The Kookaburras have marked captain Matt Swann's 150th international cap with a 2-1 win over Great Britain at the Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia.
Neither team was able to trouble the scorers until the end of the third quarter on Wednesday when a scramble in front of goal saw Australia's Trent Mitton flick the ball past British goalkeeper Harry Gibson.
A tense period followed in the final quarter and Great Britain levelled through Mark Gleghorne, but it didn't last long as Matt Dawson got the lead back for Australia just a minute later.
The Kookaburras' defence then survived a frantic final 60 seconds as Great Britain had three penalty corner attempts to level things up but they were unable to break through.
"Tonight was a special night with Matt Swann's 150th game," head coach Colin Batch said.
"We celebrated the milestone so that was a positive, but a bit of a dampener was that Flynn Ogilvie has injured his leg so we're investigating that at the moment and we'll know in the next 24 hours how severe it is.
"We are looking forward to the rest day tomorrow and then heading into the last couple of games refreshed."
The Kookaburras next face Japan on Friday.
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