50 years ago, Cyclone Tracy flattened Darwin – and Australia’s attitude to disasters changed forever
Exactly 50 years ago, on Christmas Eve 1974, Cyclone Tracy struck Darwin and left a trail of devastation . It remains one of the most destructive natural events in Australia’s history. Wind speeds ...
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Victoria could be a key election battleground: Newspoll
Victoria could join New South Wales as a critical battleground state at the next federal election, according to the latest ...
Program: Calls for greater recognition of ADF Cyclone Tracy rescuers
Fifty years on from Cyclone Tracy, members of the Australian Defence Force who assisted with the rescue and recovery mission ...
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CFA chief officer warns of exteme fire risk across Victoria
A new memorial to the victims of Cyclone Tracy has been unveiled in Darwin, 50 years on from the devastating tragedy. 13 hours ago 01:58 Man injured after jumping from cliff into pool at Sydney beach ...
'We were filthy, and we worked like dogs': Memories of Cyclone Tracy 50 years on
In the early hours of Christmas Day, 1974, Darwin was changed forever. 50 years ago Cyclone Tracy claimed the lives of 66 ...
Search become recovery mission for missing teenager swept off rocks on NSW coast
The search for a missing teenager who was swept into the ocean on the NSW Central Coast will enter a recovery stage. Residents in Adelaide's northern suburbs were told to leave as an out of control ...
The unhappy true story behind iconic Cyclone Tracy image, as told by the late subject’s daughter
The daughter of the man featured on the front cover of the NT News’ Cyclone Tracy 50th anniversary supplement has shed ...
How the Territory responded to the region’s worst natural disaster
The Boxing Day Tsunami tore through the Indian Ocean 20 years ago, leaving a path of destruction that still bears it scars ...