NAIDOC Week, which first began in 1975, provides an opportunity for all Australians to learn about First Nations cultures and histories and participate in celebrations of the oldest, continuous living cultures on earth.

The Australian War Memorial has released a new image and further details of the new Bomber Command gallery at the Memorial.

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Commemorative Address delivered by His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd)

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Commemorative address delivered by Dr Richard Reid

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The Australian War Memorial in Canberra will be commemorating the service and sacrifice of former Geelong resident, Lieutenant Colonel John Charles Robertson at the Last Post Ceremony on Saturday 29 June. Robertson served in both the First and Second World Wars.

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The light cruiser HMAS Adelaide had seen service by the start of the Second World War. Built at the end of the First World War, it had been re-fitted and updated several times, as well as participating in policing actions in the British Solomon Islands Protectorate, and trans-Tasman exercises with New Zealand.

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Art in Conflict is a new touring exhibition of contemporary art from the collection of the Australian War Memorial. A showcase of diverse responses to war, the exhibition includes more than seventy paintings, drawings, films, prints, photography and sculptures. Leading Australian artists are represented, such as Khadim Ali, Rushdi Anwar, eX de Medici, Denise Green, Richard Lewer, Mike Parr, Ben Quilty, Tony Albert, Paddy Bedford, Robert Campbell Jr, Michael Cook, Shirley Macnamara and Betty Muffler.

The Australian War Memorial launched its revised Cold War Gallery on the 74th anniversary of the start of the Korean War, Tuesday 25 June.

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We love to know what you're working on in the classroom. Send in your pictures, poems, photos, or anything else you'd like to share to education@awm.gov.au.

The Australian War Memorial in Canberra will be commemorating the service and sacrifice of Launceston resident Flight Sergeant Albert Beckett at the Last Post Ceremony on Thursday 13 June.

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The Australian War Memorial in Canberra will be commemorating the service and sacrifice of Rockhampton resident Corporal Roydon Hoadley Pinhey at the Last Post Ceremony on Tuesday 18 June.

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