Australia will be one of the first capital cities in the Commonwealth to participate in the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Beacon event. 9News
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will light a beacon in Canberra on Thursday night to honour the Queen.
Landmarks across Australia will also bask in purple light over the weekend to celebrate the Queen's reign.The Sydney Harbour will bask in purple light at 9pm on Thursday during a "seven minutes for seven decades" celebration of the Queen's reign. "I look forward to officially renaming Aspen Island to Queen Elizabeth II Island later this week as a mark of Australia's appreciation and respect for Her Majesty," Albanese added.Other key parts of Australia's involvement in the celebration include a
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