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The opposition leader has issued a statement to mark Anzac Day as “one of the most significant, solemn and sacred days” on the Australian national calendar.
Peter Dutton said that on this particular Anzac Day, “we will especially feel the weight of history”.
2025 marks 80 years since the end of the second world war. That global conflagration engulfed almost every continent and almost every country. Barely a city or town, a suburb or street, a community or citizen was unscathed in some way by the catastrophe of that all-encompassing conflict.
We honour the 39,000 Australians who gave their lives. They experienced the horror of war to defeat tyranny and restore peace.
As the custodians of that peace, it’s our duty to deter tyranny and prevent catastrophic war. In that duty, may we never waver in effort, energy and endeavour – spurred on by the souls we commemorate on Anzac Day. Lest we forget.
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