I begin by acknowledging the Traditional Owners of the land on which we meet, and I pay my respects to Elders past, present and emerging.
It is a special honour to join with you all here at the Anzac Memorial. For very nearly 90 years this has been the scene for many acts of memory, both powerful and poignant.
Today, with James Blundell’s new song Almost Anzac Day, we are adding one more. And what a fitting time to launch it.
In a fortnight, we will gather in the darkness before dawn because those first Anzacs did.