Australians at Anzac Day Gallipoli drops over terrorism
7 years, 11 months ago

Australians at Anzac Day Gallipoli drops over terrorism

Daily Mail  

Terrorism fears have stopped Australians attending the Anzac Day memorial in Gallipoli. Only 700 people will attend the commemoration on Tuesday, compared to 10,000 in years past, Australian War Memorial director Brendan Nelson says. Scroll down for video Australian War Memorial director Brendan Nelson is disappointed only 700 Australians will attend the commemoration, compared to 10,000 in years past 'I just don't want to live in a world where these lunatics that have hijacked the name of Islam are going to stop us from exercising the freedom and rights so many people fought and died for. Terrorism fears have stopped Australians attending the Anzac Day memorial in Gallipoli on Tuesday A patriotic Australia is pictured deep in thought at Anzac Cove in Gallipoli in April, 2006 'There is information which suggests terrorists may seek to target Anzac Day commemorations on the Gallipoli Peninsula.

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Australians gather at Anzac Day services across the country to honour service men and women
11 months ago

Australians gather at Anzac Day services across the country to honour service men and women

ABC  

Thousands of Australians and New Zealanders have gathered for Anzac Day dawn services and parades across both countries to honour those who served. At a dawn service at Adelaide's National War Memorial, one of the centrepieces of local Anzac Day commemorations, a densely packed gathering heard messages of remembrance and mourning. Thousands gather in the west Thousands of people gathered …

Australia and New Zealand honor their war dead with dawn services on Anzac Day
11 months ago

Australia and New Zealand honor their war dead with dawn services on Anzac Day

Associated Press  

MELBOURNE, Australia — Hundreds of thousands of people gathered across Australia and New Zealand for dawn services and street marches Thursday to commemorate their war dead on Anzac Day. New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon attended a dawn service in his country’s largest city, Auckland, while Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese saw the sun rise at a World War II …

RSL Queensland slammed over new 'acknowledgment of country' for Anzac Day ceremonies: 'Where do these things stop?'
1 year ago

RSL Queensland slammed over new 'acknowledgment of country' for Anzac Day ceremonies: 'Where do these things stop?'

Daily Mail  

RSL Queensland is facing backlash over a new Acknowledgment of Country that is set to be read out at Anzac Day ceremonies. A pamphlet outlining RSL Queensland's intended program for Anzac Day, which includes the Acknowledgement of Country, was shown on Sky News on Thursday evening. The Returned and Services League in Queensland is copping backlash over a change that …

Hundreds gather in Turkey to remember WWI dead on Anzac Day
1 year, 11 months ago

Hundreds gather in Turkey to remember WWI dead on Anzac Day

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hundreds of people gathered by …

Is Anzac Day a public holiday in 2023 and how can I find services near me?
1 year, 11 months ago

Is Anzac Day a public holiday in 2023 and how can I find services near me?

ABC  

Every April 25, Australia and New Zealand come together to commemorate Anzac Day and pay respects to members of their joint armed forces. Anzac Day is one of the most revered national holidays to fall on the Australian and New Zealand calendars, with dawn services and marches held across both countries. This year Anzac Day will fall on Tuesday, April …

What is Anzac Day and how is it marked in Australia and New Zealand?
2 years, 11 months ago

What is Anzac Day and how is it marked in Australia and New Zealand?

The Independent  

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ANZAC Day: Aussies pour into pubs and party the public holiday away with two-up and slabs of VB
2 years, 11 months ago

ANZAC Day: Aussies pour into pubs and party the public holiday away with two-up and slabs of VB

Daily Mail  

Aussies have poured into pubs to play two-up and chug slabs of Victoria Bitter after hundreds of thousands flocked to ANZAC Day services to pay tribute to diggers past and present. Thousands of Aussies have packed into pubs across Australia to play two-up and drink VB after attending ANZAC DAY services A punter dressed as a sailor shows off his …

Anzac Day 2022: How the Gallipoli battle helped Australia and New Zealand forge national identities
2 years, 11 months ago

Anzac Day 2022: How the Gallipoli battle helped Australia and New Zealand forge national identities

The Telegraph  

Anzac Day is the national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand and is celebrated each year on April 25. The commemorative date is globally recognised and marks the anniversary of the first major military campaign fought by Australian and New Zealand soldiers during the First World War. Honouring the bravery of everyone who fought in Gallipoli, remembrance services …

Anzac Day marked across Australia as crowds return to public ceremonies and parades
2 years, 11 months ago

Anzac Day marked across Australia as crowds return to public ceremonies and parades

ABC  

Dawn ceremonies across the country have honoured the men and women who died in armed conflict while serving Australia. The RSL's New South Wales president, navy veteran Ray James, said "enormous crowds" turned up for the pre-dawn service despite wet weather. In Townsville, home to one of Australia's largest military communities, Chief of Army Lieutenant-General Rick Burr led the dawn …

Anzac Day 2022: Aussies flock to dawn services to remember our diggers
2 years, 11 months ago

Anzac Day 2022: Aussies flock to dawn services to remember our diggers

Daily Mail  

Australians have gathered at Anzac Day dawn services across the country to pay tribute to servicemen and women for the first time in big numbers since the Covid pandemic began in 2020. The Last Post is played in Sydney's Martin Place, where thousands gathered for the Anzac Day dawn service On the Gold Coast, Australians of all ages packed Currumbin's …

Anzac Day services in Northern Rivers to proceed despite flood damage
2 years, 11 months ago

Anzac Day services in Northern Rivers to proceed despite flood damage

ABC  

The record floods that laid waste to parts of the Northern Rivers earlier this year have not been enough to stop many in the New South Wales region from going above and beyond to ensure that Anzac Day services go ahead. Key points: Lismore locals have pulled together to clean up the cenotaph in time for Anzac Day Murwillumbah's service …

William to remember Australia and New Zealand’s fallen troops on Anzac Day
2 years, 11 months ago

William to remember Australia and New Zealand’s fallen troops on Anzac Day

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. William, second in line to the throne, will also remember Australians and New Zealanders …

Regional communities lead Anzac Day commemorations in WA as Perth remains in lockdown
3 years, 11 months ago

Regional communities lead Anzac Day commemorations in WA as Perth remains in lockdown

ABC  

Regional communities across Western Australia have led the state's Anzac Day commemorations, as Perth cancelled major services due to lockdown. As Perth and the adjacent Peel region entered their second day of lockdown on Sunday, regional WA hosted the only Anzac Day services open to the public with thousands attending across the state. Find more local news Browse for your …

Anzac Day services and private commemorations across Australia remember 'ultimate sacrifice' of war
3 years, 11 months ago

Anzac Day services and private commemorations across Australia remember 'ultimate sacrifice' of war

ABC  

Leaders and service men and women have paid tribute to the sacrifices of veterans and the strength of Australians at Anzac Day commemorations across the country. At the national dawn service in Canberra, the Prime Minister said while the Anzac story may have begun 106 years ago in Gallipoli, it was in the homes, farms and towns across the country …

Perth COVID lockdown enters day two with Anzac Day dawn services restricted to driveways
3 years, 11 months ago

Perth COVID lockdown enters day two with Anzac Day dawn services restricted to driveways

ABC  

Residents of Perth and Peel held their Anzac Day dawn services on their driveways again on the second day of a city-wide lockdown. Key points: WA is waiting for results from a large number of COVID tests on the second day of lockdown in the Perth and Peel regions One new case was recorded on Saturday, and the list of …

Memorials held on Turkey's Gallipoli to remember WWI deaths
3 years, 11 months ago

Memorials held on Turkey's Gallipoli to remember WWI deaths

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A small group gathered Saturday …

Australians can still 'Light up the Dawn' in their driveways for Anzac Day 2021
3 years, 11 months ago

Australians can still 'Light up the Dawn' in their driveways for Anzac Day 2021

ABC  

Anzac Day this year may feel pretty similar for Western Australian residents under COVID lockdown. With Anzac Day services in those regions cancelled, Premier Mark McGowan has encouraged people to take to their driveways at dawn instead. This year, the RSL has put together a short audio Anzac Day service that you can download or stream once you're standing on …

Leaders mark Anzac Day 2020 at War Memorial as Australians pay respects from home amid coronavirus lockdown
4 years, 11 months ago

Leaders mark Anzac Day 2020 at War Memorial as Australians pay respects from home amid coronavirus lockdown

ABC  

The national Anzac Day ceremony was watched by thousands on Saturday morning — broadcast from the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, as people stay home amid coronavirus restrictions. The performance, in support of the RSL's Light Up the Dawn initiative encouraging people to commemorate Anzac Day at home, was livestreamed on the Opera House's Facebook page and has been viewed …

War veterans face a new battle as coronavirus restrictions leave them isolated on Anzac Day
4 years, 11 months ago

War veterans face a new battle as coronavirus restrictions leave them isolated on Anzac Day

ABC  

Lesley Brown was just 21 when he was sent to the Darwin battlefields in 1942. Key points: Lesley Brown will be the only South Australian World War II veteran attending a service Australians will be encouraged to stand in their driveways to mark Anzac Day Ex-Military Rehabilitation Centre has organised care packages for veterans Eight months after atomic bombs destroyed …

Thousands observe Anzac Day Dawn Service in Australia
4 years, 11 months ago

Thousands observe Anzac Day Dawn Service in Australia

Daily Mail  

Thousands of Australians and New Zealanders have stood at the end of their driveways with candles to remember those who defended their country during the annual Anzac Day Dawn Service. Anzac Day marches and services were cancelled across the country due to the coronavirus pandemic A memorial is seen on the front lawn of a Rydalmere resident during the early …

Australian war veterans brace for an Anzac Day without the company of soldiers
4 years, 11 months ago

Australian war veterans brace for an Anzac Day without the company of soldiers

ABC  

As Australia prepares to mark an Anzac Day unlike any other, our veterans are facing the challenge of physical separation during a time that is traditionally more about unity. Favourite day of the year Anzac Day this year was supposed to mark a 10-year reunion for Troy Methorst and members of his combat team who served in Afghanistan from 2010–2011. …

Coronavirus Australia: Anzac Day services are CANCELLED
5 years ago

Coronavirus Australia: Anzac Day services are CANCELLED

Daily Mail  

Australian-led international Anzac Day services have been cancelled as the government moves to slow the spread of coronavirus. Anzac Day commemorations at Gallipoli and on the Western Front will be among the events cancelled this year because of the global pandemic Large Anzac Day gatherings in Australian capital cities will go ahead in a different format. Anzac Day services in …

Coronavirus forces cancellation of Anzac Day services in Victoria, NSW, Tasmania, Queensland and Western Australia
5 years ago

Coronavirus forces cancellation of Anzac Day services in Victoria, NSW, Tasmania, Queensland and Western Australia

ABC  

A number of states have moved to cancel some Anzac Day services and ban the public from attending others in an attempt to thwart the spread of coronavirus. Key points: All states and territories aside from South Australia, NT and ACT have cancelled Anzac Day services Many states are looking into alternative ways for people to commemorate the day The …

Coronavirus COVID-19 concerns prompt RSL to concede Anzac Day services will likely be cancelled
5 years ago

Coronavirus COVID-19 concerns prompt RSL to concede Anzac Day services will likely be cancelled

ABC  

The WA branch of the RSL has conceded there is a "pretty good possibility" Anzac Day services will be cancelled in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic given the vulnerability of elderly veterans to the disease. "If you're asking whether it's a possibility that Anzac Day here would be cancelled, there's a pretty good possibility," Mr McCourt said. "I'll be …

Anzac Day commemorations are cancelled over fears they will be targeted
5 years, 11 months ago

Anzac Day commemorations are cancelled over fears they will be targeted

Daily Mail  

Anzac Day events are being cancelled across New Zealand over fears patrons safety could be compromised after the Christchurch terror attacks. Helensville RSA president Les Coste said the local events were scrapped following recommendations from Auckland Police, who suggested fewer events city-wide, the NZ Herald reported. Anzac Day events across New Zealand have been cancelled over fears patrons safety could …

Anzac Day 2018: Perth's Kings Park dawn service includes historic combined haka and corroboree
6 years, 11 months ago

Anzac Day 2018: Perth's Kings Park dawn service includes historic combined haka and corroboree

ABC  

Tens of thousands of people have gathered under clear skies for the traditional Anzac Day dawn service in Kings Park in Perth. Brigadier Moore told the service Anzac Day was not about glorifying war, but recognising the "almost incomprehensible sacrifice" made by so many. 'More look to Anzac Day than Australia Day' Mr Aspinall, the RSL's WA president, said he …

Women complain of 'handsy' checks in Gallipoli Anzac Day
7 years, 11 months ago

Women complain of 'handsy' checks in Gallipoli Anzac Day

Daily Mail  

Australian women have complained about enduring invasive security checks and having to wait far longer in lines than men to attend Anzac Day services in Gallipoli. Men and women were separated into two lines by Turkish police but a lack of female security officers meant the women's line stretched out of the security tent, the Herald Sun reported. Jacquelin Magnay, …

Anzac Day: Indigenous soldiers thought 'when we got back we'd be treated differently'
7 years, 11 months ago

Anzac Day: Indigenous soldiers thought 'when we got back we'd be treated differently'

ABC  

Often shunned by an Australian society that did not recognise their service, today Indigenous veterans have led the national Anzac Day march for the first time. "I can almost guarantee that many of them have never ever marched before for various reasons," Garth O'Connell, secretary of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Veterans and Services Association, said. "It's something that …

Anzac Day 2017: Moving dawn services across Australia
7 years, 11 months ago

Anzac Day 2017: Moving dawn services across Australia

Daily Mail  

Veterans are marching in towns and cities across Australia as they pay tribute to soldiers who fought and died for their country. Pictured, the Anzac Day march in Melbourne Veterans were driven to the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne for the march, which followed a poignant dawn service Salute: Our heroes were driven through the city and were applauded as …

Anzac Day 2017: Where to watch dawn services in your city
7 years, 11 months ago

Anzac Day 2017: Where to watch dawn services in your city

Daily Mail  

Millions of Australians will be setting their alarms early for Tuesday morning as the country prepares to commemorate Anzac Day. Pictured, the Anzac Day parade in Brisbane in 2016 Sydney Thousands of people will gather at Sydney's Martin Place at 4.15am on Tuesday for a dawn service at The Cenotaph. Pictured, a man salutes during last year's dawn service in …

Mike Pence visit, Anzac Day commemorations have Sydney police on high alert
7 years, 11 months ago

Mike Pence visit, Anzac Day commemorations have Sydney police on high alert

ABC  

New South Wales police say they are well prepared for the weekend visit of US Vice-President Mike Pence, who has arrived in Sydney tonight. NSW Police Assistant Commissioner Mark Murdoch said police were working very closely with the US Secret Service during the visit. Mr Murdoch said there would be clearways in and around the Sydney CBD, Kirribilli, and Mosman …

Anzac Day: Sydney teen charged with planning terrorist attack after allegedly trying to get a gun
8 years, 11 months ago

Anzac Day: Sydney teen charged with planning terrorist attack after allegedly trying to get a gun

ABC  

A 16-year-old boy charged with planning a terrorist act was allegedly trying to obtain a gun for an Anzac Day plot in Sydney, court papers say. Key points: 16-year-old from Auburn in Sydney charged with preparing for, or planning, act of terrorism Police will allege the plot was linked to Anzac Day commemorations NSW Premier said people should not be …

Anzac Day: Thousands travel to Brisbane's Shrine of Remembrance for dawn service
8 years, 11 months ago

Anzac Day: Thousands travel to Brisbane's Shrine of Remembrance for dawn service

ABC  

Brisbane's Anzac Square has overflowed with thousands of people who paid their respects to Australia's fallen soldiers at this morning's dawn service. Crowds gathered in silence well before the start of the service at 4:28am to find the best vantage points of the city's Shrine of Remembrance at Anzac Square on Adelaide Street. "Today we pay particular tribute to our …

Anzac Day: Thousands gather for Sydney's CBD march
8 years, 11 months ago

Anzac Day: Thousands gather for Sydney's CBD march

ABC  

Onlookers gathered two and three deep along Sydney's Elizabeth Street to witness the annual Anzac Day march, which took an alternative route this year due to light rail works. Vietnam War veteran John William Shepherd said Anzac Day was about remembering his mates that died. Thousands gather for Martin Place dawn service Vietnam War Veteran John William Shepherd remembers his …

Anzac Day 2016: Where to go to watch the Dawn services in your capital city
8 years, 11 months ago

Anzac Day 2016: Where to go to watch the Dawn services in your capital city

Daily Mail  

Dawn services will take place across Australia on Monday morning as the country prepares to commemorate Anzac Day. Here is a guide to where the main services are taking place across Australia: Millions of Australians are expected to attend Dawn Services in all of the major cities across the country on Anzac Day in honour of those who have served …

Grave stones of Anzac soldiers from World War I vandalised in west London
9 years, 4 months ago

Grave stones of Anzac soldiers from World War I vandalised in west London

ABC  

A war cemetery in west London dedicated to Anzac soldiers who died in World War I has been targeted by vandals for the second time this year. Key points: Almost a quarter of 112 Australian Anzac graves vandalised at English cemetery Vandals spray painted grave stones, ripped up pavers, sawed into flag pole Second such attacks in one year Jane …

What Anzac Day means to East Gippsland's Royal Australian Air Force
9 years, 11 months ago

What Anzac Day means to East Gippsland's Royal Australian Air Force

ABC  

For the personnel at East Gippsland's Royal Australian Air Force base, Anzac Day is about remembering people lost and uniting with family. Keeping the spirit alive For Lieutenant Commander James Hawley, Anzac Day is about keeping the spirit and tradition fresh in the public's mind. Still marching strong For Squadron Leader Sarah Wheal, this Anzac Day reminds her of her …

Victoria Police apply to hold teenager arrested in raid over alleged Anzac Day terrorist attack for up to 14 days
9 years, 11 months ago

Victoria Police apply to hold teenager arrested in raid over alleged Anzac Day terrorist attack for up to 14 days

ABC  

Police in Victoria have applied to detain an 18-year-old man for up to 14 days without charge after his arrest in counterterrorism raids in south-east Melbourne. Victoria Police Deputy Commissioner Shane Patton said yesterday that it was believed the planned attacks would have involved the use of knives. "It is alleged both men were undertaking preparations for a terrorist attack …

Men arrested in Melbourne over alleged 'ISIS-inspired' Anzac Day terrorist plot
9 years, 11 months ago

Men arrested in Melbourne over alleged 'ISIS-inspired' Anzac Day terrorist plot

ABC  

Counterterrorism police have alleged two of the five men they arrested in an operation in Melbourne on Saturday morning were planning an Islamic State-inspired terrorist attack on an Anzac Day ceremony. "It is alleged both men were undertaking preparations for a terrorist attack at an Anzac Day activity in Melbourne which included targeting police officers," he said. Terror plot 'evil', …

All that fall: the complexity of Gallipoli
10 years ago

All that fall: the complexity of Gallipoli

ABC  

A new exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery about Australia's experience in Gallipoli suggests that we must be wary of propaganda: before, during and after war. "We are heirs to a complex tradition", Raimond Gaita's verdict on the hugely mixed feelings provoked by war, feels dead right to me. These men took their own journeys through myth, derived from Homer's …

'All commemoration is political': Historians lead charge against Gallipoli 'myth'
11 years, 4 months ago

'All commemoration is political': Historians lead charge against Gallipoli 'myth'

ABC  

As Australians prepare to remember the end of World War I, not everyone is keen to join in the commemorations. This year's Remembrance Day will mark 21 years since the Unknown Soldier's tomb was unveiled in Canberra, and 96 years since the armistice that ended the Great War. "There is a potential for us to be commemorating on too many …

Anzac sacrifice commemorated at dawn services
11 years, 11 months ago

Anzac sacrifice commemorated at dawn services

ABC  

Tens of thousands of Australians have attended dawn services around the country to commemorate Anzac Day and pay tribute to soldiers who fought and died in war. A record crowd of more than 30,000 people gathered in freezing conditions on the steps of the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, while 45,000 turned up for services in Melbourne and thousands more …

Communities to mark Anzac Day at 'surrogate graves'
11 years, 11 months ago

Communities to mark Anzac Day at 'surrogate graves'

ABC  

While thousands of Australians commemorate Anzac Day at the national war memorial in Canberra, many more will be paying their respects at smaller, local monuments around the country. Ashley Ekins from the Australian War Memorial says small-town memorials sprung up out of a need for local communities to grieve their losses. "So it was pretty natural that people who couldn't …

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