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Events are due to take place to commemorate the centenary of the Gallipoli campaign - one of the bloodiest of World War One.

Prince Charles and Prince Harry will be among those attending services at the site of the battle at Cape Helles on the Turkish peninsula later.

Leaders from Australia, New Zealand and Turkey will also attend the events.

About 141,000 died in the campaign, including 10,000 Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (Anzac) soldiers.

The series of events - to mark the 100th anniversary of the landings - will begin with a Commonwealth and Irish commemoration.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-32432725
 
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Can't escape it here at the moment but yeah ANZAC day is sort of like our Veterans Day. 100 year anniversary is of course a pretty big deal. Forgetting the realities of the campaign that in manpower we were a minor player, it was the first time our newly formed Commonwealth of States fought together as Australians. Same goes for New Zealand.

Sadly also lots of criticism of different companies trying to cash in on the event. It's actually illegal to do so but Government has no one in position to police it properly. :(
 
Ithikial said:
Sadly also lots of criticism of different companies trying to cash in on the event. It's actually illegal to do so but Government has no one in position to police it properly. :(
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It's not a matter of policing it, it's a matter that the companies run our govn'ts.
 
Bootie said:
Nah... even small companies get in on the act. Cant see a badge making company has much influence on a government.
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Your right to a point but it's bigger then that. It's the policies that the govn't takes, by allowing corporations to run and to set government policies. If a government allows larger companies to get away with theft and money laundering etc.( i.e. HSBC) They will pay little heed toward smaller companies doing little infractions. This is happening in most western countries now, it the trend of our societies. It's the merger of corporate and state powers, as Mussolini put it Fascism, the difference is that the corporations are stronger then the state. Where in Mussolini's time the state was more powerful, so now have a new name for it Corporatocracy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporatocracy

This is where companies like Monsanto gets their people into office and start to write new laws. so you can't sue them if there are any issues with their products. There is always more then meets the eye.
 
Not saying that doesn't happen Numberz but what's happening in Australia in this case is more like this...
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-04-...worths-fresh-in-our-memories-campaign/6393498

Granted the biggest blunder and blatant use of a national remembrance day and important historical significance in a marketing campaign. Woolworths (Woolies for slang) just happens to be the largest grocery and retail chain across Australia. Biggest case that had a pretty hard public backlash that forced the Minister to act. I think the laws hadn't been updated and the fine was like $50,000 dollars for the corporation. Big whoop.
 
Wow, that Woolworth's campaign is in pretty bad taste. "Fresh in Our Memories." Really? Really? And this is coming from an American who has seen all manner of Memorial Day/Veteran's Day advertising.

Interesting that y'all have to get permission to use the acronym ANZAC, unless I misunderstood the article. If you're writing a book about the ANZAC, does that mean you have to get permission from the government to write the book, or is it only limited to businesses wanting to use it in ads/promotions? Genuine curiosity, not trying to be an ass :).
 
History books etc I believe not. (That would be pretty silly). It's for trying to use it to sell or promote other items or services not associated with Veterans and WW1 etc. So like if you required permission for using Santa Claus on everything around Christmas, same difference.

The last case I remember was successfully curtailed was when Subway really had a big expansion here about 10-15 years ago they were selling 'ANZAC Cookies'. Didn't have permission and were selling a similar biscuit which wasn't an ANZAC Biscuit following the original recipe. Essentially cashing in on the name commercially... a few fights later and they don't sell them anymore.

(ANZAC cookies/biscuits by the way and brilliant. ;) Got a whole tub of them to gorge on this weekend)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anzac_biscuit

I guess no one in Dept of Veterans Affairs has ever heard of Wargame: Red Dragon...
http://wargame-series.wikia.com/wiki/Australian_and_New_Zealand_Army_Corps
 
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