ANZAC Day honours service and sacrifice, but its deeper meaning lies in recognising the human cost of war and the responsibility to learn from it.

The 25 April was ANZAC (Australia and New Zealand Army Corps) Day, a national occasion that began by commemorating Australian and New Zealand soldiers who served and died in the First World War and which now honours all those who have served in wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations.

My grandfather fought in the First World War.

My father served in Papua New Guinea during the Second World War.

I carry an immense sense of pride in both of them and in the ANZAC tradition that has shaped so much of who we are.

“Lest We Forget” is something many of us say each year, but for me,........

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