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| 19/05/2005 | Minister for Family and Community Services | |
| 02/02/2005 | On-line help for teachers on Tsunami questions | Attorney-General |
| 24/01/2005 | Free Tsunami Curriculum Pack for Teachers | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 12/01/2005 | Tsunami information: easily accessible | Minister for Family and Community Services |
| 04/01/2005 | Immigration Tsunami Hotline: 1300 735 683 | Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs |
| 03/01/2005 | National Tsunami Website - www.tsunamiassist.gov.au | Minister for Family and Community Services |
| 29/12/2004 | Support for Australian tsunami victims and their families, pdf 38kb | rtf 2,225kb |
Minister for Human Services |
| 01/07/2005 | Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System to be Established | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 28/02/2005 | Tsunami victim identification progresses in Thailand | Minister for Justice and Customs |
| 25/02/2005 | Minister for Justice and Customs | |
| 19/02/2005 | Security situation in Aceh, Indonesia | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 21/01/2005 | Waiver of Fees to Replace Passports Damaged or Destroyed in Tsunami | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 18/01/2005 | Attorney seeks urgent action on legal issues for relatives of Tsunami victims | Attorney-General |
| 24/06/2005 | Australia to Rebuild Community Infrastructure in Aceh | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 10/05/2005 | 2005-06 Aid Budget: Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Reconstruction and Development-Secretariat |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 18/03/2005 | Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| 18/03/2005 | Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| 17/03/2005 | Australia Indonesia Partnership for Reconstruction and Development - Inaugural Joint Commission Meeting | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 17/03/2005 | Australia Indonesia Partnership for Reconstruction and Development - Joint Ministerial Statement | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 16/03/2005 | Australia and Indonesia Advance Historic Partnership | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 05/01/2005 | Australia-Indonesia Partnership For Reconstruction And Development | Prime Minister |
| 13/02/2005 | Last civilian medical team returns from Tsunami affected region | Chief Medical Officer |
| 28/01/2005 | Australia’s tsunami health response a national effort | Chief Medical Officer |
| 27/01/2005 |
7th Australian medical team for Banda Aceh | Attorney-General |
| 21/01/2005 | Updated travel health advice for tsunami affected areas |
Chief Medical Officer |
| 13/01/2005 | Update on deployment of Australian medical teams in tsunami affected areas | Chief Medical Officer |
| 04/01/2005 | Australia sends another medical team to tsunami affected Indonesia | Chief Medical Officer |
| 30/12/2004 | CMO urges people not to travel to some flood affected areas | Chief Medical Officer |
| 30/12/2004 | Update from CMO on deployment of health teams to Asian flood areas | Chief Medical Officer |
| 29/12/2004 | Australian health teams deployed to Asian flood areas | Chief Medical Officer |
| 16/01/2005 | Speech to a Hindu Service to mark the National Day Of Mourning And Reflection | Prime Minister |
| 14/01/2005 | Speech to an Islamic Service to mark the National Day of Mourning and Reflection | Prime Minister |
| 07/01/2005 | A National Day of Mourning and Reflection | Prime Minister |
| State/Territory | When | Event | Organised by |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACT | 12/03/2005 | Music Show | |
| 09/03/2005 | Tsunami Appeal Auction Evening | Operation Hope | |
| 23/01/2005 | Inter Faith Peace Prayers and Vegetarian Food Fair | Vishnu Shiva Mandir | |
| 08/01/2005 | Vegetarian (Indian & Sri Lankan) food fair | Canberra Murugan Temple | |
| VIC | 26/01/2005 | Community Vigil | City of Port Phillip |
| 02/02/2005 | Community Information Session | Department of Human Services | |
| 05/03/2005 | Tsunami fund raising Dinner | Western Victorian SCATS Sewa & North Western Suba-Sadaka Association. | |
| 12/03/2005 | United Pacific Islander Tsunami Benefit Concert | Department of Justice | |
| QLD | 11/03/2005 | Dinner Dance | The Silver Fawn Club |
| 08/03/2005 | Tsunami Relief Corporate Luncheon & Auction of sporting memorabilia |
The Prime Minister announced Sunday 16 January 2005 as a National Day of Mourning and Reflection for the victims of the tsunamis in South and South East Asia on 26 December 2004. A variety of other local events were held across Australia to mark the National Day of Mourning.
| State/Territory | Event | Organised by |
|---|---|---|
| National | Muslim special prayers | |
| ACT | Multi-faith service | Royal Thai Embassy |
| Inter-faith prayer service | ASEAN missions, Philippine Embassy | |
| Blessing service | Sri Lanka Buddhist Vihara Temple | |
| NSW | Speciality liturgy and eucharist | St Kevins Church, Eastwood |
| Dedicated Sabbath and prayers | Jewish Board of Deputies | |
| Interfaith Candlelight vigil | Victorian Council of Churches | |
| QLD | Ecumenical service | St Johns Cathedral |
| SA | Open air concert | State Government |
| WA | Multi-faith service | |
| TAS | Public gatherings in major centres | Tasmanian Council of Churches |