'We will not be bullied': RSL stands firm after Perth Anzac Day boos
Several people stand at the War Memorial in Perth's Kings Park following the 2026 dawn service. (ABC News: Lauren Smith )
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Newest first · UTC+11:00What Anzac Day means to those who have served Australia
For Australians, April 25 is a day of national remembrance, where millions around the country reflect not only on the Anzacs who landed at Gallipoli in 1915, but on the more than two million people who have served Australia since then.
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US millionaire trophy hunter killed by herd of elephants
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· Nick Pearson
Harris responde como bateador emergente de los Bravos y lidera triunfo 5-3 ante Filis en baja
Ronald Acuna Jr. (13) y Michael Harris II, derecha, de los Bravos de Atlanta, celebran después de la victoria sobre los Filis de Filadelfia en el juego de béisbol de Grandes Ligas del viernes 24 de abril de 2026, en Atlanta. (AP Foto/Erik S. Lesser)
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Anzac Day 2026 – in pictures
The dawn service at the Cenotaph in Martin Place, Sydney.Credit:Louise Kennerley
Australian IS brides make new bid for freedom from Syria
A group of women and children linked to Islamic State have reportedly left their Syrian detention camp and are attempting to return to Australia in a second bid for freedom.
· Brittany Busch
The Age photos of the week, April 25, 2026
Tradition: David Arden, pictured at the Shrine of Remembrance, ahead of his 50th Anzac Day march as a volunteer marshal.Credit:Jason South
· Danie Sprague
This easy 'hug in a bowl' chicken stew is perfect for midweek dinners
Elizabeth Hewson is a cookbook author and food columnist who lives on Gadigal Land in Sydney.
‘It’s become a war zone’: Popular Melbourne bar firebombed twice in a week
Three men have been arrested over the second arson attack on CBD venue Bar Bambi in a week, following a wave of firebombings, shootings and attempted kidnappings that have plagued Melbourne’s late-night hospitality scene for the past two months.
· Cameron Houston
Booing at Melbourne and Sydney Anzac Day services draws widespread condemnation
Booing and heckling from crowd members during multiple Welcome to Country speeches at Anzac Day services across the country have drawn widespread condemnation.
'Outrageous': Push in Congress for Ghislaine Maxwell to be pardoned
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· Nick Pearson
Australian women and children leave Syrian detention camp for Damascus – and potentially home
Repatriation attempt comes after group was turned around when leaving camp in February. Albanese government says it’s not assisting cohort
· Ben Doherty
‘Cretins’: WA’s Anzac Day Dawn Service hecklers called out for ‘disgraceful’ behaviour
West Australian ministers and RSL WA members have called out the “disgusting and disrespectful acts” of a small group, who attended the state’s Anzac Day Dawn Service on Saturday morning and yelled out during the proceedings.
· Holly Thompson
ANZAC Day Melbourne, 2026
A lone bagpiper welcomed the dawn from the roof of the Shrine.Credit:Ruby Alexander
· Danie Sprague
Anzac Day Two-Up tradition kicking off across Australia
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Incredible scenes as Aussies flock to two-up games
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The Last Post is performed at the Anzac Day Dawn Service in Canberra
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Arsonists are targeting Melbourne restaurants and hospitality venues. No one seems to know why
Unlike firebombings during the city’s tobacco wars, police say the motives for targeting at least eight businesses since 14 April remain unclear
· Nino Bucci
Today’s bloated NDIS would never have been greenlit, its former head says. How did we get here?
The Albanese government this week launched the most significant intervention in the disability support scheme’s history
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Bikram Lama’s quiet death prompts a reckoning with ‘human cost’ of homelessness policy failures
Alliance of 48 councils across Australia issue damning statement calling for more support for people in ‘immigration limbo’, joining growing chorus
· Christopher Knaus
Everything but the kitchen sink: how to choose more sustainable and durable cookware
What to donate, buy and borrow to free up space, use fewer resources and give your kitchenware a great shelf life
· Elizabeth Quinn
Tiny mountain possum bred at lower altitudes due to climate change
Fewer than 2,000 mountain pygmy possums remain in the wild across NSW and Victoria. (ABC Central West: Hamish Cole)
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Beaconsfield 20 years on: the Australian spirit of grit and humour remembered
The Beaconsfield mine tragedy and miracle rescue revealed something special about the Australian spirit. Source: AAP / Ian Waldie
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'My way of giving back': Meet the military veteran giving back to those who serve
Chai bar owner and army veteran Ambi says he is proud to support those serving in the armed forces. Source: SBS / Spencer Austad
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Australian women and children attempt repatriation from Syrian detention camp
Members of the Australian families prepare to leave Roj Camp for Damascus as part of a second repatriation effort by Syrian authorities. Source: AAP / Baderkhan Ahmad/AP
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Australians mark Anzac Day at Gallipoli, across the Middle East and at home
Australian and New Zealand soldiers pay their respects during a ceremony in recognition of the fallen during Gallipoli campaign near Canakkale, Turkey, the day before Anzac Day. Source: AAP / Sercan Ozkurnazli/AP
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Indigenous leaders, politicians and military chiefs condemn Anzac Day booing
Uncle Ray Minniecon (L) — himself an ADF veteran — delivered the Acknowledgement of Country in Sydney's Martin Place, where a small but vocal group booed. RSL NSW acting president, retired brigadier Vince Williams (R), apologised directly to Uncle Minniecon. Source: Supplied / RSL NSW
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RSL sub-branch targeted with vile 'anti-veteran' graffiti on Anzac Day
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Tears, hymns and prayer as thousands gather at Anzac services in Sydney
Thousands have gathered across Sydney for Anzac Day services and marches in the 111 years since Gallopili. (ABC News: Liam Patrick)
· Miriah Davis
Rugby Australia’s finances are back on track. Now for an extra Bledisloe match
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· Paul Cully
Alleged arson attack on Melbourne CBD bar
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US Justice Department to allow firing squads for executions
Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
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Alex de Minaur’s horror run continues with loss to Spanish teenager Rafael Jodar in Madrid
Australia No 1 defeated 6-3 6-1 by 19-year-old in second round
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Why Australia's weather forecasts are suddenly identical each day
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Alleged arson attack on Melbourne CBD bar
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Five Great Reads: Siri Hustvedt looks into death’s abyss, Melissa Lucashenko on ‘white man’s fantasy’, and why we need the tooth fairy
Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Imogen Dewey
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Damp streets and deep silence: Brisbane remembers in the pre-dawn darkness
Before the going up of the sun, as with every Anzac Day, thousands gathered in the heart of Brisbane to remember those who have fallen.
· Cameron Atfield
Booing mars Melbourne’s Anzac Day dawn service
Booing of the Welcome to Country has once again marred the solemnity of Melbourne’s Anzac Day dawn service.
· Ashleigh McMillan
Hecklers boo during Sydney, Melbourne Anzac Day Dawn Services
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Partial remains of Australian soldiers laid to rest more than a century after WWI
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Valentine went to war for Australia. It took his family 100 years to find him
Valentine Hare was an Aboriginal veteran who served in World War One. His niece, Nana Iris Glenbar, spent 40 years searching for him after displacement and government policy erased him. Source: Supplied / Nana Iris' family has granted SBS permission to use her image. Image of Valentine Hare courtesy of the State Lib…
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Inside Australia's most secretive town, Useless Loop
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Cremonese cae a zona de descenso de la Serie A tras goleada en Nápoles
Scott McTominay celebra tras anotar un gol para Napoli en la victoria 4-0 ante Cremonense en la Serie A de Italia, el viernes 24 de abril de 2026, en Nápoles. (Alessandro Garofalo/LaPresse vía AP)
Anzac biscuit-tin guitars sold to aid veteran charity
Adrian 'Ace' Kitson makes guitars from biscuit tins in Tasmania. (ABC News: Georgia Hogge)
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'Appalling': Boos mar Sydney Anzac Day dawn service
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'Carry the hope': Thousands gather for Anzac Day service in Canberra
The facade of the Australian War Memorial was lit up before dawn on Anzac Day 2026. (ABC News: Matt Roberts)
· Niki Burnside
Amid war crimes investigations, some veterans are grappling with the Anzac legend
Can Australia honour service while confronting wrongdoing this Anzac Day? Source: Getty, SBS / Michael Willson/AFL Photos
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Beaconsfield mine rescue continues to defy belief two decades on
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· Hayden Smith
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Inmates accused of sexual assault in prison continued to share cells, report finds
A new Queensland Ombudsman report has found prisoner sexual assaults had gradually increased and were likely under-reported. (AAP: Jono Searle)
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