Squiz the Day / 06 May 2024
6 May 2024
Public holidays – NT (May Day) & QLD (Labour Day)
10.00am (AEST) – Trial set to begin for Justin Stein over the murder of 9yo Charlise Mutten at luxe property Wildenstein in the NSW Blue Mountains – Sydney
10.00am (AEST) – Sentencing for army whistleblower David McBride, who leaked details of alleged war crimes committed by Aussie soldiers to the ABC – Canberra
7.00pm (AEST) – Boxing: WBO bantamweight Aussie world champ Jason Moloney to take on Japan’s Yoshiki Takei – Tokyo
Last days to see the Eta Aquariids meteor shower (one for the early birds up tomorrow from 3am til dawn)
Monetary Policy Decision meeting (on until 7 May)
Brisbane Street Art Festival (until 21 May)
Sauvignon Blanc Day
No Homework Day
Birthdays for Tony Blair (1953), George Clooney (1961) and Prince Archie (2019)
Anniversary of:
- George V being made King of Great Britain after the death of his father Edward VII (1910)
- Michael Jackson and the Bee Gees being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (1997)
- the founding of SpaceX by Elon Musk (2002)
- King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla being crowned in the first coronation service in the UK in 70 years (2023)
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