on Sunday, 13 February 2022.

If there is only one flagpole available at a flag station the Australian Aboriginal Flag or the Torres Strait Islander…

A State Memorial for the Honourable Andrew Sharp Peacock AC will be held at 11:00 am on Friday 11 February 2022, at St Paul’s Cathedral, corner of Flinders and Swanston Streets, Melbourne, Victoria.

Mr Peacock was elected in 1966 to the House of Representatives as the member for Kooyong. He served as the Minister for the Army from 1969 to 1972, the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister from 1969 to 1971, the Minister Assisting the Treasurer from 1971 to 1972, the Minister for External Territories in 1972, the Minister for Environment in 1975, the Minister for Foreign Affairs from…

The Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet advises that a State Memorial Service for the four Victorian Police officers who lost their lives in the Eastern Freeway tragedy will be held at 3:00 pm on Thursday 3 February 2022 at Marvel Stadium, 740 Bourke Street, Docklands, Victoria.

The Service will honour the legacies of Leading Senior Constable Lynette Taylor, Senior Constable Kevin King, Constable Josh Prestney and Constable Glen Humphris.

For details of the memorial’s livestream and the online condolence book, visit…

Australia Day is for all Australians to reflect, respect and celebrate. We are all part of the story of Australia – from those whose ancestors walked on Country for tens of thousands of years to those who came in the waves of migration that followed on to our newest citizens.

On Australia Day, we reflect on the past, present and future. We listen and respect each other’s stories, contributions and aspirations. We celebrate being Australian together, fair and free.

Further information is available on the National Australia Day Council…