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Episode: Your Shortcut to... The legacy of Cyclone Tracy
Description: We’re about to hit 50 years since Cyclone Tracy struck Darwin early on Christmas Day in 1974. It was one of Australia’s most devastating natural disasters and it prompted a lot of changes to keep Aussies safe. So in this Squiz Shortcut, we’ll get you across what happened, the response, and its legacy that lives on today.Squiz RecommendsListening: To Bill and Boyd’s song Santa Never Made it to Darwin…Reading: This piece by Australian Geographic on the 50th anniversary - it tells some moving personal stories and has a collection...