In 2005 , the organisation made an agreement with the Maldives Government to help clear debris created by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami . In December 2010 , aid workers from the Australian Red Cross were sent to Christmas Island to assist the survivors of the 2010 Christmas Island boat disaster . Australian Red Cross volunteers were also active after Cyclone Tracy hit Darwin , the Ash Wednesday bushfires , the Black Saturday bushfires and the 2010 – 2011 Queensland floods
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
Australian Red Cross