Portal:Australia/Anniversaries/June/June 1

1878 - Loch Ard, a clipper ship is wrecked at Mutton Bird Island just off the Shipwreck Coast of Victoria.
1948 - The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme was introduced by the Australian Government to provide subsidised perscription medication.
2004 - Australian Jennifer Hawkins wins the Miss Universe contest, held in Quito, Ecuador.
2005 - A letter containing a white powder results in the 2005 Indonesian embassy bioterrorism hoax.