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Anzac Day Reflection – 25th April 2026

1 May 2026Anzac and history, Anzac DayAndrew Wilkie MP, Anzac legend, Auntie Donna Ingram, Cr Izabella Antoniou, Cr Olivia Barlow, Douglas Newton, Melanie Morrison, Navi Pillay, Paul Keating, Sydney Peace FoundationJon Atkins

Reflections on Anzac Day 2026, Marrickville Peace Park.

Over 100 people from a wide range of backgrounds and age groups attended this year’s Reflections on Anzac Day. As in previous years, the event was held in Richardson’s Lookout – Marrickville Peace Park. This was the eighth time that the event has been held in the Peace Park since 2016. Continue reading Anzac Day Reflection – 25th April 2026 →

Gallipoli and Anzac after 100 Years

25 April 2015Anzac and history, Anzac DayAnne Noonan, Douglas Newton, MAPW, Margot Pearson, Political fakery, WILPFJon Atkins

Anzac Forum Douglas Newton 22Apr2015 — Douglas Newton

The Gallipoli Centenary Peace Campaign hosted a public forum on 22 April called ‘Gallipoli and Anzac after 100 Years: Lessons and the Prospects for Peace Today’.

Despite the bad weather, over 80 people attended the forum at the Petersham Town Hall to hear three speakers: Douglas Newton (historian), Margot Pearson (Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom – WILPF) and Anne Noonan (Medical Association for Prevention of War – MAPW). Continue reading Gallipoli and Anzac after 100 Years →