Anzac day services across the country have seen thousands of people turn up to commemorate the public holiday with marches and dawn services open to all for the first time in two years.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison was in Darwin, attending a dawn service, and paid tribute to Ukrainians who were fighting the Russian invasion as heroes similar to Australian veterans and Anzacs.
"This morning, far away from here, the people of Ukraine are doing exactly that, and on this particular day as we honour those who fall for our liberty and freedom, we stand with the people of Ukraine who do the same thing at this very moment," Mr Morrison said.
Deputy Labor leader Richard Marles was also in attendance, as Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese spent day five of COVID isolation at his home in Sydney.
Defence Minister Peter Dutton was also in attendance and declared "The only way you can preserve peace is to prepare for war," as the threat of China intensifies following the security deal signed with Solomon Islands.
Two separate men have been charged with violence surrounding politicians. A 52-year-old man was charged with threatening Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce's security officer on the side of a regional NSW road on Friday and has faced court. While another man has been charged with assault after a heated confrontation at a Liberal Party event on Friday in Sydney's north that was attended by Liberal candidate for Warringah Katherine Deves.
Right-wing lobby group Advance Australia has been slammed by Swimming Australia after it used notable female swimmers Emma Mckeon, Dawn Fraser and Emily Seebohm on an anti-transgender billboard.
Mckeon, Fraser and Seebohm all made comments last week about the debate surrounding transgender athletes participating in gendered sports.
In international news, French President Emmanuel Macron has been re-elected for a second term, beating out right-wing candidate Marine Le Pen, whom he also beat in the 2017 French election.
