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PM’s surprise visit to Aussie troops
UPDATES: Macolm Turnbull has made an unannounced visit to Australian troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, as thousands commemorate Anzac Day.
Hitting back Dutton demands apology from ABC
Powerful message Voters tell PM: Fix $36.5b deficit
Waiting game Turnbull will ditch plans for Trump
Political rift PM’s citizenship changes upset NZ
New footage Aussie bombs rain down on IS
Funding turnaround ‘Thrilled’ Rosie Batty in tears
Political player One Nation ‘is here to stay’
Gaining ground Support for PM on the rise: poll
Rogue nation N Korea threatens to sink US warship
FROM AROUND THE SITE
Honouring young life lost at war’s end
ONLY 19, the death of Pte Leon Dawes — believed to be the last Australian killed in action during the Korean War — has devastated his family for more than 60 years.
Wartime relics saved from the scrapheap
A BUGLE belonging to a Gallipoli veteran and legendary football identity has been reunited with his family after it was rescued from a rubbish skip.
Memorial Walk a fitting honour for our war heroes
Every time I walk along the Anzac Memorial Walk, or see it through the windows of Government House, I am reminded of the freedoms that our servicemen and women protect for us.
A remarkable piece of Anzac history
IN caves in a small village just north of Amiens in France, you’ll find the names of Anzac soldiers who went behind enemy lines scrawled on the walls.
What’s open on Anzac Day in Adelaide
LOOKING for a place to chat after the dawn service? Here’s your one-stop list of the cafes and pubs that will be opening their doors this ANZAC Day.
Molly sorry for Logies F-bombs
MOLLY Meldrum has apologised and explained his stage invasion during Samuel Johnson’s Gold Logie acceptance speech.
POW’s incredible story of survival
WHEN Lance Corporal Tom Bicknell found himself lying in a cattle truck with a pile of dead soldiers he thought ‘This could be it’. But one of his “Band of Brothers” saved him with three eggs and mateship.
The ANZAC sacrifice Gordon will honour
Roosters fullback Michael Gordon reveals what this incredible photo of a wartime execution means to his family - and why it will inspire him in today’s Anzac clash with the Dragons.
Cop struck with bottle in wild teen brawl
A POLICE officer had to be treated after being struck in the head with a bottle while trying to break up a wild teenage brawl in Coogee last night. Three teenage males have been arrested.
- Australia’s own Saving Private Ryan
- ANZAC Day 2017: What’s open?
- A truly must sea picture
- Did wrong oil cripple $1.5b warships?
- Mammoth bull shark snared off Swansea
- Where to play two-up on Anzac Day
- Wife-basher let loose as a foster dad
- New mum died days after ‘all clear’
- 100,000 dead in 48 hours
- Father’s anguished screams as baby dies
- Celebs get rowdy at Logies after parties
- Time will never diminish spirit of Anzac Day
Boat tragedy: Elderly man killed
AN elderly man has been found dead in a Queensland creek, while a search continues for a woman who was believed to be with him.
Section of Fraser Island renamed
A RENAMING of the Fraser Island section of the Great Sandy National Park will recognise the traditional name for the island, National Parks Minister Steven Miles said.
‘Special service in extraordinary setting’
MORE than 10,000 people have gathered on a Gold Coast beachfront for one of the country’s most moving Anzac Day ceremonies.
- Three-hour battle to save school buildings
- Time to fight for our unsung hero
- Urban development almost sunk suburb
- Mr Fix It used to work for Qld Rail
- Elite school teacher: ‘I raped a student’
- Autopsy on family pet after vicious attack
- Get serious about payroll problem
- Premier rejects new payroll problem
- Hackett’s life working out in LA
- Terror fears force police rethink
- What your four-day weekend really cost
- Posh restaurant’s new unassuming name
Rain fails to dampen our Anzac spirit
SOUTH Australians braved the wet weather to attend dawn services across the state this morning. The sun is now shining and the rain is likely to stay away for the Anzac March in the CBD at 9.30am. Follow The Advertiser’s Anzac Day rolling coverage in The Pulse.
Anzac Day services and reunions guide
HEADING to an Anzac Day service or reunion on Tuesday and want to check the time or where the closest one is? Here’s the full list.
Man arrested after botched break-in
A QUICK-ACTING homeowner managed to take down the registration of a getaway car during a botched break-in at Brompton, leading to a man’s arrest a short time later.
- Suspicious car fire at Port Adelaide
- Bare your arts at nude hotel
- Resources program is here to help
- Wine opportunities worth toasting
- Don’t overburden our SMEs
- Brave souls who gave their all
- Whistleblower sees way to right wrongs
- Calls for Oakden changes were ignored
- Dog owners making pets the best of friends
- Adelaide homework for our new Archbishop
- Honouring young life lost at war’s end
- Wartime relics saved from the scrapheap
Houses damaged as floods hit Geelong
UPDATE: HOMES were damaged and drivers trapped in their cars as flash flooding wreaked havoc in the Geelong area last night. So what does the weather have in store for the MCG this afternoon?
Melbourne honours Anzac heroes
MELBOURNE’S Anzac Day March is underway with thousands of veterans and their descendants taking part. Earlier Melburnians honoured the fallen in wet conditions at the dawn service. Rolling updates, photos and video coverage of Anzac Day HERE.
MP rorter told repay $100,000 or else
DISGRACED Melton MP Don Nardella will be forced to repay the almost $100,000 he claimed for living in an Ocean Grove cabin.
- Your guide to Anzac Day
- Young veterans to get a helping hand
- Jailed ex-rookie told: Take coke or get out
- Expert’s Barwon jail report ‘changed’
- Feeling safe most important for wellbeing
- Schools have appetite to help feed others
- Peak hour chaos cleared after crash
- Salute to our fallen with The Last Post
- Victoria’s highways on road to ruin
- Teachers to break out pro-refugee T-shirts
- Gatwick ready for return to glory
- Trengove cleared after late-night bar incident
How the mining boom doubled incomes
THE mining boom delivered WA an income boost unlike anything seen across the country since the 19th century, figures show.
Aussies pay tribute to diggers
ABOUT 50,000 people are expected to attend this morning’s Anzac Day dawn service in Kings Park to pay tribute to the service and sacrifice of soldiers past and present.
Vietnam vet honoured for post-war battle
FORMER SAS sergeant Ric Giblett has been named one of Australia’s Anzacs of the Year for his dogged commitment to supporting veterans and their families.
- Accused axe killer 'fought laughing attacker'
- Mum's safety plea after near tragedy
- Festival gatecrasher 'lashed out in fear'
- Train stops wanted man in his tracks
- Former Eagle jailed for nine years
- Lead still an issue at PCH
- The happiest man at Domain Stadium
- Hotel attacked for Anzac Day eve event
- WA's economy continues to fall behind
- Perth set to become crane city...again
- WA Anzac Day services cut back
- Costly dementia epidemic looms
We will remember them
UP to 5000 people have gathered under overcast skies for the Anzac Day dawn service at the Hobart Cenotaph, with many others paying tribute at commemorative events across Tasmania.
Police firearm list stolen
A LIST of potential firearm owners along with ammunition and pepper spray was stolen from an unmarked police car in northern Tasmania.
Council accepts Dark Mofo petition
HOBART City Council will now prepare a report on the controversial Dark Mofo dead bull performance, after last night voting to accept a protest petition containing more than 19,000 signatures.
- Semi-trailer driver critical
- Surgeons our top earners
- Tassie embarks on golden age of TV
- Kingborough wants to talk Huon merger
- Rescued wildlife need your help
- Our young lives lost at Gallipoli
- Flamin’ heck, what a wild start!
- Smoke alarm saves man’s life
- Legal centres welcome cut backflip
- Latest act in Dark Mofo melodrama
- Outback and upfront
- Report shows economic revival: Gutwein
Darwin Dawn Service draws thousands
THOUSANDS of Darwinites sweated through a humid morning to attend the Anzac Day Dawn Service at the Darwin Cenotaph
Can NT Government spend its way out of debt?
ANALYST are waiting to see the types of projects in next week’s Gunner Government budget to determine if spending its way out of economic trouble is fiscally sustainable for the Territory
Who really shot down the Red Baron?
THE death of World War I’s deadliest German fighter pilot, Manfred von Richthofen, has long been a source of controversy
- Anzac spirit burns bright in Top End
- Darwin man fears gang violence
- Worries more CBD pokies will lead to parking woes
- Negligence case to continue
- Another lotto winner for the Northern Territory
- Government to splash $100m on CBD
- Anzac Day service times for NT
- 30 jobs under threat at CDU after contract loss
- Chance of a cyclone forming off NT
- NT WWI soldiers ‘missing’ from history
- Go wet a line, it’s barra time
- NT actor Rob Collins takes home Logie
Hermaphrodite kitten finds loving home
A TEENY kitten named Peppy dumped on the doorstep of GAWS is one of the rarest finds the pound has ever seen.
‘He’s been screaming in pain’
A WORKER has had two arms trapped within a conveyor belt at Burleigh Heads tonight.
Crime jump in the Far North
UNION officials are demanding an increase in police numbers in the Far North after the region suffered through its worst month of crime in almost two decades.
ANZAC Day service guide
Australia remembers 100 years on: A guide to all the ANZAC Day services and parades that will be held in Townsville.