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Rudd is a dud.(Ryan)(Kevin Rudd)(Column)
IN THIS COLUMN three years ago (June 2004) I wrote about two topics not at first sight very closely related. The first was Anzac Day; the second was Mark Latham, that bright Lucifer who so briefly lit up the Labor Party. In June 2004, as today, the summer lightning of a federal election was flickering on the political horizon.
I wrote with pride about Anzac Day 2004: the pomp and circumstance; the bands and banners; the fine turnout of the young troops in the presently-serving units; the resolution of the ageing veterans who, having made it to the starting line would--by God!--somehow cross the finishing line with their mates. The crowds especially were ...
- Anzac Day.
- Magazine article from: Sabretache Blagg, Michael C. March 1, 2006 700+ words
In answering the question "Is Anzac Day central to Australian conceptions of...mythology, which played some part in Anzac Day receding in popularity. This brings...circle to the conscious invigoration of Anzac Day that occurred in the mid 1980s, that...
- The struggle for Anzac Day 1916-1930 and the role of the Brisbane Anzac Day...
- Magazine article from: Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society Moses, John A. June 1, 2002 700+ words
Contrary to widespread opinion, Anzac Day did not happen `spontaneously', although...It was entirely natural that the first Anzac Day should be celebrated wherever Australians...leading to the institutionalisation of Anzac Day. Consequently, two sources of `combustible...
- Cardinal Gilroy's Anzac Day problem.
- Magazine article from: Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society LUTTRELL, JOHN June 1, 1999 700+ words
...holidays, Australia Day (January 26) and Anzac Day (April 25), whose focus is the Australian...nature of the Australian people.(1) Anzac Day, while it has its elements of conviviality...The solemnity and symbolic power of Anzac Day derived from the popularising of what...
- J.G. Pavils, Anzac Day: the undying debt.(Book review)
- Magazine article from: Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society Scates, Bruce June 1, 2008 700+ words
J.G. Pavils, Anzac Day: the undying debt, Lythrum Press...240 pages, ISBN 9781921013126. Anzac Day is widely recognised as Australia...chronological sweep charting the development of Anzac Day from its origins in World War 1 to...
- Gallipoli Commemorative Site upgraded for Anzac Day.
- Press release article from: M2 Presswire April 9, 2001 700+ words
...Gallipoli Commemorative Site upgraded for Anzac Day (C)1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD...08042001 Australians who visit Gallipoli for Anzac Day 2001 would enjoy improved facilities...with improved sound. "Gallipoli on Anzac Day has become a place of pilgrimage for...
- Anzac Day terror alert.
- News wire article from: Australasian Business Intelligence April 7, 2003 700+ words
...advised Australians who plan to attend ANZAC Day ceremonies in Turkey to take "extreme care". Hill said that the 2003 ANZAC Day services on the Gallipoli peninsula...would continue with plans to attend ANZAC Day ceremonies, but exercise great...
- Anzac Day 2001; Australians keep Anzac flame burning.
- Press release article from: M2 Presswire April 26, 2001 700+ words
...April 2001-Australian Government: Anzac Day 2001; Australians keep Anzac flame burning...25042001 The crowds attending today`s Anzac Day services across Australia and around...represented the Prime Minister at the Anzac Day Dawn Service at Anzac Square in Brisbane...
- Anzac Day honour for league veterans.
- Press release article from: M2 Presswire April 23, 2001 700+ words
...April 2001-Australian Government: Anzac Day honour for league veterans (C)1994...Aussies Rules field will be honoured on Anzac Day by the South Australian & National...said 23 veterans would take part in an Anzac Day cavalcade at Adelaide Oval, before the...