The ANZAC Day ceremony includes events such as an introduction speech, hymn, prayer, an address, a recitation, the "Last Post", a period of silence and the National Anthem. People gather at war memorials across the countries and pay homage to the Soldiers....
And who should be there to launch it than Bill Shorten, the ALP Leader of the Opposition, with a very fine speech. He started by drawing some parallels between Billy Hughes in 1916 with the present day…a new Prime Minister, unable to take his party along with him, who changed his mind...
“Anzac Day,”Mercury(Hobart), 25 April 1935. 52. “The Landing at Gallipoli.” 53. Paul Keating, “Eulogy to the Unknown Soldier” (speech, Australian War Memorial, Canberra, 11 November 1993). Editor information Editors and Affiliations University of Newcastle , Callaghan, New South Wales, ...