Rockmelons are voluntarily recalled around the country after six people die and more than a dozen others contract lis-te-rio-sis from consuming the fruit.
Meanwhile needles found in hundreds of punnets of strawberries sees sellers dump masses of fruit – one farm worker is later charged with contaminating goods.
The Australian cricket team is rocked by the ball-tampering scandal while on tour in South Africa, leading to the resignation of Captain Steve Smith.
Following weeks of internal pressure, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull declares a leadership spill. He survives the first vote but in a second spill less than a week later, Scott Morrison is elected as his replacement, becoming the 30th Prime Minister of Australia.
Britain’s Prince Harry marries American Meghan Markle.
Four children and three adults are found shot dead in a town near Western Australia’s Margaret River, it’s the nations worth mass shooting since Port Arthur.
And after 17 days stuck in a flooded cave, 12 Thai boys and their football coach are rescued, one Thai police officer dies during the operation.
