Overview
- Australia paused for a minute’s silence at 11am to mark 107 years since the World War I armistice, with services held nationwide.
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attended the national ceremony at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, framing the silence as a tribute to the Western Front’s ceasefire.
- Public tributes included the Sydney Opera House illuminated with poppies and two minutes of halted traffic at 11 key Melbourne intersections for the Last Post and silence.
- Delivering the commemorative address in Canberra, Major General Greg Melick urged a national ‘grand strategy’ to ensure the Australian Defence Force is properly funded.
- In the UK, the Royal British Legion’s online assembly featured Prince William’s message that remembrance is for everyone and WWII veterans’ testimonies, while the Princess of Wales led the National Memorial Arboretum service for the first time and laid a wreath.