Australia politics live: ‘Keep the flame of memory burning’, PM tells opening of new Australian War Memorial gallery
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Anthony Albanese presided over ceremony in Canberra last night. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Greens have argued Labor’s proposed reforms to the National Disability Insurance Scheme are “punching down” on the very people the scheme is designed to protect.Greens senator Nick Mc Kim told the ABC’s 7:30 program on Tuesday night, “we are absolutely committed to fighting this bill with every tool in our toolkit”.That most unadorned of sentences that dwells within us like a heartbeat – we vow to keep the flame of memory burning so brightly that its glow reaches future generations.Today we adjourned the parliament so that everyone who wished to could come mark the opening of this Atrium and Anzac Hall, an addition to the Australian War Memorial that makes that flame burns so much brighter.Look at the faces and get lost amid the smiles, the hope and camaraderie – the counterpoint to war’s relentless, inhuman arithmetic. They are its true cost.Yet, amid this loss and sacrifice, what pulses so powerfully is life, and an abiding sense of what is worth fighting for. Continue reading...