Politicians are sharing their commemoration messages for Remembrance Day, ahead of planned services across the county.
In a statement, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wrote that on Remembrance Day, “We remember every name. Every face. Every future lost and every future changed forever.”
“We think of every Australian who has answered the call through the decades. We think of everywhere they have gone across the world to confront the unimaginable as it became reality.”
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton said Australia remembers the fallen “so we don’t forget who we are”.
“The reason why evil didn’t prevail – why tyranny didn’t crush freedom – is because everyday Australians chose to serve and sacrifice for a greater good,” he wrote in a statement
“May our memory of them hold us to the mark.”
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“On this day 106 years ago, the guns fell silent on the Western Front,” Defence Minister Richard Marles and Veterans’ Affairs Minister Matt Keogh said in a joint statement on Monday.
“In the years since, Remembrance Day has become a day where we turn our minds to all of those who have served our nation – in war, conflict and peacekeeping operations – and the 103,000 Australians who have fallen.”
A national service will take place at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, where Governor-General Sam Mostyn will deliver a commemorative address. Services will also be held at the Martin Place Cenotaph in Sydney and the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne.
After the commemoration, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will make an announcement about a military honour.
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