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SBS Australia
29-04-2025
- General
- SBS Australia
Pakistanis join in paying tribute on Anzac Day
ANZAC Day is celebrated in Australia and New Zealand on 25 April yearly. It is a day to remember the soldiers who fought at the Battle of Gallipoli during the First World War, and to pay tribute to all Australian and New Zealand soldiers who have served in various wars and peacekeeping missions. ANZAC stands for the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. On this day, a memorial service is held at dawn. ______________ Listen Wednesday or Friday program app is available for Apple and Android devices.
Otago Daily Times
26-04-2025
- General
- Otago Daily Times
The price of citizenship
Anzac Day. Although it was originally established as a public holiday to commemorate the deeds of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (Anzac) during World War 1, it has become a day of remembrance for all those who served and died in wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations. On the war front and at home. Many of us are fortunate to share whakapapa with these people; including my maternal Pākehā grandfather, Private John Bruce Perriam (Artillery, Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force) and my paternal Māori grandfather, Private Mount Paringatai (C Company, 28th Māori Battalion). They are two, among a whole list of relatives, to whom I pay homage every Anzac Day. But I think about them every day. On November 7, 2024, the Last Post bugle call resounded throughout the country as the final remaining soldier of the 28th Māori Battalion, Sir Robert ''Bom'' Gillies, joined the rest of his comrades in eternal rest. His passing is of significance to Aotearoa as he was the last physical reminder of the price of citizenship Māori paid by participating in World War 2. According to ''Koro Bom'', war was a terrible waste of life, even more so when the value of sacrifice made by our Māori men was not recognised on par with those of Pākehā. Article Three of Te Tiriti o Waitangi reads: ''the Queen of England will protect all the ordinary people of New Zealand and will give them the same rights and duties of citizenship as the people of England'' (widely agreed translation of the Māori text). Sir Apirana Ngata was of the view that this meant that Māori had an obligation to enlist to support Britain in World War 2. That it was our duty to do so was based on an agreement that our tīpuna had signed 100 years earlier. We heeded the call of our esteemed leader. More than 3600 men served with the Māori Battalion, 649 were killed, 1712 wounded and 267 taken prisoner. This number of casualties was almost 50% more than the New Zealand average. They more than paid for the price of our citizenship. Not that anyone gave them a receipt. There is no doubt that the impact of war on all soldiers and their families is not one that is peculiar to Māori. Anxiety, depression, nightmares, flashbacks, hypervigilance resulting in disturbing behaviour and habitual addictions does not know gender, race or culture. However, the way the government went about celebrating and compensating those who returned home was not of an equal standard. While many Pākehā soldiers were given parcels of land to begin farming, to develop a strong economic base, it was assumed that all Māori soldiers had access to tribal lands on which to do so. That was not the case. In fact, in some cases, Māori soldiers had had their land seized while they were overseas because of unpaid local council rates, while tracts of land destined for Māori soldiers were so vehemently opposed by local Pākehā, the government had no choice but to renege on their deal. Additionally, while all returning soldiers were eligible for war pensions from the government, Māori soldiers were paid less. The price of citizenship was comparable to the price whānau paid. Koro Bom's passing also elicits memories of the men who many of us never got to meet. Their existence is resigned to the annals of history, their names forever immortalised on the memorial boards that hang on the walls of nearly every marae and community hall in all Māori settlements throughout the country. Pāpā Mount was one of five Paringatai boys who enlisted. Two sets of cousins belonging to two brothers: my great-grandfather and his older brother. Only two of them returned home. We continually lament the opportunities lost of never being in their presence, of never hearing their voices, of never feeling their hugs, of never rolling our eyes at their lame jokes. Koro Bom's death challenges descendants of the 28th Māori Battalion to think about how we keep not just their memories alive but also to remember the injustices they faced. How do we continue to speak their exploits as each generation passes? Or will they become nameless faces that sit in frames we dust off once a year? I decided to be more deliberate than that. My daughter's name is Manuhou. She is named after Pāpā Mount's first cousin, Manuhou Snr, who was killed in action on December 16, 1941 and is buried in Libya. His wife died in childbirth and when he enlisted in the army his two children were sent to be raised by their mother's people in Te Whānau-a-Apanui. His son, Manuhou Jr, eventually ended up in Dunedin with his whānau, where our paths crossed more than 25 years ago. And they continue to cross on a regular basis. There are very few people in Horoera (the home of the Paringatai whānau) who remember Manuhou Snr, or Manuhou Jr. But through our Manuhou they will. And our Manuhou (and her brother) will learn all about the five Paringatai boys who gave their lives to save ours. E pari rā ngā tai ki te ākauThe tides surge on to the seashoreE hotu nei ko taku manawaAs my heart sobsAuē! Me tangi noa ahau i muri neiI lament without restraintTe iwi e, he ngākau tangi noa Everyone is heart broken
The Hindu
25-04-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Australian High Commissioner commemorates Anzac Day in Chennai
Australian High Commissioner to India Philip Green participated in a dawn service at the Madras War Cemetery in Chennai on Friday to commemorate Anzac Day. This annual day of remembrance honours the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) soldiers who landed at Gallipoli, Turkey, in 1915. Mr. Green expressed his honour in commemorating Anzac Day in Chennai, a city with deep historical ties to Australia. He paid tribute not only to the ANZAC soldiers but also to the Indian soldiers who fought alongside them in past conflicts. The ceremony at the Madras War Cemetery, where 15 Australians and six New Zealanders are buried, included a wreath-laying with participation of the 16th Madras Regiment, Indian Armed Forces, diplomats, and Australian citizens in Chennai.
Sky News
25-04-2025
- Politics
- Sky News
'A disgrace': Protesters condemned as ceremonies marking Anzac Day held around the world
Protesters who disrupted Anzac Day commemorations in Australia have been branded "a disgrace", as ceremonies take place across the world. Anti-indigenous rights protestors heckled and booed at two ceremonies paying tribute to Australian and New Zealand soldiers who lost their lives in conflicts. Their actions have been labelled an act of "low cowardice" by the Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, following the disruption at dawn-lit services in Perth and Melbourne on Friday. Anzac Day is held every year on 25 April and commemorates when troops of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) landed on the beaches of Gallipoli in northwest Turkey in 1915. Today, it remembers the contribution of all Australian and New Zealand forces. It is considered Australia's most unifying national holiday. In Melbourne, a group of hecklers, including a self-described Neo-Nazi, jeered at a dawn service at the Shrine of Remembrance where 50,000 people had gathered. Meanwhile, a man yelled briefly during a service at Kings Park in Perth before the assembled crowd of 25,000 people persuaded him to stay silent, a police statement said. The disruptions were triggered by the so-called Welcome to Country ceremonies, which are held at the beginning of many Australian public events. During the ceremonies, indigenous leaders welcome visitors to their traditional lands. Hecklers in Melbourne responded "this is our country" and "we don't have to be welcomed," echoing a slogan of the minor Australian political party, Trumpet of Patriots. 'Beyond contempt' It comes at a time of heightened political tensions in the country ahead of the general election on 3 May, in which indigenous rights are a campaign issue. Mr Albanese called the protestors a "disgrace" and said there's "no place in Australia for what occurred". "The disruption of Anzac Day is beyond contempt, and the people responsible must face the full force of the law," he said. "This was an act of low cowardice on a day when we honour courage and sacrifice." The Melbourne-based First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria, an Indigenous advocacy group, added in a statement that it "strongly condemns the racist attack during the Welcome to Country" in Melbourne. In the UK, the King released a statement paying tribute to Australian and New Zealand forces both former and current. He has previously attended dawn ceremonies at Gallipoli in 2005 and 2015. He said: "Through the generations, you have continued to enact the indomitable spirit of Anzac- forged in terrible conflict and preserved in peace - of courage, mateship and sacrifice." Meanwhile, the Princess Royal attended a ceremony at Anzac Cove in Gallipoli, where she paid tribute to the soldiers' "bravery, courage and sacrifice". Princess Anne laid a wreath for the fallen soldiers of several nationalities and met with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. The Duchess of Edinburgh also took part in the annual Anzac Day commemorations in London's Hyde Park Corner and was joined by Australians and New Zealanders for a dawn service. She also attended a wreath-laying ceremony at the Cenotaph at a service of thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey.
Western Telegraph
25-04-2025
- Politics
- Western Telegraph
Dean of Westminster says stories are being told to ‘deepen our divisions'
The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle's comments were made as he officiated at Westminster Abbey's annual service commemorating Anzac Day, the national day of remembrance for fallen Australian and New Zealand servicemen and women and those still serving. He told the congregation of mainly Antipodeans, which included the Duchess of Edinburgh, how the abbey was filled with 'proud remembrance' and how 'we can be confident that there are important things to be said about nation and loyalty and commitment'. More Stories The Dean said: 'This world is fascinated by the power of the markets, it measures political allegiance, discusses the danger of migrants. 'This world divides to rule. 'We witness those around us fashioning new narratives to suit the times. The stories are so often intended to deepen our divisions. 'Here though, we remember and weave together both memory and hope in stories that unite and do not divide.' During the service Stephen Smith, Australia's high commissioner and Chris Seed, acting high commissioner for New Zealand laid wreaths at the grave of the unknown warrior close to the abbey's great west door. The event came after a poignant dawn service was staged at the Australian War Memorial at Hyde Park Corner in London with the duchess and the high commissioners among the congregation, followed by a wreath-laying service at the Cenotaph also attended by Sophie. The Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle speaks during the service commemorating Anzac Day at Westminster Abbey (Aaron Chown/PA) Anzac Day – April 25 – marks the start of the First World War Gallipoli landings in 1915, a campaign where thousands of Anzac troops – Australian and New Zealand Army Corps – died alongside British allies in the ill-fated mission. Waves of Allied forces launched an amphibious attack on the strategically important Turkish peninsula, which was key to controlling the Dardanelles straits, the crucial route to the Black Sea and Russia. But the plan backed by Winston Churchill, then first lord of the admiralty, was flawed and the campaign, which faced a heroic defence by the Turks, led to stalemate and withdrawal eight months later. Its legacy is the celebration of the 'Anzac spirit' – courage, endurance, initiative, discipline and mateship – shown by the Antipodean troops.
