Wednesday, 13 May 2026
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Anzac Day
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Anzac Day
Paul EDBROOKE (Frankston – Minister for Consumer Affairs, Minister for Cost of Living, Minister for Renters, Minister for Men and Boys) (10:11): I just want to tell the house too about an amazing day I spent before Anzac Day at Vasey RSL in Frankston. I was treated to an abundance of hospitality as some of the residents and I cooked Anzac bickies. But there is one particular resident who I am not sure I can name but I do want to talk about. You do not know who you are talking to sometimes, but there is an international documentary crew coming to Australia to document this person’s story. This particular veteran used to translate Japanese radio and signals up in northern Victoria during World War II and for 50 years, because of the statute of limitations around the intelligence, was unable to talk about it. Now we have got internationally renowned documentary teams coming over to speak to our veterans. It was an amazing day. The bickies were okay – their bickies were a bit better – but just to see the way that my community embrace the legacy that is Anzac Day is something to behold and something that I think we should be very, very proud of.