Squiz the Day / 24 February 2023
24 February 2023
12.30pm (AEDT) – Ukraine’s Ambassador to Australia and New Zealand, Vasyl Myroshnychenko, addresses the National Press Club – Canberra
5.05pm (AEDT) – Super Rugby Season Opener – Crusaders v Chiefs – Christchurch
From 7.00pm (AEDT) – Kylie Minogue headlines the Sydney WorldPride opening concert – live on ABC TV
Independence Day – Estonia
Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Retreat – Fiji
Company Results – Mineral Resources; Brambles; Aristocrat Leisure; Pilbara Minerals; Allkem
Cairns Tropical Writers Festival begins (until 26 February)
Quiet Day
Birthdays for boxer Floyd Mayweather (1977) and tennis champ Lleyton Hewitt (1981)
Anniversary of:
• the sinking of the SS Gothenburg after hitting the Great Barrier Reef, killing approximately 100 (1875)
• the birthday of Steve Jobs (1955)
• the announcement of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer’s engagement (1981)
• Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love’s wedding (1992)
• former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein being found guilty in New York following associations that ignited the #MeToo movement (2020)
• the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (2022)
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