Up to a million fish die in Menindee Lakes in the Lower Darling River.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison retains office in the Federal Election. The loss sees Labor leader Bill Shorten step down.
An Australian man kills fifty-one people and injures dozens in mass shootings at two Christchurch mosques during Friday prayers.
Fire engulfs the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris.
Sri Lanka is devastated by Easter Sunday bomb attacks on churches, hotels and a housing complex in Columbo, killing 259 people.
The United States wins the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
Mass protests begin in Hong Kong, prompted by the government’s introduction of an extradition bill.
Cardinal George Pell is sentenced to six years in prison for sexually abusing two boys.
Former Prime Minister Bob Hawke dies at the age of 89.
And catastrophic Black Summer bushfires burn across Australia.
