Boxing Day

10 people have died in devastating storms on the east coast while a firefighter died fighting an out of control blaze in Western Australia.

‘The right to protest is vital, but it shouldn’t trample on the rights of shoppers and businesses trying to enjoy the holiday season.’

Cost of living pressures were driving a significant change in Australians’ shopping behaviour, the CBA said.

Ten years on from the devastating Boxing Day earthquake and tsunami, our understanding of very large earthquakes has grown enormously. From satellites monitoring changes on the Earth’s surface to drilling deep below the ocean floor, new techniques are constantly being developed to help us figure out why earthquakes are sometimes so big, and so deadly.