Past Anzac Day speeches, and suggested speeches (See also separate Ceremonies page)
Suggested speeches
Suggested speeches for Anzac Day(army.gov.au)
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Anzac Day
Suggested Speeches (from army.gov.au)
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Suggested speeches for Anzac Day: previous versions(army.gov.au)
Anzac Day
Sample Speeches (previously published on army.gov.au)
Sir Peter Cosgrove's Anzac Day 2015 address (archived from awm.gov.au) Speech presented by his Excellency Sir
Peter Cosgrove at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, 25 April
2015.
Quentin Bryce's Anzac Day 2013 address (archived from gg.gov.au) Speech presented by her Excellency Ms
Quentin Bryce at Isurava, Papua New Guinea, 25 April
2013.
Quentin Bryce's Anzac Day 2011
speech (archived from gg.gov.au) Speech presented by her Excellency Ms
Quentin Bryce at the Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand, 25 April
2011.
Quentin Bryce's Anzac Day 2010 speech at Gallipoli
(archived from gg.gov.au) Speech presented by her Excellency Ms
Quentin Bryce at the Anzac Day Gallipoli Dawn Service, Gallipoli
Peninsula, 25 April 2010.
Quentin Bryce's Anzac Day 2009 speech (archived from gg.gov.au) Anzac Day Commemoration Address presented by her Excellency Ms
Quentin Bryce at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, 25 April
2009.
Michael Jeffery's Anzac Day 2008 message (archived from gg.gov.au) Anzac Day Commemoration Address presented
by his Excellency Major General Michael Jeffery on ABC television, 25 April
2008. Video formats available to download.
Michael Jeffery's Anzac Day 2007 speech (archived from gg.gov.au) Anzac Day Commemoration Address presented
by his Excellency Major General Michael Jeffery at the Australian War
Memorial, Canberra, 25 April 2007.
Previous
Anzac Day speeches (aph.gov.au) Parliamentary Library page. Includes
links to speeches by the Governor-General, Ministers and a former
Prime Minister.
(If the web page is unavailable, you can
find the information in the archived pdf file:
Anzac Day Kit [pdf,
3.9MB].)
Anzac
Day speeches (Australian War Memorial)
Recent speeches, some of which are related to Anzac
Day..
Anzac Day
Requiem: YouTube video (youtube.com)
CEW Bean's Anzac Requiem read in the distance by Michael Charlton at an
Anzac Day service, Melbourne, 25 April 2009.
Student speeches
Sample speech
for secondary schools [pdf] (anzacportal.dva.gov.au)
A suggested basic speech for secondary students to build upon
using research and by locating suitable images for a Powerpoint
presentation.
More information (including a docx version).
Sample speech
for primary schools [pdf] (anzacportal.dva.gov.au)
A suggested basic speech for primary school students to build
upon using research and by locating suitable images for a Powerpoint
presentation.
More information (including a docx version).
How
to Write an ANZAC Day Speech (speak-for-yourself.com) (Website unavailable 2 Apr 2019, site security certificate apparently
still expired 24 Apr 2022.) Ideas and suggested sources of information for writing an Anzac Day speech.
Anzac Day
Kit 2016 [pdf] (aph.gov.au) (If the web page is unavailable, you can
find the information in the archived pdf file:
Anzac Day Kit [pdf,
3.9MB].) An 'Anzac Day Kit' has been prepared by the Parliamentary
Library, especially for those who may have to speak about the
significance of Anzac Day. Includes a special
Speeches
page.