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‘Australia broke my heart’: Why Yassmin Abdel-Magied may give up her citizenship
The writer, social advocate and now Londoner says the treatment meted out to her in Australia broke her heart and her relationship with the country.
- by Latika Bourke
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Coalition served its dream campaign issues - and fails to deliver
A prime minister who cannot credibly explain how he’ll deal with a cost of living crisis is a prime minister asking for the sack.
- by Peter Hartcher
Assault during Essendon president’s function on Anzac Day
A man was taken to hospital with serious injuries after being assaulted in the toilets during the Essendon president’s function on Anzac Day.
- by Michael Gleeson
From the Archives, 1992: Keating pays homage to heroes with a kiss
Thirty years ago, in Lae, Papua New Guinea, Paul Keating raised the Kokoda campaign to a “new eminence in the pantheon of Australian heroism”.
- by Peter Hartcher
‘Muscle up’: Labor pledges Pacific defence school as experts urge boost in military might
Australia will train Pacific nations’ troops if Labor wins the election as experts warn the Defence Force must expand its capabilities in the same way Ukraine did after 2014.
- by Angus Thompson
As it happened AFL 2022 Round 6: Jack Ginnivan wins the Anzac Medal as Magpies beat Bombers on Anzac Day
Follow along as we cover the major moments and post-game reaction as Collingwood takes on Essendon in their annual Anzac Day game at the MCG.
- by Roy Ward, Damien Ractliffe and Russell Bennett
Scorching dawn service in Darwin as Morrison feels the heat over Pacific
The brutal 5am heat caused several people at the Darwin Anzac Day dawn service to faint, while Scott Morrison faced pressure over his Pacific policy.
- by Lisa Visentin
They joined the Navy to see the world, but the pandemic meant they couldn’t go ashore
The pair were roommates when they first joined the Navy, then went their separate ways to see the world at sea before reuniting at Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance on Anzac Day.
- by Jewel Topsfield and Adam Carey
‘I’m very proud’: Victorians flock to first uncapped Anzac Day dawn service in three years
There were no caps on the number of people allowed at the memorial site to mark the 107th anniversary of the Australian troops landing in Gallipoli.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey and Adam Carey
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Anzac Day crowds return after COVID restrictions
The sun came out and even the bagpipes of The Scots College band were drowned out as the F-35 combat aircraft screamed overhead Elizabeth Street at 9.30am.
- by Tim Barlass