Risk events in Australia, March 2026

This page tracks significant risk events worldwide in near real time — earthquakes, disaster alerts, armed conflict, unrest and government travel-advisory changes — combining data from the USGS, GDACS, NASA EONET, UCDP, GDELT, ACLED and official travel-advisory sources. Browse what is happening now, or open the monthly and yearly archive for any country.

7 events were recorded: 7 conflict events.

7 eventsSources: gdelt

7 events· Australia

Conflict

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 7 events plottedMilitary force used in Cranbourne, Australia · Australia · 22 Mar 2026Military force used in Albury, Australia · Australia · 22 Mar 2026Military force used in Sydney, Australia · Australia · 22 Mar 2026Military force used in Albury, Australia · Australia · 22 Mar 2026Military force used in Gold Coast, Australia · Australia · 12 Mar 2026Assault in Sydney, Australia · Australia · 9 Mar 2026Assault in Wagga Wagga, Australia · Australia · 6 Mar 2026
Earthquake
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0 in the list
Disaster
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0 in the list
Conflict
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7 in the list
Unrest
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0 in the list
Advisory
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0 in the list

Signal

How the picture is moving

Bars: this period · Markers: 90-day daily baseline × days

Events by type

Against the 90-day baseline

Earthquake
90-day baseline: 0.3
0
Disaster
90-day baseline: 0
0
Conflict
90-day baseline: 1,712.9
7
Unrest
90-day baseline: 193.9
0
Advisory
90-day baseline: 0
0

Events per day

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Events

What is happening now

7 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Military force used in Cranbourne, Australia

    Severity 3 · Cranbourne · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Military force used in Albury, Australia

    Severity 3 · Albury · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Military force used in Sydney, Australia

    Severity 3 · Sydney · Source: gdelt

  4. Conflict

    Military force used in Albury, Australia

    Severity 3 · Albury · Source: gdelt

  5. Conflict

    Military force used in Gold Coast, Australia

    Severity 3 · Gold Coast · Source: gdelt

  6. Conflict

    Assault in Sydney, Australia

    Severity 2 · Sydney · Source: gdelt

  7. Conflict

    Assault in Wagga Wagga, Australia

    Severity 2 · Wagga Wagga · Source: gdelt

Reference

What these risk types mean

Earthquake
Significant earthquakes (magnitude 4.5+) reported by the USGS.
Disaster
Active floods, cyclones, volcanoes, droughts and wildfires reported by GDACS and NASA EONET.
Conflict
Armed conflict events above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from UCDP and GDELT.
Unrest
Unrest events — protests, strikes, riots — above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from GDELT and ACLED.
Advisory
Official government travel-advisory level changes for a country.