1932: Maude Bonney became the first woman to travel around Australia. Maud Bonny was an Australian pilot born in South Africa. She was also the first woman to fly solo from Australia to the UK. Griffith University in Queensland awarded her an honorary doctorate in recognition of her contribution to aviation. In 2012, she was inducted into the Australian Aviation Hall of Fame.


1949: Former NSW Labor politician Graham Richardson was born in Sydney. He served as secretary-general of the Australian Labor Party (New South Wales) from 1976 to 1983, as a New South Wales senator from 1983 to 1994, and as a cabinet minister in the Hawke and Keating governments. After retiring from politics, Richardson became a political commentator for Sky News Australia.


1975: Australian politician and New South Wales Premier Jack Long has died in Auburn aged 98. The requiem mass and memorial service outside St. Mary's Cathedral in Sydney were packed with seats and crowds. Prominent Labor leaders, including the then Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, attended his funeral. He was buried at Rookwood Cemetery in Sydney.


2020: Former Australian Labor Party pioneer Senator Susan Ryan passed away on September 27. Australian politicians have since paid tribute to her, praising her efforts to achieve equality and claiming the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 will be her legacy. Labor leader Anthony Albanese said Ryan, 77, had achieved a "historic first" in a life "committed to women's rights and equality".


2023: Previously, Daniel Andrews announced his resignation on September 26. Labor MPs decided to appoint Daniel Andrews' deputy to succeed him. On September 27, Victorian Labor MPs voted to appoint Jacinta Allan as the party leader and the 49th state governor. Making her the state's first in 30 years A female governor, the second female governor of Victoria.