“There wasn’t a lot done for tsunami in Australia before 2004. There’s obviously been a lot done since,” Gissing said. “There was no warning system in the Indian Ocean and there was no ...
The New South Wales coast has seen between 40 and 50 tsunami events since colonisation. Since 2004, Australia has invested heavily in tsunami preparation. Twenty years after the Indian Ocean ...
They then made their way back to Singapore, where Dan was based, and Lizz returned home to Australia. Tourists trying to escape the tsunami on Boxing Day, 2004. Picture: AFP / STR The devastation ...
Tsunami survivor pictured on January 7 ... Making a change Upon his return to Australia, the profound impact of what he had witnessed during his stint over in Thailand changed the course of ...
20 years after the catastrophic Boxing Day tsunami devastated Australia’s island neighbour, Anthony Albanese has led a moving tribute. On December 26, 2004, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake struck near the ...
“The blessing of the tsunami” is a phrase repeated over and again across this deeply religious province that bore the brunt of the disaster. The Australian travelled to Banda Aceh and ...
The tsunami also helped cement Australia’s emerging friendship with Indonesia – a relationship pivotal to stability and prosperity in our region. The calamity also shifted the political ground ...
Australia, Japan, and the United States highlighted the grouping's origins in the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. Emphasising the Quad's evolution from a disaster relief collaboration to ...