Anzac Day marches in Canberra and Sydney

Large crowds commemorated Anzac Day in Australia on Monday to pay tribute to their war dead, largely free of pandemic restrictions for the first time since 2019.

Australia and New Zealand commemorate Anzac Day every April 25 — the date in 1915 when the Australia and New Zealand Army Corps landed in Turkey in an ill-fated campaign that was the soldiers' first combat of World War I.

The dawn services were followed by marches around the country including in Canberra and Sydney. There were no restrictions on numbers attending most Australian services, although some, including at the west coast city of Perth, were ticketed events to reduce crowds.