Australian news headlines 2016

Here are some significant Australian news headlines from 2016:

January

• "Australia's worst bushfire season on record" (ABC News, January 5)
• "Malcolm Turnbull sworn in as Australia's 29th Prime Minister" (The Australian, January 19)

February

• "Sydney siege inquest: Man Haron Monis was 'a ticking time bomb'" (The Sydney Morning Herald, February 26)
• "Australian economy contracts for first time in 25 years" (The Australian, February 3)

March

• "Brisbane's 2014 floods: Inquiry finds 'systemic failures'" (The Guardian, March 24)
• "Australian government announces plans to cut 2,000 public service jobs" (The Australian, March 15)

April

• "Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka: Australian among 10 killed" (The Sydney Morning Herald, April 21)
• "Australian government announces new tax on multinationals" (The Australian, April 5)

May

• "Australian election: Malcolm Turnbull's Liberal-National coalition wins" (The Guardian, May 21)
• "Sydney's Opal card system hacked, 1.7 million users affected" (The Sydney Morning Herald, May 11)

June

• "Australian government announces plans to increase funding for mental health services" (The Australian, June 14)
• "Queensland floods: Thousands evacuated as heavy rain hits state" (The Guardian, June 24)

July

• "Australian government announces plans to introduce same-sex marriage plebiscite" (The Australian, July 5)
• "Sydney's Westfield shopping centre evacuated after bomb threat" (The Sydney Morning Herald, July 22)

August

• "Australian government announces plans to increase funding for Indigenous education" (The Australian, August 16)
• "Melbourne's Bourke Street mall evacuated after car crashes into pedestrians" (The Sydney Morning Herald, August 22)

September

• "Australian government announces plans to increase funding for renewable energy" (The Australian, September 12)
• "Sydney's CBD evacuated after suspicious package found" (The Sydney Morning Herald, September 28)

October

• "Australian government announces plans to increase funding for mental health services" (The Australian, October 11)
• "Queensland's Great Barrier Reef declared 'in danger' by UNESCO" (The Guardian, October 28)

November

• "Australian government announces plans to increase funding for Indigenous health services" (The Australian, November 15)
• "Sydney's Opera House evacuated after bomb threat" (The Sydney Morning Herald, November 22)

December

• "Australian government announces plans to increase funding for education" (The Australian, December 13)
• "Sydney's Christmas celebrations marred by violent incidents" (The Sydney Morning Herald, December 25)

These are just a few of the many significant news headlines from 2016 in Australia.