CANBERRA, ACT, April 25 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release:
On Anzac Day, we pause to carve out a sacred moment from the noise of daily life and, together, acknowledge our debt to Australians who have gone to war in our name.
In every corner of the world made hallow by our fallen, and at marches and war memorials across Australia, from the biggest cities to the smallest country town, we gather in respect and reflection, gratitude and reverence, solemnity and pride.
One hundred and eleven years after the first Gallipoli landing, Anzac Day not only retains its hold on our hearts, it is alive and thriving thanks to a new generation, their imaginations seized by the gravity of all that was asked of Australi...