Survivors reflect on the terror, the trauma, and the epic resilience experienced in one of Australia's worst-ever natural disasters.

Brunette Downs is a cattle station in the Northern Territory covering more than 12 thousand kilometres, that's almost half the size of Belgium. It's usually a quiet place, but once a year it hosts an amateur bush racing event that draws hundreds of spectators and participants.

These norforce soldiers scan the horizon for illegal activity from foreign fishing boats to drug drops as part of a live defence mission.