'True and steadfast friend': Anthony Albanese renames Canberra landmark in Queen's honour

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The artificial landmark is situated on the southeastern side of Lake Burley Griffin within a ceremonial precinct.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Commonwealth Administrator Linda Dessau unveil the plaque during a ceremony to rename Aspen Island to Queen Elizabeth II Island as part of the celebrations of Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee, in Canberra, on Saturday, 4 June, 2022.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has presided over the renaming of Canberra's Aspen Island in honour of the Queen.

"Like Canberra itself, like this lake, this island, the Carillon was an act of imagination, a touchstone of both tradition and progress," Mr Albanese said on Saturday. "Indeed, she has been constant in our ever-changing world, a singular figure who has reigned through some of the most profound moments of the post-war era, through some of the greatest turning points in modern history," he said.

 

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