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Editor's note
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With lock-down measures still in place to manage the coronavirus pandemic, Australians and New Zealanders are preparing for a very different Anzac Day this year. On April 25, we’ll still remember those who have served in the armed forces – but from our homes and driveways. Traditional Anzac Day marches have been put on hold for this year.
But as Frank Bongiorno writes, it is not the first time Anzac Day has been interrupted by a global pandemic. In 1919, with the first world war only just ended, Spanish Influenza was devastating Australia – by April 25, the number of deaths in New South Wales alone was approaching 1,000.
So while some people will be disappointed the marches cannot go ahead this year, 2020 will be remembered as the year we once again adapted to the circumstances and, in the face of another global health crisis, found a different way to remember those who have served.
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Amanda Dunn
Section Editor: Politics + Society
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Frank Bongiorno, Australian National University
As Spanish flu ravaged the world in 1919, Australians found novel ways to commemorate Anzac Day, and they will do so again this year.
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Cities
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Environment + Energy
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Business + Economy
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Science + Technology
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Arts + Culture
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Health + Medicine
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