Darwin remembers: 50 years since Cyclone Tracy
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has joined hundreds of families to mark the 50th anniversary of Cyclone Tracy — a natural disaster that forever changed the face of Australia’s Top End.
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Albo’s tribute to Cyclone Tracy survivors
Political leaders have paid tribute to the victims and survivors of the devastating Christmas Eve cyclone that devastated Darwin and claimed 66 lives.
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Victoria bans protests at places of worship in anti-Semitism crackdown
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