Walking two days from Kokoda Village to the Isurava War Memorial Albanese will be the first sitting Australian prime minister to walk part of the famously gruelling track.
Anthony Albanese will this week swap the Lodge in Canberra for the remote jungle of Papua New Guinea as he becomes the first sitting Australian prime minister to walk part of the Kokoda Track.
Albanese’s trip will see the Prime Minister camp in key locations where Australian soldiers fought in close combat with invading Japanese forces during World War II, culminating in an ANZAC Day service on Thursday morning. It is understood that the trip emerged from private discussions between Albanese and Marape, who have formed a close bond since Labor came to power.
Albanese said in a statement: “The Kokoda campaign and the Kokoda Track form part of our national identity, a defining chapter in the story of those who risked and lost their lives in defence of Australia and in our shared history with Papua New Guinea.
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