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Shadow minister says Australia ‘ill-prepared’ for conflict – as it happened

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'Ugly nonsense': more police call after Anzac Day boos

A leading Indigenous activist is calling for a larger police presence at future dawn services after Anzac Day acknowledgements were heckled and booed.

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Police blocked members of anti-immigration group from Perth dawn service after Anzac Day booing in eastern states

Footage posted online shows police telling people they were being removed due to suspicion they would interrupt ceremony

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'Bastardry': boos, jeers tarnish Anzac services

Anzac Day services have been marred with boos and heckling during Welcome to Country acknowledgements as several RSLs are defaced

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The AFL’s Anzac Day game: how a shared tradition became a two-club monopoly

On Anzac Day, Collingwood and Essendon will meet at the MCG for their annual blockbuster in front of more than 90,000 people.

The Conversation

MLS weekend wrap: Orlando City lost a game, a goalie, and A Griezmann?

Cristian Espinoza is fitting right in at Nashville, RSL’s kids are alright, and more from the MLS weekend

The Guardian - US

MLS Power Rankings: Muller’s Vancouver Shine, Messi and Miami Spark Into Life

Matchday two is in the books and four teams have now won both games and are yet to concede.

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ADF veterans warn selloff of 60 historic defence properties will take a decade and cost billions

RSL, federal opposition and local MPs cast doubt on the plan, which Labor says will result in about $3bn for defence

The Guardian - AU

New public holiday floated to create April long weekend

A late bid to add a public holiday to create an Anzac Day long weekend, falling into line with WA and ACT, is being considered by the NSW government.

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'No better hands': Rudd successor named for US post

Australia's next ambassador to the US has been welcomed as the right person to drive progress on the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal.

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‘Unfathomable’: Australian veterans disgusted by Trump’s claim allied troops ‘stayed a little back’ from frontline

In casting doubt on Nato’s reliability, US president references Afghanistan campaign – which involved 40,000 Australian troops and left 47 dead

The Guardian - AU

‘A champion of Aboriginal rights’: Alice Springs leader Geoffrey Shaw dies aged 79

The 79-year-old Vietnam war veteran and founding member of the Central Land Council ‘believed deeply in service’

The Guardian - AU

‘Too big for the site’: Tasmanian AFL stadium should not be built, says independent planning commission

Proposed Macquarie Point venue a condition for state entering AFL in 2028, but report argues it would cause ‘unacceptable adverse impacts on Hobart’

The Guardian - AU

91-year-old author Maureen Duffy wins Pioneer prize launched by Bernardine Evaristo

The RSL president has set up a new literary award for female writers over 60 using the £100,000 she herself won through the Women’s prize

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‘One of the older men catcalled me’: new research reveals the RSL’s woman problem

Imagine serving your country overseas, returning home and feeling unwelcome in the very place meant to support you.

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'People see injustice': fight goes on for Vietnam vets

Vietnam War veterans are being honoured around the nation but for thousands of Australians, the battle for recognition of their service and suffering continues.

The Guardian - UK

‘I’m here to open doors’: Bernardine Evaristo on success, controversy and why she plans to donate her £100k award

The Girl, Woman, Other author has this week been awarded a one-off Women’s prize award for her outstanding contribution. She talks about her long road to recognition, and using her profile to support other writers

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MLS Transfer News: 5 MLS Teams That Should Sign Jamie Vardy

Jamie Vardy will leave Leicester at the end of the season and has been linked with the MLS - but what teams should be looking at the Brit?

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The Guardian - AU

Dutton claims majority of veterans don’t want welcome to country at Anzac Day ceremonies

Opposition leader says opening of parliament is an appropriate time for ceremonies but that acknowledgment on planes is ‘over the top’

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MLS Transfer Deadline Day: Why Inter Miami Traded Robert Taylor, Julian Gressel and Other Moves

What did you miss on the final day of the MLS Primary Transfer Window?

The Conversation

Friday essay: ‘War has made me a pacifist’. Why are we so reluctant to acknowledge Australia’s anti-war veterans?

“I have seen enough of the horrors of war, and want peace. War has made me a socialist and a pacifist,” announced Gallipoli veteran and Victoria Cross winner, Hugo Throssell, on Peace Day in 1919.

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Veterans still fighting demons long after their service

A soldier who lost his leg in the battlefield and a young active service member are giving back to veterans in their own ways through employment and sport.

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MLS Score Predictions: Every Game on Matchday 3

Lionel Messi is expected to return as Inter Miami CF welcome Wilfried Zaha's Charlotte FC to Chase Stadium on Sunday.

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MLS Jersey Rankings 2025: All 30 New Jerseys Ranked Worst to Best

Ranking every new kit in Major League Soccer for 2025 including Inter Miami's mold-breaking releases.

The Guardian - AU

Scrapping of Anzac Day funding raised at ‘crisis meeting’ of Victorian RSL clubs

Exclusive: Sub-branches also debate benefit of poker machines and services to veterans amid financial concerns

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