Talks, speeches and interviews

Selected recordings and/or transcripts of speeches presented at the Memorial or by Memorial staff.

Date Title Speaker Format
11 November 2009 2009 Anniversary Oration Professor Kim Beazley AC text of speech
11 November 2009 2009 Remembrance Day Commemorative Address General Peter Cosgrove AC MC (Ret'd) text of speech
5 August 2009 Speech by Michael Veitch at the launch of the Sidney Nolan: the Gallipoli series exhibition Michael Veitch transcript
15 April 2009 Launch of Robin Prior's Gallipoli: the end of the myth, Australian War Memorial Steve Gower transcript
27 November 2008 Opening speech for Over the front: the Great War in the air Peter Isaacson transcript
25 November 2008 Sir Albert Coates Oration, Ballarat University Steve Gower transcript
19 November 2008 Address at Commemorative Service for those lost in HMAS Sydney II Prime Minister, The Hon K. Rudd, MP transcript
19 November 2008 Sir Ninian Stephen Visiting Scholar Lecture: "Japanese atrocities in the Asia-Pacific War: why were they so brutal" Professor Yuki Tanaka Audio (47:19mins, MP3 43MB)
3 September 2008 Battle for Australia Prime Minister, the Hon Kevin Rudd, MP Transcript
11 November 2007 The Great War Les Carlyon audio (56mins, MP3 13MB)
9 November 2007 On writing official history Ashley Ekins transcript
10 November 2006 Was there a Battle for Australia? Dr Peter Stanley transcript
18 August 2006 40th anniversary of the battle of Long Tan His Excellency Major General Michael Jeffery transcript
11 November 2005 Vietnam - 30 years on Paul Kelly audio (47:24mins, MP3 11MB )
11 November 2004 Gallipoli in a Nation’s Remembrance Les Carlyon transcript
11 November 2003 The Korean War and Australia Robert O’Neill transcript
12 November 2001 The Blainey Oration Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Blainey audio (36:37mins, Quicktime 5.07 MB)
11 November 2001 The Memorial and its People Dr Peter Stanley audio & transcript (27:00mins, Quicktime 3.8MB)
11 November 1997 Remembrance Day Speech Prime Minister, The Hon, John Howard, MP transcript
11 November 1993 Tomb of the Unknown Australian Soldier Prime Minister, The Hon P.J. Keating, MP audio & transcrip (6:22mins, MP3 1.5MB)