Tag: commemoration

80th Anniversary of Darwin Bombing to Be Live-Streamed Nationally

As Australians around the country remember the 80th anniversary of the bombing of Darwin in the Northern Territory, it has been announced that the commemorative service will be live-streamed across the nation on Feb. 19. Australians can tune in on Saturday to observe the day in 1942 when World War II came to Australia’s shores, joining the Darwin…


Australia and New Zealand Honour Military With Return of Public Commemoration on ANZAC Day

MELBOURNE—Thousands of people gathered across Australia and New Zealand on Sunday to honour military personnel on ANZAC Day, a year after the COVID-19 pandemic forced people to commemorate privately in driveways and on balconies. ANZAC Day originally commemorated a bloody battle on the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey during World War One. On April 25, 1915, thousands…