However, Cyclone Tracy, which hit Darwin in the early hours of Christmas Day 1974, was among the most destructive recorded in Australia. Wind gusts reached 217kph before the anemometer was ...

Poorly maintained homes across South East Queensland, and those built before the 1980s in original condition, will be at higher risk of damage from Tropical Cyclone Alfred’s gale-force winds and heavy ...

Cyclone Tracy in 1974 remains the costliest for insurers, with an estimated A$7.4 billion being paid out in today's dollars. ($1 = 1.5853 Australian dollars) (This story has been corrected to fix ...

Cyclone Tracy ripped through Darwin in 1974 ... Leaving for higher ground before the Category 5 storm ripped the Cardwell marina to shreds, nothing could prepare the waterfront homeowner for ...