Christmas is often as big as the day itself. Was it a Victorian practice, or perhaps it has Christian roots? Here's a look at Boxing Day.

"On 26 December, we woke up thinking finally we can chill, but by 09:00 the water started coming in, at first very slowly." Mr Ridgley, a former photographer for The Sun newspaper, recalled going to his Land Rover as the tsunami hit.

Amber Mason said once Ningnong the elephant realised there was something wrong he "started pulling away" [Amber Owen] A woman who was able to survive the Boxing Day tsunami in Thailand 20 years ago unharmed,

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has released a video message commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Boxing Day tsunami.

December 26 marks 20 years since a major earthquake in the Indian Ocean triggered a tsunami that killed 230,000 people including 26 Australians.