00:00 United in grief in our nation's capital.
00:07 Loved ones of two young police officers gunned down in an ambush in Queensland laid wreaths in their honour.
00:14 Tributes too for a West Australian colleague run down during an arrest this June.
00:19 Emotional reflections continued in Melbourne and beyond for the lost officers.
00:24 On a day when the nation pauses to remember all those who've given their lives in the line of duty.
00:30 We dread having one more name etched into the wall because one more name is one too many.
00:38 To add three names today, Matthew Arnold, Rachel McCrow and Anthony Woods is harrowing.
00:45 In every state and territory police officers marched for fallen colleagues as they do each year.
00:51 They're difficult days for us but they're also a day that sort of gives us strength because we get to remember our officers.
01:04 A candlelit vigil was held in Toowoomba for the young constables shot dead at Weeambilla last December.
01:10 It's still very fresh in our mind and we come together every year to remember not just them but all officers that have fallen in the line of duty.
01:20 The names of the three lost officers now etched into the national honour roll alongside others whose sacrifice will never be forgotten.
01:28 I remember my brother who was killed in the Eastern Freeway incident in 2020 every single day.
01:34 And from decades past.
01:36 As an eight year old I didn't really recognise how difficult it was at that particular stage but over the years we sort of got used to it.
01:44 A nation united in gratitude.
01:46 attitude.
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