Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide are lighting up iconic buildings in the red and white of Japan after phone calls between Prime Minister Albanese and premiers.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s calls to light up city landmarks in tribute to assassinated former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe have beenPrime Minister Anthony Albanese paid tribute to slain former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday.
For its part, the council said the Story Bridge was already lit up in green, gold, white and red for the Wallabies v England rugby test. Speaker Pitt could not be reached on Saturday afternoon. “I’ve spoken as well with premiers overnight and again this morning, and throughout Australia there will be tributes made to Mr Abe and also with respect for the people of Japan,” Albanese said on Saturday.
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