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Artist-in-residence at the Australian War Memorial
The Australian War Memorial has received a grant of $17,650 from the Australia Council for the Arts to host Australian new media artist Baden Pailt…
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Memorial launches daily Last Post ceremony
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Memorial puts on a show with the Australian Embassy
The Australian War Memorial, in collaboration with the Australian Embassy in Washington DC, will be launching a new art exhibition as part of the E…
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Memorial Director encourages all Australians to support veterans of current and recent conflicts this Anzac Day
Director of the Australian War Memorial, Dr Brendan Nelson, is encouraging veterans of recent conflicts and their families to participate in Anzac…
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Major changes at the Australian War Memorial
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Tim Sullivan appointed as Head of the Memorial’s National Collection
Dr Brendan Nelson, Director of the Australian War Memorial, has announced that Mr Tim Sullivan has been appointed to the position of Assistant Dire…
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Students send messages of thanks to the battlefields
Students from all across Australia who visit the Australian War Memorial are sharing messages of thanks for Australian soldiers who gave their live…
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Memorial Council changes Roll of Honour criteria
Today the Council of the Australian War Memorial decided that all Australian servicemen and servicewomen who die on operational service, including…
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Keighran VC unveils Victoria Cross in Memorial’s Hall of Valour
Corporal Keighran’s Victoria Cross, on loan to the Memorial, is displayed with his accompanying medal group in the exhibition honouring all the Aus…
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Quilty debuts official war art in Sydney
Today, at the National Art School Gallery in Sydney, the Australian War Memorial launched a new exhibition, Ben Quilty: after Afghanistan, featurin…
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United in Remembrance
Today the Director of the Memorial, Dr Brendan Nelson, and the Chairman, Rear Admiral Ken Doolan AO RAN (Ret’d), welcomed the Prime Minister, The H…
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United in Remembrance
Today the Director of the Memorial, Dr Brendan Nelson, and the Chairman, Rear Admiral Ken Doolan AO RAN (Ret’d), welcomed the Prime Minister, The H…
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