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The Latest Breaking News from ANZAC Day

Anzac Day Test confirmed, Bledisloe Cup to change

Rugby Australia and New Zealand Rugby have announced that a third Bledisloe Cup Test will be played on Anzac Day in Brisbane next year.

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Wallabies star backs overdue Anzac Day Bledisloe first

Fraser McReight isn't sure why the Anzac Day Bledisloe Cup Test, slated to debut next year, isn't already on the rugby calendar.

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Police Bar Group Linked To March For Aus From Perth ANZAC Service After Booing In Other States

A group of people linked to March For Australia had been barred from attending a Perth ANZAC Day Dawn Service after booing in other states.

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Princess of Wales greets young fan in tender moment during Anzac Day commemorations

Kate honoured Commonwealth soldiers as she laid a wreath at the Cenotaph in Whitehall

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‘Racism is a cancer’: Indigenous leaders condemn orchestrated booing at Anzac Day ceremonies

Uncle Jack Pearson, an army captain, says heckling ‘not in the Anzac spirit’ after welcome to country booed in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth

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Pendlebury likely to rest up after Anzac Day heroics

Evergreen Collingwood champion Scott Pendlebury will likely wait an extra week to break the VFL/AFL games record following a remarkable Anzac Day performance.

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The first Anzac Day was marked by women wearing mourning black

Even before the first world war, a high mortality rate from disease, accident and death during infancy meant that Australians were familiar with mourning black.

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After 110 years of Anzac Days, new research shows Australians remain convinced of its importance

110 years ago this week, Anzac Day was held for the first time. It has been observed annually ever since.

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Why Only Three States And Territories Will Get A Public Holiday This ANZAC Day

Not all public holidays are created equal (AKA fall under federal law). 👀

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Anzac Day 2026: how the poppy has endured as our symbol of war and remembrance

In 1916, in the middle of the Great War, 2nd Lieutenant Leonard (Len) James Shaw of the 2nd Auckland Battalion sent a pressed Flanders poppy in folded paper to his niece Jessie Osborne in Waikato.

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NSW Premier Chris Minns Confirms Extra Public Holiday For ANZAC Day 2026 & 2027

New South Wales Premier Chris Minns has confirmed that the state will observe an extra public holiday on ANZAC Day for the next two years.

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NSW gets extra public holiday for Anzac Day – but some other states won’t follow suit

Chris Minns announces change for minimum of two years as Anzac Day falls on weekends this year and next

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Cafes urged to close on Anzac Day long weekend holiday

There will be a statewide public holiday to compensate for Anzac Day falling on a weekend over the next two years, but not everyone is punching the air.

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A law change will expand who we remember on Anzac Day – the New Zealand Wars should be included too

Anzac Day has come and gone again. But – lest we forget – war and its consequences are not confined to single days in the calendar. Nor do we only remember those who fought at Gallipoli more than a century ago.

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Indigenous used as political football in Welcome debate

Aboriginal people are being used as a political football in an "outdated and tired match" and critics miss the point of Welcome to Country, an advocate says.

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Albanese Says That ANZAC Day Hecklers Should Face ‘Full Force Of The Law’

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has publicly condemned a group of hecklers during ANZAC Day Welcome to Country ceremonies.

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Indigenous Elders Disappointed As Melbourne Storm Cancels ANZAC Day Welcome To Country

Melbourne Storm is facing heavy criticism after cancelling a planned Welcome to Country ceremony on ANZAC Day.

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Magpies' old guard underline class against Bombers

Collingwood's experienced heads Steele Sidebottom, Scott Pendlebury, Jamie Elliott and Jeremy Howe were crucial to the Magpies' Anzac Day win over Essendon.

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Politics put aside as leaders pay respect on Anzac Day

Australia's political leaders call an election campaign truce to attend dawn services and remember the sacrifice of servicemen and women.

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Things To Do In Each State This ANZAC Day Long Weekend

From performances, comedy to art exhibitions. Here's what to do on ANZAC Day Long Weekend in each state in Australia.

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Lest we forget? Aside from Anzac Day, NZ has been slow to remember its military veterans

Following some very public protests, including Victoria Cross recipient Willie Apiata handing back his medal, the government’s announcement of an expanded official definition of the term “veteran” brings some good news for former military personnel ahead of this year’s ANZAC Day.

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Captains give Anzac Day Bledisloe Test the tick

The New Zealand and Australian captains have given their approval to future Bledisloe Cup series including a Test on Anzac Day.

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NSW’s Anzac Day retail ban is the latest in a long line of pious and empty symbolic gestures

Iconoclastic views on the holy acronym are too often condemned as disrespectful to the war dead

Newcastle Herald

Emotions flow in Lake Macquarie, as Anzac Day ceremonies attract big crowds

'I don't think anybody likes war, but sometimes it's necessary.'

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Thousands Commemorate Anzac Day In Australia And New Zealand

Anzac Day commemorations in Australia and New Zealand honor fallen soldiers with solemn services and tributes, despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pan...

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