A World War II veteran died while travelling to a dawn service this morning. John Atkinson, 98, from Port Broughton, South Australia, fell off his mobility scooter on his way to the service. Shocked passers-by helped him to get back onto his scooter, but he fell again, his son RussellContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese will reflect on the suffering and sacrifice of Australian troops at the site of one of the fiercest battles fought by Australians during the Second World War. During his historic visit to Kokoda, Mr Albanese will join Papua New Guinean Prime Minister James Marape at the annual AnzacContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese will make history this week when he becomes the first sitting prime minister to walk part of the gruelling Kokoda Track. Accompanied by his Papua New Guinean counterpart James Marape, Australian Defence Force representatives and a select number of media, the group will walk from Kokoda Village throughContinue Reading
This Anzac Day thousands of Australians and New Zealanders will come together at services across the nation to reflect on those who died and the sacrifices made by our veterans and serving Defence Force members. Anzac Day is a national day of commemoration in Australia and New Zealand, and thisContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese will commemorate Anzac Day by walking part of the Kokoda Track alongside his Papua New Guinea counterpart, James Marape. As Australia pushes for closer diplomatic ties with the Pacific nation, the two prime ministers will spend a few days walking before attending a Dawn Service at Isurava onContinue Reading
An Indigenous leader has blasted No Voice voters and told guests they were on “stolen” land during a Welcome to Country at a taxpayer-funded event in Adelaide. Kaurna elder Katrina Ngaityalya Power was delivering the Welcome to Country at a South Australian Industry, Innovation and Science breakfast at the AdelaideContinue Reading
Mary Doyle’s shock breast cancer diagnosis at the age of just 25 would shape her path to federal parliament more than twice as many years later. The new Labor member for Aston touched on her experience of personal hardship and family tragedy in her first speech to parliament on ThursdayContinue Reading
For one day only, hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of Aussies are allowed to partake in mass, unregulated gambling – and we cherish every second of it. For many, Anzac Day begins as early as it can with the Dawn Service, then a city march where the fallen areContinue Reading
The mayor of a community in Sydney’s northwest has condemned the “appalling” vandalism of a memorial bust of a former NSW governor during a Dawn Service. Authorities are investigating after the statue of Governor Lachlan Macquarie in Windsor’s McQuade Park was defaced with red paint, handprints and messages during Tuesday’sContinue Reading
Veterans are being honoured in NSW on Anzac Day with free public transport travel across the state. The NSW Government has given the green light for current and former Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel and their families to utilise public transport all day on Tuesday with no charge. Extra earlyContinue Reading