Archived Media Releases
Memorial launches final instalment of On Closer Inspection
The Australian War Memorial has launched the fifth and final instalment of On Closer Inspection, a series of immersive digital experiences…
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Hornet finds new home at Memorial
A Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18A Hornet (A21-022) aircraft with a decorated 30-year history of service has been welcomed into the Australian Wa…
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Teddy Sheean VC on permanent display at the Memorial
The 101st Victoria Cross for Australia, posthumously invested upon Ordinary Seaman Edward “Teddy” Sheean VC, has gone on permanent display in the H…
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For Gallantry: Australians awarded the George Cross and the Cross of Valour, book launched
For Gallantry: Australians awarded the George Cross and the Cross of Valour is the first book dedicated to the stories of the 28 Australia…
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Dr Stephen Gapps wins inaugural Les Carlyon Literary Prize
Dr Stephen Gapps has won the inaugural Les Carlyon Literary Prize for his work, The Sydney Wars – Conflict in the early colony 1788-1817.…
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Second World War Indigenous Service List published online
The Australian War Memorial has published its Second World War Indigenous Service List online in time for NAIDOC Week.
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2020 Remembrance Day National Ceremony
The nation paused at 11 am today for Remembrance Day to mark the 102nd anniversary of the Armistice that ended the First World War on 11 November 1…
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2020 Remembrance Day - MEDIA INFORMATION PACK
Remembrance Day 2020 marks the 102nd anniversary of the Armistice that ended the First World War on 11 November 1918.
Media are invited to at…
Les Carlyon Literary Prize shortlist announced
The Australian War Memorial is proud to announce the shortlisted finalists for the inaugural Les Carlyon Literary Prize.
The prize will be a…
Places of Pride passes 10,000 memorials listed in two years
Places of Pride: the National Register of War Memorials has passed the significant milestone of 10,000 memorials being listed, just two ye…
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Australians urged to mark Remembrance Day online
This year the Australian War Memorial will commemorate Remembrance Day with a national-televised National Ceremony on 11 November.
The ceremo…
The Long Shadow - A history of the medical legacies of the Vietnam War
The Vietnam War continued to cast a long shadow over a generation of Australian servicemen and servicewomen, well after the war was over.
Now…
Memorial embarks on 3D online exhibition, 3D Treasures
The Australian War Memorial has launched a new online exhibition, 3D Treasures, featuring three-dimensional digital scans of 25 objects fr…
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Final Preliminary Documentation available to view online
The Australian War Memorial has today released the Environmental Protection Biodiversity & Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) 'Final Preliminary…
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Matt Jones takes out the Napier Waller Art Prize for 2020
The Australian War Memorial is pleased to announce Matt Jones as the winner of the 2020 Napier Waller Art Prize, for his work entitled Yarn…
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Memorial opens exhibition about tattoos in the military: Ink in the Lines
A new exhibition which relates personal stories and experiences of Australian veterans through the use of tattoos, Ink in the Lines, is no…
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Memorial launches latest 360-degree digital experience On Closer Inspection – HMAS Sydney: Adelaide-class FFG frigate
The Australian War Memorial has launched the latest in its series of immersive digital experiences, On Closer Inspection. Through the use…
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Napier Waller Art Prize 2020 shortlist announced, People’s Choice award open
The Australian War Memorial has launched an online exhibition of Napier Waller Art Prize 2020 finalists. Thirty-one artworks are displayed in the e…
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Audience with Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal and Australian Second World War veteran Mr Les Cook
In the lead up to the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal held a video call with…
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75th anniversary of Victory in the Pacific and the end of the Second World War, Saturday 15 August 2020
The Australian War Memorial has developed a range of resources and virtual activities to enable commemorations marking the 75th anniversary of the…
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Memorial welcomes Teddy Sheean VC recommendation
The Australian War Memorial has welcomed Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s announcement that he has recommended the Queen posthumously award Second W…
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New exhibition explores the role of the Soviet Union in the Second World War
In the lead-up to the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, a temporary exhibition about the Soviet Union’s role in the defeat of Na…
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Second phase of EPBC consultation begins
The Australian War Memorial development project has progressed to the next stage of consultation under the Environment Protection and Biodivers…
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Visitors welcomed back to Memorial
The Australian War Memorial reopened to visitors today, after its doors closed to the public on Monday 23 March.
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