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April 20, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Article: Germaine Greer assesses Gallipoli and the ‘myth of Australian nationhood’

Germain Greer explores three recent publications on the Gallipoli campaign to asses whether Australia was "born on the battlefield".

April 20, 2015 CN Editorial Team

War memorial park opening launches Wellington’s centenary Anzac Week

New Zealand has opened its new Pukeahu National War Memorial Park in Wellington, launching a week of commemorations in the run-up to the Gallipoli centenary on April 25th 2015.

April 24, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Gallipoli Centenary: summary of major events today & tomorrow

A Centenary News overview of major national and international events taking place today (April 24th 2015) and tomorrow (Anzac Day) to mark the 100th anniversary of the Allied landings at Gallipoli.

April 25, 2015 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago Today: Allied troops land at Gallipoli

One of the most controversial campaigns of the First World War began on April 25th 1915, when the Allied powers invaded the Gallipoli peninsula with the aim of knocking Turkey out of the war.

April 25, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Gallipoli Centenary draws record Anzac Day crowds

Tributes have been paid in Turkey and around the world to all those who fought in the Gallipoli campaign 100 years ago.

May 4, 2015 CN Editorial Team

The Jewish community of Sydney commemorates “mateship” as the spirit of the Anzac centenary

1,300 people gathered on Sunday, May 3rd 2015, in the Great Synagogue of Sydney, Australia, for The Anzac Centenary Commemorative Service of the NSW Jewish Community. Jillian Davidson attended the event.

Author: Jillian Davidson

May 4, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Tag: Australia

Article: Germaine Greer assesses Gallipoli and the ‘myth of Australian nationhood’

War memorial park opening launches Wellington’s centenary Anzac Week

Gallipoli Centenary: summary of major events today & tomorrow

100 Years Ago Today: Allied troops land at Gallipoli

Gallipoli Centenary draws record Anzac Day crowds

The Jewish community of Sydney commemorates “mateship” as the spirit of the Anzac centenary

The Jewish community of Sydney commemorates “mateship” as the spirit of the Anzac centenary

100 Years Ago Today: Gallipoli truce to bury the dead

Article: Australian War Memorial: the remarkable rise of the nation’s secular shrine

Global tributes mark 30,000th Last Post in Ypres