PoliticalLegal & treatiesCulturalSpace
- 1901Independence1 January 1901 (from the federation of UK colonies)CIA World Factbook
- 1949Ratified the Genocide ConventionUN Treaty Collection
- 1967First space object launchedWRESATGCAT
- 1980Ratified the ICCPR (civil & political rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1981First UNESCO World Heritage siteKakadu National ParkUNESCO World Heritage
- 1983Ratified CEDAW (women’s rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1990Ratified the Convention on the Rights of the ChildUN Treaty Collection
- 2002Joined the ICC (Rome Statute)UN Treaty Collection
- 2016Ratified the Paris Climate AgreementUN Treaty Collection
- 2025Most recent legislative election2025-05-03IPU Parline
- 2025Most recent World Heritage inscriptionMurujuga Cultural LandscapeUNESCO World Heritage
- 2025Most recent space launchGCAT
