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President Barack Obama and other world leaders have gathered at Normandy in France to commemorate the 70th anniversary of D-Day.
Like the 75th anniversary of Gallipoli in 1990, this is likely to be the last time that survivors of the largest sea-borne invasion in history will gather to remember the historic turning point that led to the defeat of Hitler and the end of the war in Europe.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott is attending the commemoration. [Read more…]
The Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, will leave Australia at the end of this week to attend the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings.
Abbott came under criticism today for linking the D-Day anniversary with the government’s economic policies. In his weekly video message and a media release, Abbott says: “We stood together at D-Day, we trade every day and we have always shared a commitment to democracy, to enterprise and to people’s right to be free.”
The Prime Minister’s website subsequently posted a second media release with a different emphasis. [Read more…]
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