Portal:Australia/Anniversaries/January/January 25


 * 1886 – The first assembly of the Federal Council of Australia was held in Hobart.
 * 1900 – State Labor politicians meet in Sydney to formally found the federal Labor party.
 * 1950 – The landing ship HMAS Tarakan (L3017) explodes at Garden Island in Sydney, killing eight.
 * 1998 – American tourists Tom and Eileen Lonergan are left behind on their scuba dive near the Great Barrier Reef.