2011 in Australia

none March 2020 October 2011 The following lists events that happened during 2011 in Australia. Elizabeth II Quentin Bryce Julia Gillard NSW 2011 Incumbents thumb|upright|140px|Quentin Bryce thumb|upright|140px|Julia Gillard Monarch – Elizabeth II Governor-General – Quentin Bryce Prime Minister – Julia Gillard Deputy Prime Minister – Wayne Swan Opposition Leader – Tony Abbott Chief Justice – Robert French State and territory leaders Premier of New South Wales – Kristina Keneally (until 28 March), then Barry O'Farrell Opposition Leader – Barry O'Farrell (until 28 March), then John Robertson Premier of Queensland – Anna Bligh Opposition Leader – John-Paul Langbroek (until 11 April), then Jeff Seeney Premier of South Australia – Mike Rann (until 21 October), then Jay Weatherill Opposition Leader – Isobel Redmond Premier of Tasmania – David Bartlett (until 23 January), then Lara Giddings Opposition Leader – Will Hodgman Premier of Victoria – Ted Baillieu Opposition Leader – Daniel Andrews Premier of Western Australia – Colin Barnett Opposition Leader – Eric Ripper Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory – Jon Stanhope (until 12 May), then Katy Gallagher Opposition Leader – Zed Seselja Chief Minister of the Northern Territory – Paul Henderson Opposition Leader – Terry Mills Chief Minister of Norfolk Island – David Buffett Governors and administrators Governor of New South Wales – Marie Bashir Governor of Queensland – Penelope Wensley Governor of South Australia – Kevin Scarce Governor of Tasmania – Peter Underwood Governor of Victoria – David de Kretser (until 7 April), then Alex Chernov Governor of Western Australia – Ken Michael (until 2 May), then Malcolm McCusker Administrator of the Australian Indian Ocean Territories – Brian Lacy Administrator of Norfolk Island – Owen Walsh Administrator of the Northern Territory – Tom Pauling (until 31 October), then Sally Thomas Events January thumb|right|This detailed astronaut photograph illustrates flooding in suburbs of the Brisbane area. December 2010 to January 2011 – Flooding across Queensland continues, the most widespread flooding disaster in Queensland history.Jensen, Erik; Williams, Ruth: Queensland floods a 'disaster of biblical proportions' https://web.archive.org/web/20110103112008/http://www.theage.com.au/national/queensland-floods-a-disaster-of-biblical-proportions-20110101-19cm0.html 3 January 2011 , The Age, 2 January 2011. The Toowoomba and Lockyer Valley regions are severely affected by floodwaters on 10 January, which would later lead to flooding in the Ipswich and Brisbane regions. 10 January – A large bushfire threatens the area of Lake Clifton, Western Australia, about 100 km south of Perth.Firefighters battle blaze south of Perth, The Age, 11 January 2011. 13 January – 278 mm in of rain falls in 24 hours at Scamander in north east Tasmania leads to flash flooding in the town, along with St Helens.Hunter Thomas SES orders residents out amid flood warnings http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/ses-orders-residents-out-amid-flood-warnings-20110114-19q3o.html 14 January 2011 The Age 14 January 2011 Millar, Paul https://web.archive.org/web/20110204094142/http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/ses-orders-residents-out-amid-flood-warnings-20110114-19q3o.html 4 February 2011 live 14 January – Major floods occur across much of western and central Victoria totally inundating the town of Carisbrook and causing evacuations in many others.Harris Amelia Towns evacuated, major river warnings issued as floods sweep Victoria http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/record-deluge-drenches-victoria/story-e6frf7kx-1225986702803 14 January 2011 Herald Sun 14 January 2011 Flower, Wayne 17 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130117010701/http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/record-deluge-drenches-victoria/story-e6frf7kx-1225986702803 live 17 January – The Commission of Inquiry into the 2010–11 Queensland floods is established to investigate matters related to the Queensland floods.Search for answers to Qld flooding begins http://tvnz.co.nz/world-news/search-answers-qld-flooding-begins-4021767 TVNZ 18 June 2011 10 February 2011 Australian Associated Press 29 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141229162105/http://tvnz.co.nz/world-news/search-answers-qld-flooding-begins-4021767 live 23 January – Corporal Ben Roberts-Smith of the Special Air Service Regiment is awarded the Victoria Cross for Australia for his actions in the Shah Wali Kot Offensive in June 2010, part of the War in Afghanistan.Parker Gareth VC Hero killed Taliban http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/wa/8693479/vc-hero-killed-taliban/ 23 January 2011 The West Australian 23 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110124074235/http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/wa/8693479/vc-hero-killed-taliban/ 24 January 2011 dead dmy-all 23 January – David Bartlett announces his resignation as Premier of Tasmania citing a desire to spend more time with his family.Brown Damien Bartlett resigns as Premier http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2011/01/23/202121_todays-news.html 23 January 2011 The Mercury 23 January 2011 27 January – Prime Minister Julia Gillard announces that her government proposes to introduce a Flood levy to assist in funding reconstruction works required as a result of major floods in Queensland and Victoria.Levy Megan Levy to pay for $5.6b flood bill http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/business/levy-to-pay-for-56b-flood-bill-20110127-1a64x.html 27 January 2011 Brisbane Times 27 January 2011 30 January – Tropical Cyclone Anthony makes landfall near Bowen in Queensland's north, bringing wind gusts of up to 155 km/h mph.Cyclone Anthony hits Queensland coast and weakens into tropical low http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/bureau-of-meteorology-warns-of-flash-floods/story-e6freon6-1225996901302 30 January 2011 Courier Mail 31 January 2011 February thumb|right|Downed power pole and lines in Townsville, Queensland 3 February – Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi makes landfall at near Mission Beach, south of Innisfail, Queensland.Cyclone Yasi to cost insurers A$3.5 bln – forecaster http://uk.reuters.com/article/insured-losses-yasi-idUKLDE7121NR20110203 18 June 2011 3 February 2011 Reuters 6 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160306151528/http://uk.reuters.com/article/insured-losses-yasi-idUKLDE7121NR20110203 dead 4–5 February – Severe thunderstorms related to Tropical Cyclone Anthony affect much of Victoria. Flash flooding affected many places across the state including Mildura in the state's north west and the south eastern suburbs of Melbourne.Beck Maris Floods cause traffic chaos http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/floods-cause-traffic-chaos-20110204-1aga5.html 5 February 2011 The Age 5 February 2011 Carey, Adam https://web.archive.org/web/20110206084947/http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/floods-cause-traffic-chaos-20110204-1aga5.html 6 February 2011 live The town of Koo Wee Rup was evacuated when the Bunyip River reached a height of 7.2 m ft.Victorian floods force Koo-wee-rup residents to evacuate http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/weather-promts-3500-calls-for-help/story-e6frf7kx-1226000743326 5 February 2011 The Australian 5 February 2011 19 March 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110319093013/http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/weather-promts-3500-calls-for-help/story-e6frf7kx-1226000743326 live 6–7 February – Bushfires in Perth destroy at least 50 houses.O'Connell Ronan Houses razed in firestorm http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/newshome/8786146/dozens-of-houses-razed-as-wild-winds-fan-flames/ 7 February 2011 The West Australian 7 February 2011 Jones, Christiana Mercer, Daniel Bailey, Megan https://web.archive.org/web/20110209083042/http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/newshome/8786146/dozens-of-houses-razed-as-wild-winds-fan-flames 9 February 2011 dead dmy-all 17 February – REDGroup Retail (including the Borders and Angus & Robertson bookshop chains) is placed into voluntary administration with Ferrier Hodgson appointed as administrators.Greenblat, Eli: Borders, Angus & Robertson go bust https://web.archive.org/web/20110218164230/http://www.theage.com.au/business/borders-angus--robertson-go-bust-20110217-1axt9.html 18 February 2011 , The Age, 17 February 2011. 24 February – Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced that the Federal Government proposed to introduce a carbon pricing scheme by 1 July 2012. Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott claims that Gillard broke a promise made during the 2010 Federal election campaign not to introduce a carbon tax.Shanahan Dennis Gillard stakes leadership on a carbon tax https://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/columnists/dennis-shanahan/gillard-stakes-leadership-on-a-carbon-tax/news-story/3267dfa4d686f4d602a9cb5418a85b9e 25 February 2011 The Australian 25 February 2011 6 April 2011 subscription https://web.archive.org/web/20110406213618/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/gillard-stakes-leadership-on-a-carbon-tax/story-e6frg75f-1226011599594 live 24 February – AFACT loses its appeal to the Federal Court of Australia affirming that iiNet was not liable for the illegal downloading and peer-to-peer file sharing of films and television programs by its users.Josh Taylor (25 February 2011). iiNet win puts onus on ISPs: lawyers https://web.archive.org/web/20240429071137/https://www.zdnet.com/article/iinet-win-puts-onus-on-isps-lawyers/ 29 April 2024 . ZDNet. CBS Interactive. Retrieved on 16 January 2012. March 3 March – The temperature in Perth reaches above 30 degrees for the 26th consecutive day, making it the longest recorded heatwave in the city, beating the previous record set in 1988.Rickard Lucy Perth's heatwave continues to break records http://www.yasstribune.com.au/news/national/national/general/perths-heatwave-continues-to-break-records/2093293.aspx 18 June 2011 Yass Tribune 3 March 2011 28 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110728111045/http://www.yasstribune.com.au/news/national/national/general/perths-heatwave-continues-to-break-records/2093293.aspx live 26 March – A state election is held in New South Wales. Kristina Keneally's Labor government is defeated by Barry O'Farrell's Liberal-National Coalition.Liberals romp to victory https://web.archive.org/web/20150924214635/http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/state-election-2011/liberals-romp-to-victory-20110326-1cb3r.html 24 September 2015 , The Sydney Morning Herald, 26 March 2011. April 19 April – Floodwaters inundate around 100 houses in the western Queensland town of Roma.Rego Fidelis Residents evacuated as Roma floods again http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/04/19/3195355.htm ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation 21 April 2011 Woolley, Bruce 19 April 2011 24 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110424112726/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/04/19/3195355.htm dead 20 April – Asylum seekers at Sydney's Villawood Detention Centre riot in protest over delays in processing their applications for asylum, burning down at least three buildings.Ralston Nick Buildings set alight in Villawood detention centre rooftop protest https://www.smh.com.au/nsw/buildings-set-alight-in-villawood-detention-centre-rooftop-protest-20110421-1dp62.html 21 April 2011 The Age 21 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110422093118/http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/buildings-set-alight-in-villawood-detention-centre-rooftop-protest-20110421-1dp62.html 22 April 2011 live May 4 May – Virgin Blue Airlines is renamed and rebranded as Virgin Australia.Virgin Blue no more https://web.archive.org/web/20110506063114/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/05/04/3207464.htm 6 May 2011 , ABC News, 4 May 2011. 11 May – While waiting for an elevator at an undercover carpark at Highpoint Shopping Centre Ashgrove an out-of-control vehicle slams into Alison France, the 38-year-old daughter of state MP Peter Lawlor.Munro O'Brien Jodie 23 May 2011 Mother Alison France who lost leg in car park accident remains positive, says father https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/mother-alison-france-who-lost-leg-in-car-park-accident-remains-positive-says-father/news-story/7d68a7ac112d15d71c5a6b419932e01d The Courier-Mail 5 May 2025 ...at the Highpoint Shopping Centre in Ashgrove on May 11 when suddenly an out-of-control vehicle smashed into the pair. After pushing her son's stroller out the way before impact, France becomes pinned between two cars. The accident results in France's left leg being amputated above the knee. 16 May – The Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly elects Katy Gallagher as Chief Minister, following the resignation of Jon Stanhope on 12 May.Gallagher new chief minister https://web.archive.org/web/20110519225718/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/05/16/3217546.htm? 19 May 2011 , ABC News, 16 May 2011. 29 May 2011: Detective Senior Constable Damien Leeding (CIB) was shot when he confronted an armed offender at the Pacific Pines Tavern on the Gold Coast. Leeding died in hospital on 1 June three days after being shot.Police officer Damien Leeding shot in the face, his family conducting a bedside vigil The Australian http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/police-officer-damien-leeding-shot-in-the-face-his-family-conducting-a-bedside-vigil/news-story/b6061cfd01042a9c7d1d81d26bd371dd https://web.archive.org/web/20180102132309/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/police-officer-damien-leeding-shot-in-the-face-his-family-conducting-a-bedside-vigil/news-story/b6061cfd01042a9c7d1d81d26bd371dd dead 2 January 2018 Roseanne Barrett 30 May 2011 2 January 2018 June 5 June – Say Yes demonstrations occur in numerous cities across Australia in support of political action on climate change.Coorey Madeleine Thousands in Australia rally for carbon tax https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iFhHYpLg35dqpA9TKCZsuBm_VOsQ?docId=CNG.2c277b95162a7eb805d0bd93e154aa2e.521 https://web.archive.org/web/20110609085036/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iFhHYpLg35dqpA9TKCZsuBm_VOsQ?docId=CNG.2c277b95162a7eb805d0bd93e154aa2e.521 dead 9 June 2011 18 June 2011 4 June 2011 Agence France-Presse 11 June – Hundreds of flights are suspended following the ash cloud from an eruption in the Puyehue-Cordón Caulle volcano complex in Chile reaching southern Australia.https://archive.today/20130125112914/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iyemVqyf3PlRRkL35btkOZxcIEdQ?docId=CNG.eca0bdeb0626fbbd85f544eeaf144943.1e1 More flight delays in Australia as ash plays havoc, AFP, 14 June 2011. 16 June – A report by the Victorian Ombudsman criticises the Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police Simon Overland's publication of "misleading" crime statistics in the lead-up to the 2010 State election. Overland subsequently resigns as Chief Commissioner.Overland denies he quit over crime stats http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/06/16/3245453.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20110618011219/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/06/16/3245453.htm dead 18 June 2011 16 June 2011 ABC News 16 June 2011 July 25 July – The Gillard government signs off on an arrangement with Malaysia that will see Australia deport 800 asylum seekers to that country in return for resettling 4000 refugees verified by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.Gillard takes aim at smugglers through Malaysia deal http://www.theage.com.au/national/gillard-takes-aim-at-smugglers-through-malaysia-deal-20110725-1hwq0.html 25 July 2011 The Age 25 July 2011 AAP 12 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150912121744/http://www.theage.com.au/national/gillard-takes-aim-at-smugglers-through-malaysia-deal-20110725-1hwq0.html live August 8 August – A High Court judge orders the government's "Malaysia Solution" to send asylum seekers to Malaysia be put on hold until the full bench of the High Court could assess the scheme's legality.Malaysia solution on hold https://web.archive.org/web/20110831100517/http://www.theage.com.au/national/malaysia-solution-on-hold-20110807-1ihvv.html 31 August 2011 , The Age, 8 August 2011. 9 August – The 2011 Census of Population and Housing is held. 28 August – Queensland Police confirm that bones found in bushland on the Sunshine Coast are those of missing teenager Daniel Morcombe. Morcombe had been missing since 2003Calligeros Marissa Bones are Daniel's, police confirm https://www.smh.com.au/national/bones-are-daniels-police-confirm-20110828-1jgeo.html 1 September 2011 Sydney Morning Herald 29 August 2011 23 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110923054331/http://www.smh.com.au/national/bones-are-daniels-police-confirm-20110828-1jgeo.html live 31 August – The High Court of Australia rules the Gillard government's "Malaysia Solution" for the processing of asylum-seekers is unlawful.Coorey Philip High Court sinks asylum strategy http://www.theage.com.au/national/high-court-sinks-asylum-strategy-20110831-1jm5e.html 1 September 2011 The Age 1 September 2011 Needham, Kirsty 12 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150912121742/http://www.theage.com.au/national/high-court-sinks-asylum-strategy-20110831-1jm5e.html live September 1 September – Forensic experts confirm that the remains of a person found on the grounds of the former HM Prison Pentridge are those of bushranger Ned Kelly.Levy Megan Ned Kelly's remains found http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/ned-kellys-remains-found-20110901-1jmqi.html 1 September 2011 The Age 1 September 2011 6 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120806052224/http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/ned-kellys-remains-found-20110901-1jmqi.html live 28 September – Eatock v Bolt Justice Mordecai Bromberg founds conservative political commentator Andrew Bolt to have contravened section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act.FCA 1103 2011 Eatock v Bolt (2011) 197 FCR 261 auto.http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/bolt-guilty-of-race-discrimination-20110928-1kw8c.html Melbourne The Age Andrew Bolt – Herald Sun columnist guilty of race discrimination 28 September 2011Andrew Bolt loses racial vilification court case http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/media/andrew-bolt-x-racial-vilification-court-case/story-e6frg996-1226148919092 6 September 2015 HERALD Sun columnist Andrew Bolt has lost an action brought in the Federal Court in which the columnist was accused of breaching the Racial Discrimination Act. The Australian News Corporation Australia 28 September 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150606222459/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/media/andrew-bolt-x-racial-vilification-court-case/story-e6frg996-1226148919092 6 June 2015 The case was controversial. Bolt described the decision as a "terrible day for free speech" in Australia and said it represented "a restriction on the freedom of all Australians to discuss multiculturalism and how people identify themselves. I argued then and I argue now that we should not insist on the differences between us but focus instead on what unites us as human beings." October 19 to 29 October – Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visit Canberra, Perth, Brisbane and Melbourne.Palace releases details of Queen's Australia visit ABC 25 September 2011 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-09-24/queen-to-visit-australia-in-october/2940536 27 September 2011 11 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231011185642/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-09-24/queen-to-visit-australia-in-october/2940536 live 21 October – Mike Rann stands down as Premier of South Australia after losing party support, and is replaced by Jay Weatherill.New premier says SA's best lies ahead Dornin, Tim http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/new-premier-says-sas-best-lies-ahead-20111021-1mb3z.html The Sydney Morning Herald 21 October 2011 21 October 2011 29 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141229160459/http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/new-premier-says-sas-best-lies-ahead-20111021-1mb3z.html live 21 October – Victoria Police officers forcibly remove Occupy Melbourne protesters from Melbourne's City Square.Occupy Melbourne: Who was in the wrong? https://web.archive.org/web/20111026184025/http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2011/10/24/3346719.htm 26 October 2011 , ABC News, 24 October 2011. 28 to 30 October – the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting is held in Perth. 29 October – In response to industrial action by pilots, ground staff and engineers, Qantas grounds its entire international and domestic fleet.Qantas grounds entire fleet https://web.archive.org/web/20111029120811/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-10-29/qantas-locking-out-staff/3608250 29 October 2011 , ABC News, 29 October 2011. 31 October – Fair Work Australia orders the termination of all industrial action taken by Qantas and the involved trade unions. Qantas flights resume on the afternoon of that day.Qantas to fly again after Fair Work terminates dispute https://web.archive.org/web/20121229045522/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-10-31/qantas-action-terminated-fair-work-rules/3609158 29 December 2012 , ABC News, 31 October 2011. November 16 November – The President of the United States Barack Obama visits Australia to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the ANZUS alliance.Obama to Visit Australia in Mid-November Vittorio Hernandez International Business Times 13 September 2011 http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/212584/20110913/obama-to-visit-australia-in-mid-november.htm 13 September 2011 8 July 2012 https://archive.today/20120708160518/http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/212584/20110913/obama-to-visit-australia-in-mid-november.htm live President Obama arrives in Canberra AAP The Australian 16 November 2011 subscription https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/president-obama-arrives-in-canberra/news-story/41f1e14e9721cc30fe296b4ce1afaacb 16 November 2011 24 November – Harry Jenkins resigns as Speaker of the House of Representatives. Peter Slipper is elected in his place.Deal with renegade Liberal boosts Labor's numbers http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-24/slipper-installed-as-new-speaker/3691680 24 November 2011 ABC News 24 November 2011 25 November – 34 homes are destroyed in Margaret River, Western Australia when a prescribed burn by the Department of Environment and Conservation had "gone wrong" and "escaped" into bushland.WA Premier Colin Barnett admits failures on fire The Australian 25 November 2011 https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/wa-premier-colin-barnett-admits-failures-on-fire/news-story/49c6cab63bce510e04cfb3aba5ea1c9a 25 November 2011 Nicolas Perpitch Paige 2011-11-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20111124211047/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/state-politics/wa-premier-colin-barnett-admits-failures-on-fire/story-e6frgczx-1226205408966 subscription live TaylorWA emergency still in place as bushfire takes 34 properties The Australian 25 November 2011 https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/nation/wa-emergency-still-in-place-as-bushfire-takes-34-properties/news-story/7b056f1a2c19d54299124ffa28d53e7e 25 November 2011 Debbie Guest 25 November 2011 subscription https://web.archive.org/web/20111125051029/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/wa-emergency-still-in-place-as-bushfire-takes-34-properties/story-e6frg6nf-1226205662203 live 30 November – Legislative Assembly of Queensland passed a bill allowing civil partnerships for same-sex couples in Queensland; a similar legislation already exists in Tasmania, Victoria, the ACT and NSW.Queensland civil unions bill passes Kym Agius Brisbane Times 1 December 2011 http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/queensland-civil-unions-bill-passes-20111201-1o7ma.html 1 December 2011 December 18 December – A boat sailing from Indonesia carrying over 200 asylum seekers sinks off the coast of Java while heading for Christmas Island. At least 160 people are feared dead.Allard Tom 160 asylum seekers feared dead https://www.smh.com.au/world/160-asylum-seekers-feared-dead-20111218-1p0v8.html 18 December 2011 Sydney Morning Herald 19 December 2011 7 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120107154943/http://www.smh.com.au/world/160-asylum-seekers-feared-dead-20111218-1p0v8.html live Arts and literature 2011 in Australian literature 27 April – Andrew Ruhemann and Shaun Tan are awarded the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 83rd Academy Awards for their film The Lost Thing.Brodie Will Underdog Aussie's Oscar triumph http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/oscars/underdog-aussies-oscar-triumph-20110228-1bb1l.html 13 July 2011 The Age 28 February 2011 12 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110712175152/http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/oscars/underdog-aussies-oscar-triumph-20110228-1bb1l.html live 15 April – Ben Quilty is awarded the Archibald Prize for his portrait of Margaret Olley. The Wynne Prize was awarded to Richard Goodwin for Co-isolated slave and the Sulman Prize was awarded to Peter Smeeth for The artist's fate.Archibald Prize 2011 winners http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/media-office/archibald-prize-2011-winners/ Art Gallery of New South Wales 15 April 2011 21 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110621055028/http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/media-office/archibald-prize-2011-winners/ live 17 August – The National Gallery of Victoria announces it has acquired Madonna and Child with the infant Saint John the Baptist by Italian High Renaissance painter Antonio da Correggio. Purchased at auction for £3.2 million ($5.2 million), it is the most expensive acquisition in the 150-year history of the NGV.McColl Gina Gallery unveils its newest, nearest and dearest http://www.theage.com.au/national/gallery-unveils-its-newest-nearest-and-dearest-20110817-1iy83.html 17 August 2011 The Age 18 August 2011 31 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110831051343/http://www.theage.com.au/national/gallery-unveils-its-newest-nearest-and-dearest-20110817-1iy83.html live Science and technology 15 September – Researchers from Monash University announce the identification of a new dolphin species, the Burrunan dolphin (Tursiops australis), in Victoria's Port Phillip and Gippsland Lakes.New species of dolphin discovered https://web.archive.org/web/20240715021018/https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-14921665 15 July 2024 , BBC News, 15 September 2011. 4 October – American-born astrophysicist Brian Schmidt was awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize for Physics for his discovery of the increasing acceleration of the expansion of the universe. 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