Remembrance Day
In Pictures: Anzac Day 2024
On an Autumn morning, crowds gathered to commemorate all Australians who have served in the armed forces.
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‘We invite all the happiness’: Melbourne’s Indian community celebrates Diwali
Melbourne’s Indian community celebrated the beginning of the Diwali, the festival of lights, on Saturday, but paused to remember five locals killed in the crash in Daylesford.
- by Najma Sambul
For a veteran of Timor-Leste, unconditional love makes the memories easier
The Last Post sounded out at Melbourne’s Shrine as hundreds gathered on Remembrance Day to honour those who have served and died for their country.
- by Alex Crowe
Missing airman’s ID tag found in Egyptian desert, 81 years after crash
The first trace of an Australian airman whose plane vanished with seven crew during WWII has been uncovered by two Egyptian tour guides.
- by Damien Ractliffe
Opinion
Opinion
Another Great War? Lest we forget what happens when diplomacy fails
This Remembrance Day, consider the lessons of World War I. We are not immune from the return of war if we do not adequately prepare for an enduring peace in our own time.
- by Stuart Rollo
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World War II
How a Sydney man helped to heal Hiroshima after the atomic bomb
Three boxes sat unopened for nine years. Inside were documents revealing the role David Harvey-Sutton played in helping the devastated city recover from the carnage.
- by Tim Barlass
Tony Wright’s Column
World War I
A bloodied valley by the Somme, where hatred was finally put aside
They were young, bold and accomplished at warfare’s killing. But for one of the legendary Chipilly Six, an enemy became simply a man with family photos.
- by Tony Wright
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Sydney
The shared tragedy that helped Kelly make lifelong friends
Kelly Randall, 23, whose Vietnam veteran father died when she was a toddler, said Legacy helped connect her with other children who had lost their parents.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Hundreds gather at the Shrine to reflect, pay their respects – and remember
The ding from a distant tram was all that could be heard at the Shrine, as the first Remembrance Day service to be held free of restrictions since 2019 got underway.
- by Lachlan Abbott
Murdered POW awarded gallantry medal after decade-long fight
A military tribunal has reversed its decision not to recommend murdered POW Private Richard Murray for a gallantry award.
- by Tim Barlass
Soldiers’ ‘duty’ continues at Sydney Remembrance Day service
Military service personnel of all generations were out at Martin Place on Friday for Sydney’s Remembrance Day service.
- by Tim Barlass
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