Prime Minister Tony Abbott opens new cafe at Australian War Memorial

By David Ellery
Updated July 24 2014 - 1:13pm, first published 12:53pm
The opening of Poppy's cafe at the Australian War Memorial. Trooper David Pearce's daughters Hannah and Stephanie (red), widow Nicole Pearce with Prime Minister Tony Abbott. Photo: Jay Cronan
The opening of Poppy's cafe at the Australian War Memorial. Trooper David Pearce's daughters Hannah and Stephanie (red), widow Nicole Pearce with Prime Minister Tony Abbott. Photo: Jay Cronan

Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Australian soldiers must “of necessity suspend their humanity ... (and) do dark and dire things” while honouring a soldier killed in Afghanistan at the Australian War Memorial on Thursday morning.