The major stories that broke in Australia in 2021

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Australia went through another turbulent year in 2021, but it has emerged and reopened to the world.

Highlights
  • February saw the first Australian vaccinated against COVID-19.
  • The Delta variant of COVID-19 arrived and forced New South Wales into lockdown.
  • Gladys Berejiklian resigned as premier of New South Wales.
Here are the major stories in Australia in 2021.

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