Two decades on,survivors reflect on Boxing Day tsunami in new doco

Two decades on,survivors reflect on Boxing Day tsunami in new doco

Daniel Bogado’s documentary tracks the trail of devastation left by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami,but also shines a light on the goodness of people in the aftermath.

  • byJacqueline Cutler

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Thousands homeless,dozens dead following powerful earthquake in Japan

Thousands homeless,dozens dead following powerful earthquake in Japan

Aftershocks continue to shake Ishikawa prefecture and nearby areas a day after a magnitude 7.6 quake slammed the area on Monday.

  • bySatoshi Sugiyama
I saw how Japan preps for disaster and was shaken. Australia could learn a lot

I saw how Japan preps for disaster and was shaken. Australia could learn a lot

Childhood education,legislation,self-defence forces on stand-by,local government planning – readiness for natural disasters is expensive,but it saves lives.

  • byLatika Bourke
How 500 swimming pools’ worth of water has sparked a panic buy of salt

How 500 swimming pools’ worth of water has sparked a panic buy of salt

Twelve years after a tsunami struck Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant,more than one million tonnes of radioactive water is to be released into the ocean. Is it safe?

  • byLucy Cormack
Pacific earthquake triggers tsunami warning for Lord Howe Island

Pacific earthquake triggers tsunami warning for Lord Howe Island

The magnitude 7.7 quake hit at a depth of 37 kilometres in New Caledonia,triggering a tsunami warning.

Earthquake strikes off Tonga,tsunami advisory cancelled for American Samoa

Earthquake strikes off Tonga,tsunami advisory cancelled for American Samoa

The undersea quake struck at a depth of 36km.

  • byAkriti Sharma
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The race to repair Tonga’s fibre optic lifeline

The race to repair Tonga’s fibre optic lifeline

As the ash clouds clear after the devastating volcanic eruption,engineers are scrambling to repair the critical single undersea cable linking Tonga with the world.

  • byPat Sheil
Tonga receives ‘contactless’ Australian aid delivery amid looming food shortage

Tonga receives ‘contactless’ Australian aid delivery amid looming food shortage

Tonga’s strict COVID-19 quarantine measures are adding complexity to a difficult clean-up mission,with international surge capacity unable to be deployed.

  • byJosh Dye
COVID-19 outbreak hits Australian navy on Tonga recovery mission

COVID-19 outbreak hits Australian navy on Tonga recovery mission

There has been a COVID-19 outbreak on the navy supply ship on route to Tonga,the coronavirus-free archipelago recovering from a volcano eruption and tsunami.

  • byMike Foley
Miracle Aquaman:Tongan survives 28-hour swim after eruption,tsunami

Miracle Aquaman:Tongan survives 28-hour swim after eruption,tsunami

Lisala Folau,who is disabled,was swept out to sea from the small,isolated island of Atata,but made it to the main island of Tongatapu,about eight kilometres away.

  • byJames Halpin
Children among wreckage,cars seen covered as tsunami swamps Tonga
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Children among wreckage,cars seen covered as tsunami swamps Tonga

The images,showing children among the debris,ash covering cars and homes ripped to the ground,come as HMAS Adelaide docks at Brisbane before heading to the battered island with supplies.

  • byCloe Read andMike Foley