Year in a Minute: 2023

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King Charles III during his coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey, London. Aaron Chown/PA Wire Credit: PA/Alamy

SBS celebrating 50 Years. This is a Year in a Minute 2023.


Australians voted “no” to enshrining an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice into the Australian Constitution.
... A resounding no heard across the nation.
The Titan submersible went missing on a tour of the wreck of the Titanic. Days later, it was reported the sub had imploded.
What was described as a catastrophic implosion, apparently occurring near the end of its decent towards the Titanic’s wreckage.
India surpassed China as the most populous nation, with 1.429 billion people.

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Türkiye and Syria, killing thousands.

Charles the Third was crowned King of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth nations, Britain’s first coronation in 70 years.

Hamas military launched an attack on Israel on October the 7th, killing over 1000 people and reigniting conflict and spurring the Israel-Hamas war.
Rockets hurtling through the sky over Gaza and across the border into Israel.
And former US president Donald Trump faced 91 felony counts.

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