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Anzac Day: Anzac spirit stronger than ever in social media posts

The West Australian
Social media has connected people in lockdown.
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Social distancing may have made for a very different Anzac Day for Australia and New Zealand, but from police to pollies, celebrity to royalty — the power of social media has helped keep tributes flowing.

WA Premier Mark McGowan shared an image of him helping light up the dawn on his own driveway.

“The way we’re showing respect this ANZAC Day may have changed. But our respect never will,” his Tweet read.

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The Australian War Memorial also took to Twitter to use new technology to honour those who fought in old battles.

The Australian Federal Police observed a minute’s silence.

Defence Minister Linda Reynolds remembered the more than 100,000 people who lost their lives fighting for Australia.

Australian Ninja Warriors host Ben Fordham shared a video of his godchildren’s beautiful take on the Last Post.

Though we like to claim him as our own, New Zealand-born actor Russell Crowe tweeted his thoughts alongside a poignant video.

Across the pond journalist Alden Williams shared this driveway image of New Zealand’s oldest living WWII veteran Ron Hermanns, 108.

Kiwi actor and director Sam Neill shared this early morning picture.

Further afield a tweet from the official account of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge also observed our national day of remembrance.

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