‘Tsunami’ of corruption: Is match-fixing a major problem in tennis, and are Australians involved?
In 2016, a rising Australian tennis star was suspended for throwing a set in a low-level tournament. It was a sadly common ...
It was just death and devastation absolutely everywhere after 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, say Australian forensic experts
When the destruction of the Boxing Day tsunami swept across 14 countries killing more than 227,000 people, it prompted an ...
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Australia 'much better prepared' for tsunami threat, 20 years after Boxing Day disaster
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 ...
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Survivor of Boxing Day tsunami recounts horror on 20th anniversary of disaster
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 ...
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Boxing Day tsunami: Forensic investigator reflects on disaster 20 years on
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 ...
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After the Boxing Day tsunami, we built a warning system. It may not be enough
“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 ...
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Boxing Day tsunami a reminder we are all in harm’s way
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 ...
The Australian27d
Boxing Day tsunami, 20 years on: the miraculous triumph of human endurance
“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 ...
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How the Boxing Day tsunami changed the way we respond as we detect catastrophic weather
2004 tsunami (top) and the same view on November 22, 2024. Picture: AFP World Vision Australia’s CEO Daniel Wordsworth “This generosity has rebuilt lives and livelihoods, roads, infrastructure ...