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Herald Sun
25-04-2025
- Politics
- Herald Sun
Albanese, Dutton pay tribute to Anzac Spirit, attend services
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton have attended Anzac Day Dawn Services on Friday morning, which this year commemorates the 110th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings. The Prime Minister was at the official Dawn Service at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. Monuments around the memorial have been lit up with projections from contemporary conflicts since 5am. Moving and confronting from diaries and first hand accounts of World War I were also read out prior to the official service, which began with the playing of the didgeridoo. While the instrument is not customarily played on Ngunnawal country, event organisers were able to get permission from Traditional Custodians. Attendees were then invited to sing the hymn O Valiant Hearts, which remembers the service men and women who died in WWI. In his dedication to the Anzacs, Mr Albanese said 'their spirit' was still felt to this day. 'We wish to be worthy of their great sacrifice,' he said. 'Let us therefore once more, dedicate ourselves to the ideals for which they died as the dawn is even now about to pierce the dark. 'So let their memory inspire us to work for the coming new life into the dark places of the world.' Deputy Chief of the Navy Rear Admiral Matt Buckley paid tribute to Sergeant William Henry Buck, who was just 18 years old when landed at Anzac Cove in Gallipoli with the 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment on the May 19, 1915. 'Four days later, a short armistice was held so that both sides could bury their dead. Sergeant Buck and his men got to work, helping to clear the thousands of dead bodies between the trenches,' he said. 'This set the tone for the months that would follow.' While the ceremony largely went to schedule, an atte ndee was heard yelling out, 'Free Palestine' following the playing of the Reveille. Another person said in response: 'Go kick a landmine.' The Opposition Leader has attended the Pine Rivers Anzac Day Service at the Norths Leagues and Services Club in his north Brisbane electorate of Dickson. Both he and Mr Albanese have suspended official election campaigning on Friday to mark the sombre day. Mr Dutton has laid a wreath in honour of the Anzacs during a ceremony at the Pine Rivers District RSL Memorial Gardens. The Opposition Leader was the third person to place a wreath under the sounds of bagpipes, followed by representatives of former premier Steven Miles and the Queensland Police Service among others. More than a hundred people attended the simple ceremony in the Brisbane suburbs of Kallangur, braving the inclement weather. Dozens more lined up in the street outside the Norths Leagues and Services Club throughout proceedings. Mr Dutton earlier paid tribute to the tens of thousands of Australians who lost their lives in Europe and the Pacific for Anzac Day, 80 years after the end of World War II. In a video message, he said Australians would 'especially feel the weight of history' on Anzac Day 2025, which falls eight decades after the war ended. Mr Dutton thanked the men and women who saved 'the world from the tyranny of totalitarianism' during the conflict. 'As the custodians of that peace, it's our duty to deter tyranny and prevent catastrophic war. 'In that duty, may we never waver in effort, energy and endeavour – spurred on by the souls we commemorate on Anzac Day,' Mr Dutton said in his video message. Mr Dutton singled out two Australians whose efforts were crucial to the end of the war – RAAF bomber pilot John Holmes and Victoria Cross recipient Thomas Derrick. Fears of a new global conflict have been a persistent theme in the election campaign, with Mr Dutton cautioning whether Australia would join peacekeeping in Ukraine. Mr Albanese has thrown his weight behind an effort by UK Prime Minister Keir Stermer to bring together a possible 'coalition of the willing for Ukraine'. In his address, Mr Dutton described how at the outbreak of war, then-prime minister Robert Menzies said that Australia was part of 'a great family of nations'. It was that family that liberated east, west, and central Europe from the Nazi regime, and the Pacific and southeast Asia from Imperial Japan during WWII. Originally published as Albanese, Dutton attend Dawn Services to commemorate Anzac Day 2025
News.com.au
25-04-2025
- Politics
- News.com.au
Australian election 2025: Campaigning on day 28 suspended for Anzac Day
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton have attended Anzac Day Dawn Services to mark the 110th anniversary of the devastating Gallipoli landings in World War One. Both the Prime Minister and Opposition Leader will suspend campaigning for the May 3 election on Friday as Australians honour those who have served their country in war and peacetime. Mr Albanese was at the national service at the War Memorial in Canberra, while Mr Dutton attended a service in his electorate of Dickson in northern Brisbane. In his dedication to the Anzacs, the Prime Minister said 'their spirit' was still felt to this day. 'We wish to be worthy of their great sacrifice,' he said. 'Let us therefore once more, dedicate ourselves to the ideals for which they died as the dawn is even now about to pierce the dark. 'So let their memory inspire us to work for the coming new life into the dark places of the world.' Mr Dutton has laid a wreath in honour of the Anzacs during a ceremony at the Pine Rivers District RSL Memorial Gardens in his home electorate of Dickson. The Opposition Leader was the third person to place a wreath under the sounds of bagpipes, followed by representatives of former premier Steven Miles and Queensland Police, as well as others. More than a hundred people attended the simple ceremony in the Brisbane suburbs of Kallangur, braving the inclement weather. Dozens more lined up in the street outside the Norths Leagues and Services Club throughout proceedings. Mr Dutton is attended a second Anzac Day event in Samford on the outskirts of Brisbane. A planned flyover was unfortunately cancelled as another weather front bore down on Brisbane. It didn't put a damper on the children's choir, nor the enthusiasm of the scores of school kids and scouts. After the youngsters had read two poems, Mr Dutton joined RSL notables in laying a wreath. The Opposition Leader is expected to fly later today to Townsville, something he let slip earlier in the day. 'A stain': Dutton slams neo-nazi Anzac Day shock Peter Dutton has slammed neo-nazis in Australia as a 'disgrace' after the Welcome To Country was hoped by hecklers at an Anzac Day event in Melbourne. The address by Gunditjmara man Uncle Mark Brown at the Shrine of Remembrance was interrupted when members of the crowd began to jeer and heckle. The hecklers reportedly demanded the Welcome To Country be stopped, but were drowned out by the crowd during the dawn service on Friday morning. 'To see any instance, whatsoever, of neo-nazis in our country is just a disgrace,' the Opposition Leader said. 'They have no place at all, and they're a stain on our national fabric and they are not part of the Australian culture.' Mr Dutton said nothing should overshadow 'what it is to be here to commemorate and to celebrate the contribution over successive generations of those that have served in uniform'. 'Our greatest Australians are the Anzacs, and I absolutely condemn any action from neo-nazis or those people who would seek to disrupt Anzac Day Services.' Asked specifically about the Welcome To Country, Mr Dutton said it was 'an important part of official ceremonies and it should be respected'. 'I don't agree with the booing, and I don't agree in our democracy that people can't accept the views of others,' Mr Dutton said. 'One of the reasons we're standing here freely, and one of the reasons we live in the best country in the world is that our diggers … fought for our right to express our view. 'We have a proud indigenous heritage in this country, and we should be proud to celebrate it as part of today, and we should always remember that, and remind ourselves as we did at the (Sydney) Opera House last night that Indigenous Australians played a very significant part and still do today in the ranks of the Australian Defence Force.' Dutton suffers another polling 9 days out The Coalition has suffered another hit in the opinion polls, with Labor widening its critical gap just nine days out from the election. Labor now has a two-party preferred lead over the Coalition of 53.5 per cent to 46.5 per cent, according to the latest YouGov poll released on Friday. The result is the government's strongest performance since winning government in May 2022 and reflected a 0.5 per cent increase since polling released just a week ago. The Coalition has also suffered another hit to its primary vote, declining two points to 31 per cent. If replicated at the election of May 3, this would be the lowest primary vote since 1944, when Robert Menzies founded the Liberal Party. Conversely, Labor has increased its primary vote lead by 0.5 per cent to 33.5 per cent, also surpassing the Coalition for the first time this terms. YouGov's director of public data Paul Smith said Labor was ahead in all states except for Queensland. Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton is also leading in approval ratings, with a net satisfaction of -7, to the Opposition Leader's -18. The new polling comes as millions of Australians set to cast their ballots in pre-polls.
NZ Herald
24-04-2025
- Politics
- NZ Herald
Australians reflect on 110 years since Gallipoli at dawn services throughout the country this Anzac Day
Melbourne's dawn service was also marred by booing from numerous attendees during Bunurong elder Uncle Mark Brown's welcome ceremony. It was quickly drowned out by others who applauded the recognition of First Nations custodians. These were among hundreds of services to be held across the nation commemorating Anzac Day and those who have served the nation in times of peace and war. This year marks the 110th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings. Wreaths have been laid at the Cenotaph at Martin Place in Sydney, and both English and traditional Maori hymns sung to commemorate Australia and New Zealand's soldiers. Dawn services are also taking place at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne and Brisbane. Governor-General Sam Mostyn was at Melbourne's dawn service, and laid a wreath at the Stone of Remembrance on behalf of the people of Victoria. After the dawn services, marches, and other commemorative events will also be held. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the leader of the Opposition, Peter Dutton, will suspend campaigning for the day out of respect, but will be attending commemoration services. The Prime Minister is currently in Canberra for the national service, and the Opposition Leader will attend a service in his north Brisbane electorate of Dickson. Speaking at the Australian War Memorial service, Albanese said the spirit of the Anzacs was still felt to this day. 'Let us therefore once more, dedicate ourselves to the ideals for which they died as the dawn is even now about to pierce the dark.' Dutton and his wife, Kirilly Dutton, attended the Pine Rivers Anzac Day Service at the Norths Leagues and Services Club in his north Brisbane electorate of Dickson. He laid a wreath in honour of the Anzacs during a ceremony at the Pine Rivers District RSL Memorial Gardens. The Canberra dawn service was the first time the parade ground had been used since 2021 following an upgrade worth half a billion dollars. Australian War Memorial director Matthew Anderson said it is a 'very proud moment' for the staff on such an important day in the country's calendar. 'While it is the first time we have used the new space for a dawn service - we have had dawn services here for 80 years,' he told ABC News. 'There is nothing I find more remarkable than to see Australians quietly, calmly in the dark making their way to a place of commemoration to stand typically next to someone they don't know but to be united in that thought and in that sense of commemoration and thanks.'
News.com.au
24-04-2025
- Politics
- News.com.au
Albanese, Dutton attend Dawn Services to commemorate Anzac Day 2025
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton have attended Anzac Day Dawn Services on Friday morning, which this year commemorates the 110th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings. The Prime Minister was at the official Dawn Service at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. Monuments around the memorial have been lit up with projections from contemporary conflicts since 5am. Moving and confronting from diaries and first hand accounts of World War I were also read out prior to the official service, which began with the playing of the didgeridoo. While the instrument is not customarily played on Ngunnawal country, event organisers were able to get permission from Traditional Custodians. Attendees were then invited to sing the hymn O Valiant Hearts, which remembers the service men and women who died in WWI. In his dedication to the Anzacs, Mr Albanese said 'their spirit' was still felt to this day. 'We wish to be worthy of their great sacrifice,' he said. 'Let us therefore once more, dedicate ourselves to the ideals for which they died as the dawn is even now about to pierce the dark. 'So let their memory inspire us to work for the coming new life into the dark places of the world.' While the ceremony largely went to schedule, an attendee was heard yelling out, 'Free Palestine' following the playing of the Reveille. The Opposition Leader has attended the Pine Rivers Anzac Day Service at the Norths Leagues and Services Club in his north Brisbane electorate of Dickson. Both he and Mr Albanese have suspended official election campaigning on Friday to mark the sombre day. Mr Dutton has laid a wreath in honour of the Anzacs during a ceremony at the Pine Rivers District RSL Memorial Gardens. The Opposition Leader was the third person to place a wreath under the sounds of bagpipes, followed by representatives of former premier Steven Miles and the Queensland Police Service among others. More than a hundred people attended the simple ceremony in the Brisbane suburbs of Kallangur, braving the inclement weather. Dozens more lined up in the street outside the Norths Leagues and Services Club throughout proceedings. Mr Dutton earlier paid tribute to the tens of thousands of Australians who lost their lives in Europe and the Pacific for Anzac Day, 80 years after the end of World War II. In a video message, he said Australians would 'especially feel the weight of history' on Anzac Day 2025, which falls eight decades after the war ended. Mr Dutton thanked the men and women who saved 'the world from the tyranny of totalitarianism' during the conflict. 'As the custodians of that peace, it's our duty to deter tyranny and prevent catastrophic war. 'In that duty, may we never waver in effort, energy and endeavour – spurred on by the souls we commemorate on Anzac Day,' Mr Dutton said in his video message. Mr Dutton singled out two Australians whose efforts were crucial to the end of the war – RAAF bomber pilot John Holmes and Victoria Cross recipient Thomas Derrick. Fears of a new global conflict have been a persistent theme in the election campaign, with Mr Dutton cautioning whether Australia would join peacekeeping in Ukraine. Mr Albanese has thrown his weight behind an effort by UK Prime Minister Keir Stermer to bring together a possible 'coalition of the willing for Ukraine'. In his address, Mr Dutton described how at the outbreak of war, then-prime minister Robert Menzies said that Australia was part of 'a great family of nations'. It was that family that liberated east, west, and central Europe from the Nazi regime, and the Pacific and southeast Asia from Imperial Japan during WWII.
Perth Now
24-04-2025
- Politics
- Perth Now
Albo, Dutton pay tribute to Anzac spirit
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton have attended Anzac Day Dawn Services on Friday morning, which this year commemorates the 110th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings. The Prime Minister was at the official Dawn Service at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. Monuments around the memorial have been lit up with projections from contemporary conflicts since 5am. Crowds gathered for the national service at the Australian War Memorial, which will be attended by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Jason Edwards / NewsWire Credit: News Corp Australia This year's commemorations mark the 110th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings. Jason Edwards / NewsWire Credit: News Corp Australia Moving and confronting from diaries and first hand accounts of World War I were also read out prior to the official service, which began with the playing of the didgeridoo. While the instrument is not customarily played on Ngunnawal country, event organisers were able to get permission from Traditional Custodians. Attendees were then invited to sing the hymn O Valiant Hearts, which remembers the service men and women who died in WWI. In his dedication to the Anzacs, Mr Albanese said 'their spirit' was still felt to this day. 'We wish to be worthy of their great sacrifice,' he said. Mr Albanese said the spirit of the Anzacs was still felt to this day. Jason Edwards / NewsWire Credit: News Corp Australia 'Let us therefore once more, dedicate ourselves to the ideals for which they died as the dawn is even now about to pierce the dark. 'So let their memory inspire us to work for the coming new life into the dark places of the world.' While the ceremony largely went to schedule, an attendee was heard yelling out, 'Free Palestine' following the playing of the Reveille. The Opposition Leader has attended the Pine Rivers Anzac Day Service at the Norths Leagues and Services Club in his north Brisbane electorate of Dickson. Both he and Mr Albanese have suspended official election campaigning on Friday to mark the sombre day. Mr Dutton has laid a wreath in honour of the Anzacs during a ceremony at the Pine Rivers District RSL Memorial Gardens. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and his wife Kirilly at a Dawn Service in north Brisbane. Richard Dobson / Newswire Credit: News Corp Australia The Opposition Leader was the third person to place a wreath under the sounds of bagpipes, followed by representatives of former premier Steven Miles and the Queensland Police Service among others. Mr Dutton laid a wreath during the Dawn Service. Richard Dobson/NewsWire Credit: News Corp Australia He said in an earlier video message that Australians would 'feel the weight of history' this Anzac Day. Richard Dobson / NewsWire Credit: News Corp Australia More than a hundred people attended the simple ceremony in the Brisbane suburbs of Kallangur, braving the inclement weather. Dozens more lined up in the street outside the Norths Leagues and Services Club throughout proceedings. The Australian War Memorial service is one of many Dawn Services taking place across the country. Jason Edwards / NewsWire Credit: News Corp Australia Mr Dutton earlier paid tribute to the tens of thousands of Australians who lost their lives in Europe and the Pacific for Anzac Day, 80 years after the end of World War II. In a video message, he said Australians would 'especially feel the weight of history' on Anzac Day 2025, which falls eight decades after the war ended. Mr Dutton thanked the men and women who saved 'the world from the tyranny of totalitarianism' during the conflict. 'As the custodians of that peace, it's our duty to deter tyranny and prevent catastrophic war. 'In that duty, may we never waver in effort, energy and endeavour – spurred on by the souls we commemorate on Anzac Day,' Mr Dutton said in his video message. Peter Dutton was among the dozens braving the potentially wet weather to attend a Dawn Service in his electorate of Dickson. Richard Dobson / Newswire Credit: News Corp Australia Mr Dutton singled out two Australians whose efforts were crucial to the end of the war – RAAF bomber pilot John Holmes and Victoria Cross recipient Thomas Derrick. Fears of a new global conflict have been a persistent theme in the election campaign, with Mr Dutton cautioning whether Australia would join peacekeeping in Ukraine. Mr Albanese has thrown his weight behind an effort by UK Prime Minister Keir Stermer to bring together a possible 'coalition of the willing for Ukraine'. In his address, Mr Dutton described how at the outbreak of war, then-prime minister Robert Menzies said that Australia was part of 'a great family of nations'. It was that family that liberated east, west, and central Europe from the Nazi regime, and the Pacific and southeast Asia from Imperial Japan during WWII.
