Hundreds of thousands of Australians will gather around the country on Tuesday, April 25 to commemorate the soldiers who fought in World War I, as well as those who have given their lives in other conflicts.

Numerous Anzac Day dawn and sunset services will be held in each state and territory tomorrow, with the largest crowds to congregate in each of the capital cities.

Here is a rundown of all the major events set to take place around Australia. You will be able to livestream the major events on 9news.com.au.

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Sydney

Sydney's main dawn service will be held at the Martin Place Cenotaph at 4.30am.

The march will begin at the intersection of Martin Place and Elizabeth St, in the CBD at 9am, and will run until approximately 12.30pm, when a commemoration service will be held next to The Pool of Remembrance at the Anzac War Memorial in Hyde Park South.

An Anzac Sunset Service Ceremony will be held at the Cenotaph in Martin Place at 5pm.

Melbourne

Melbourne's largest dawn service will be held at the Shrine of Remembrance from 5.30am, with more than 30,000 people expected to attend.

The service will be followed by the Anzac Day Parade along St Kilda Road and Swanston Street from 9am.

Free shuttle buses will be in service to transport people along 12 Melbourne routes, including several RSLs, to the Shrine for the 6am ceremony. More information about transport can be found here.

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Brisbane

Brisbane will hold its traditional dawn service located at the city's Shrine of Remembrance at Anzac Square, located between Ann and Adelaide Streets.

The service starts at 4.28am, but attendees are advised to arrive by no later than 3.30am.

The Anzac Day march that usually follows the service will not take place this year.

"A feature of the Brisbane Dawn Service over many years has been the March of Veterans from King George Square to Anzac Square at the commencement of the Service," a statement from the Queensland Anzac Day Commemoration Committee reads.

"Regrettably, the numbers marching have dwindled in recent years and it has been decided to discontinue this aspect of the Dawn Service. We thank the many participants that have contributed to this aspect of the Dawn Service over many years."

Perth

The main Anzac Day Dawn Service at the State War Memorial in Kings Park will start at 6am, but participants are advised to start arriving at 4am.

It will be followed by a Gunfire Breakfast at Government House Gardens open to everyone from 7am to 9am, before the state's Anzac Day March begins at the corner of Barrack Street and St Georges Terrace at 9am.

An all-inclusive Sunset Service will be held at Kings Park on Monday, April 24 from 5pm. The event will include audio description, wheelchair access, auslan and low sensory facilities.

Hobart

Hobart's dawn service will be running at Hobart Cenotaph, Queens Domain, from 6am.

The Anzac Day Hobart dawn service is conducted at the Hobart Cenotaph in Queens Domain near the Tasman Highway at 6am.

Canberra

The Dawn Service at the Australian War Memorial will begin at 5.30am, but images from the National Collection will be displayed from 3:30am, and readings from the letters and diaries of Australian servicemen at 4:30am.

The ACT Returned and Services League Veterans' March will begin at 9.30am on Anzac Parade at the intersection of Blamey Crescent and Currong Street.

Adelaide

Adelaide's main Dawn Service will be held at the South Australian National War Memorial at 6am.

The Anzac Day March will commence at 9:30am from the corner of North Terrace and Gawler Place in Adelaide CBD.

Darwin

There will be a dawn service held at the Darwin Cenotaph, on the Esplanade starting at 6am.

The Anzac Day march will begin via Knuckey Street on 9.00am.

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People rising early for tomorrow's Anzac Day dawn service can expect warmer than average temperatures around the country – except in Perth.

Weatherzone has forecast warm and dry conditions across most of the country due to a high pressure system across central and eastern Australia.

However, a low-pressure system, front and trough will be moving across the west, bringing a winter chill to Perth.

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Anzac Day forecast

For those attending the dawn service here are the minimum overnight temperatures expected for each capital city.

Sydney 14, Melbourne 13, Brisbane 18, Perth 7, Adelaide 18, Hobart 9, Canberra 7 and Darwin 25 degrees.

The forecast for each capital city during the day can be found below.

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Sydney

The Harbour City is expected to reach 24 degrees, partly cloudy, with a medium chance of showers and light winds.

Melbourne

Victoria's capital will reach 25 degrees, mostly sunny with winds up to 20 km/h.

Brisbane

The sunshine state capital will be cloudy with a maximum temperature of 25 degrees, a high chance of showers and winds up to 30 km/hr.

Perth

The city is only expected to reach 18 degrees and will be partly cloudy with a high chance of showers and light winds that could increase to 30km/hr later in the day.

Adelaide

The city of churches is expected to reach 27 degrees, with mostly sunny conditions and light winds.

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Hobart

The Tasmanian capital will be 21 degrees and sunny with light winds.

Canberra

Australia's capital city will be 22 degrees and partly cloudy with light winds.

Darwin

The Northern Territory capital will be 34 degrees and partly cloudy with a medium chances of showers, a possible thunderstorm late in the day and light winds.

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Multiple states are seeking to honour Barry Humphries as tributes are made worldwide for the Australian comedy legend.

Humphries died at St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney on Saturday after complications from hip surgery in February.

Humphries' family is almost certain to be offered a state funeral but which state it will be remains in question.

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New South Wales Premier Chris Minns has signalled his interest in a state funeral but said it was too early to approach the family.

Humphries' home state of Victoria is also enthusiastic about honouring the entertainer but it is unknown if this will be in the form of a memorial or a service.

It is understood the Victorian government is speaking with the Humphries family.

Australian stars and fans have paid tribute to legendary comedian, actor, author and satirist.

His longtime friend, author Kathy Lette, revealed to Weekend Today what happened when she saw him for the last time, while he was in Sydney's St Vincent's Private Hospital.

"It's a sad day. We've known for a few weeks, trying to prepare ourselves," Lette told Weekend Today.

"He's such a showman. I thought surely there'll be an encore. We're all in pieces, we're heartbroken.

"It is a terrible loss. I don't know how we'll replace him."

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Nine's entertainment editor Richard Wilkins said the world has "lost a comic genius and a beautiful soul" in a tribute on social media.

"There are no words to accurately quantify #BarryHumphries' contribution to the world as we know it," Wilkins wrote on Instagram.

"We have lost a comic genius and a beautiful soul. R.I.P. Barry much love and respect … sincere condolences to Lizzie and family."

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said for 89 years Humphries "entertained us through a galaxy of personas from Dame Edna to Sandy Stone".

"But the brightest star in that galaxy was always Barry," Albanese said.

"A great wit, satirist, writer and an absolute one-of-kind, he was both gifted and a gift. May he rest in peace."

Magda Szubanski thanked Humphries for his "manifold of gifts of [his] great genius."

"Vale dear Barry Humphries. Thank you for the manifold gifts of your great genius," Szubanski said.

"You blazed a glorious trail across the globe and we were blessed to be in your slipstream.

"Working with you was a personal and career highlight. Deepest condolences to friends and family".

Guy Pearce, meanwhile, shared a photo of himself with Humphries, writing on Twitter: "What an honour to share a moment with the genius Barry Humphries. One of the funniest experiences of my life. RIP kind sir."

Actor Richard E. Grant, actress Mia Farrow, singer Elaine Paige, and television personality Robert Rinder also shared messages of mourning on social media.

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Diamonds are synonymous with everlasting love because of their origins: forged deep beneath the ground over millions of years, forced closer to the surface by violent volcanic activity and then mined.

"Natural diamonds are really a souvenir from the beginning of time," Anna Whiting from Cushla Whiting told 9News.

"They're one of the oldest things on earth."

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That's why the gems are so valuable and expensive.

But as the cost of living crunch hits, a new kind of diamond is rising and their genesis could not be more different.

"You're getting one-and-a-half, two carats, three carats at a fraction of the price," says Alana Weirick from Moi Moi Fine Jewellery, Melbourne's only bricks and mortar lab-grown diamond store.

The dazzle and chemical composition are identical to naturally mined alternatives and they're certified by industry authorities.

"You cannot tell the difference," Weirick says.

Lab-grown diamonds are created by mimicking natural forces and are mostly produced in China and India.

Carbon is blasted with intense heat and pressure and the gems are extracted from the rough, polished and faceted.

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It's a process that takes around four weeks.

The industry is exploding in popularity and set to be worth close to $35 billion within the next few years.

Among the key reasons for their popularity is the price, around 80 per cent cheaper than the natural stones.

Weirick points to a two-carat lab-grown diamond ring, set in 18-carat white gold.

"This costs $5420. If it was a mined diamond, it would be over $45,000," she says.

The jewels are also winning over millennials thanks to a marketing push which claims they're an ethical and more environmentally sustainable option.

But the bloodthirsty history of diamond mining has led to tight regulations, according to jeweller Anna Whiting, who refutes claims lab-grown alternatives are ethically produced in comparison.

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"It's been described as the wild west, the lab-grown diamond industry, it's really risen very fast," she says.

"There is no transparency when it comes to working conditions (in the labs)."

If Moi Moi Fine Jewellery is at the forefront of factory diamonds, Cushla Whiting is deeply steeped in tradition.

Run by a family of gemologists, Whiting's brother travels the world sourcing diamonds and building a collection for customers.

"The social and economic benefit that naturally mined diamond industry brings into the countries where diamonds are mined is huge," she says.

"If that was taken away it would be very detrimental to those communities."

Whiting also hits back at claims the manufacturing of the stones is beneficial to the environment.

"I think the carbon footprint is said to be about three times that of natural diamonds with the mainstream technology at the moment."

The diamond merchant admits there's been a drop in sales as Australians grapple with financial pressures but is adamant the unique story behind each stone will keep customers coming back.

"It's a finite resource. If you're investing in a diamond for an engagement ring for example, it's nice to know that it could hold its value and become a family heirloom."

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The 155mm howitzer round is one of the most requested artillery munitions of the war in Ukraine.

Already the US has shipped more than 1.5 million rounds to Ukraine, but Kyiv is still seeking more.

A look at why this particular munition is so commonly used, and why it's been so critical to the war in Ukraine.

What is the 155mm?

Essentially, the 155mm round is a very big bullet, made up of four parts: the detonating fuse, projectile, propellant and primer.

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Each round is about 60cm long, weighs about 45kg, and is 155mm in diameter.

They are used in howitzer systems, which are towed large guns that are identified by the range of the angle of fire that their barrels can be set to.

The 155mm shells can be configured in many ways: They can be packed with highly explosive material, use precision-guided systems, pierce armour or produce high fragmentation.

Past variants have included smoke rounds to obscure troop movement and illumination rounds to expose an enemy's position.

"The 155mm round and the similar Soviet-era 152mm rounds are so popular because they provide a good balance between range and warhead size," Ryan Brobst, a research analyst at the Foundation for the Defence of Democracies, said.

"If you have too small a shell, it won't do enough damage and go as far.

"If you have a larger shell, you can't necessarily fire it as far. This is the most common middle ground, and that's why it's so widely used."

155mm history

The French first developed the 155 mm round to respond to World War I's extensive trench warfare, and early versions included gas shells, Keri Pleasant, historian for the Army's Joint Munitions Command, said in a statement to The Associated Press.

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As World War I continued, the 155mm gun became the most common artillery piece used by the Allies, Pleasant said, and the US Army later adopted it as its standard field heavy artillery piece.

The US military fielded its own version, the M1, for World War II. After the war, the new NATO alliance adopted the 155mm as its artillery standard.

By the Korean War, the round had been modified again, with a cluster munition variant. "The round contained 88 submunitions, which were dispersed over a wide area to destroy vehicles, equipment, and personnel," Pleasant said.

Its use in Ukraine

Howitzer fires can strike targets up to 24 to 32 kilometres away, depending on what type of round and firing system is used, which makes them highly valued by ground forces to take out enemy targets from a protected distance.

"Adversaries don't have much warning of it coming. And it's harder to hide from incoming rounds that are arcing in from the top, which makes it highly lethal," Brobst said.

In Ukraine, 155mm rounds are being fired at a rate of 6000 to 8000 a day, said Ukrainian parliamentary member Oleksandra Ustinova, who serves on Ukraine's wartime oversight committee.

They are eclipsed by the estimated 40,000 Russian variant howitzer rounds fired at them, she told reporters at a recent Washington event sponsored by the German Marshall Fund.

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The Pentagon previously had said how many rounds it was providing in each of the security assistance packages being sent about every two weeks to keep weapons and ammunition flowing into Ukraine.

But it stopped specifying the number of 155mm rounds shipped in each package in February, citing operational security.

However, in its overall count of assistance provided to Ukraine since Russia invaded in February 2022, the Pentagon says it has sent more than 160 155mm howitzers, more than 1.5 million 155mm rounds, more than 6500 precision-guided 155 mm rounds and more than 14,000 155mm Remote Anti-Armor Mine (RAAM) Systems — essentially a 155mm shell packed with four mines that scatter on the ground and can take out a Russian tank if it drives over them.

Other countries have also provided howitzers, but Kyiv has continually asked for more.

As of last year Ukrainian officials were requesting as many as 1000 howitzer systems to push Russian forces back.

Spring offensive

As Ukraine prepares for an intense counteroffensive this spring, it will likely need to fire 7000 to 9000 155mm shells a day, said Yehor Cherniev, a member of Ukraine's parliament who spoke to reporters at the German Marshall Fund event.

In recent months, the Biden administration has been using presidential drawdown authority to send ammunition directly from US military stockpiles to Ukraine, instead of having to wait and buy rounds from defence firms, so they can get there in time for the anticipated Ukrainian counteroffensive.

The US has also been training Ukrainian troops in Germany on how to better use the 155 mm rounds in combined arms tactics — coordinating strikes with targeting information provided by forward-based troops and other armoured systems to maximise damage and reduce the number of rounds needed to take out a target.

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A pure German beer famously contains just three ingredients.

The newest innovation involves just three steps: add water, add powder, mix.

The man behind the beer powder, Klosterbrauerei Neuzelle managing director Stefan Fritsche, believes it will revolutionise the brewing industry.

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His idea is to radically cut transport costs, making shipping a crisp German pilsner to Australia or Africa significantly more affordable and eco-friendly.

But one expert isn't so sure, saying the idea is interesting and "could be fun" but he can't see it taking off, or tasting particularly good.

The idea is relatively simple, even if the technique behind it is much more complicated, and tightly guarded by Fritsche and his team at the family-run monastery brewer with a history that dates back not years but centuries.

"One thing which I didn't like all the time was that I'm just transporting mainly water and bottles, and how to get rid of water and bottles," he told 9news.com.au.

"So finally we said no, let's try to do some powder, maybe just a taste of beer … to export this to the world."

Almost two years later, with the help of some federal government funding and what Fritsche said was €400,000 ($652,000) of the brewery's own money, the beer boffins had their proof of concept.

It's a "dextrin-rich beer" brewed using traditional methods and then transformed into a "water-soluble beer powder/granulate".

But that's all Fritsche will say.

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"Pulverbier" is the latest in a long-line of attention-grabbing brews from Neuzeller Klosterbrauerei Neuzeller but Fritsche insists it's not a gimmick.

Their second batch — the first still wasn't quite right — is a pilsner, which Fritsche describes as the best alcohol-free beer he's ever tasted.

He plans to create alcoholic versions and up the carbonation, which he admits is still somewhat lacking, with future brews.

He was also playing coy about where he hoped to sell the beer, but said he had "contact with very interesting people around the world".

"People from the brewing area, of course, and people from the production area like that who know exactly what is now happening," he said. 

"I'm feeling a little bit like this iPhone moment. You know, I would call it the iPhone moment.

" … You see some things and yes, this is exactly what we need."

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But Assistant Professor Rod White from the University of Nottingham warns there's a long road ahead when "messing with something very special to people".

"Even if it tastes okay, I've worked in brewing a long time before I did this job, and you mess with people's beer at your peril," the former Molson Coors UK lead technical auditor told 9News.com.au.

"Your beer is very, very emotive — you don't need anyone to tell you that as an Australian — beer is emotive, it's, it's regional."

While Fritsche is confident of widespread success leading bigger brewers to follow his lead, White would be "shocked" if such a "conservative" industry accepted such a radical change.

Instead, he sees a potential market among campers, hikers and in other areas where weight is an issue, and thinks the real benefit is not so much in stripping the water out of the beer but cutting back on packaging.

If beer makers and drinkers want to do something to cut back on their carbon footprint, White has two suggestions.

First, switch to aluminium cans. Second, go to the pub.

"I think we'd be far better off as a society drinking less but drinking more in pubs socially, you know, trying to fight social exclusion," he said.

"Moderate consumption pubs is a marvellous thing that's good for humanity. 

"And I think swigging cans at home in front of the telly probably doesn't have a great deal of value other than, you know, maybe you want a beer on a Friday after a heavy week."

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