Anzac Day

It's a public holiday today and a solemn day of commemoration, marking the day when Australian and New Zealand forces landed at Gallipoli in 1915 and subsequently suffered huge losses for no strategic gain.

There were dawn services across the country and Sydney held one in the centre of the city, although we didn't go on this occasion. The weather has also been awful for the last 48 hours and the service this morning was followed by a parade through this city by the armed forces - all in torrential rain.