12.30pm (AEDT) – National Co-ordinator for the Bushfire Recovery Agency Andrew Colvin addresses the National Press Club – Canberra

ABS Data Release – Building Approvals, February

The Royal Australian Air Force marks its centenary

International Transgender Day of Visibility

Birthdays for Christopher Walken (1943), Al Gore (1948), Angus Young (1955) and Ewan McGregor (1971)

Anniversary of:
• the deaths of Isaac Newtown (1727), Charlotte Brontë (1855), JP Morgan (1913) and Jesse Owens (1980)
• Oliver Cromwell being offered the crown by the English Parliament (he declines) (1657)
• the Eiffel Tower officially opening in Paris (1889)
• Donald Trump buying Eastern Air Lines shuttle, which he renamed Trump Shuttle (1989)
• Harry and Meghan officially stepping down from royal duties (2020)