Antagonism towards the tradition has been bubbling for months,but an argument the opposition leader recently made on the national stage is steeped in a fundamental misunderstanding.
The opposition leader hardened his stance against the ceremonies while his agenda on immigration and road taxes was confused by a series of conflicting statements.
Melbourne Storm have taken responsibility for what they say was an internal miscommunication that meant the Welcome to Country for their Anzac Day clash at AAMI Park was cancelled.
And the soft shell of southerners.
The far-right agitators who disrupted Anzac Day want to form a political party as part of a plan to exploit legal loopholes and take on the next federal election.
In a Washington Anzac Day speech,Australia’s ambassador to the US says one of the messages from the Anzac story is that defending freedom takes human,physical and individual courage.
National outrage over white supremacists’ booing at Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance has sparked debate about whether Victoria’s beefed-up anti-vilification legislation could be used to punish the agitators.
Indigenous groups say they have been left dumbfounded and distressed after the Welcome to Country at Melbourne Storm’s Anzac Day NRL match was cancelled at the last minute.
Essendon took the lead in the third term but the Pies pushed away from there to win an Anzac Day blockbuster in front of more than 92,000 fans.
We all have a duty to remember the stories of the brutal reality of war and the lives lost on all sides of historic conflicts.