Archived Media Releases
New Director Brendan Nelson arrives at Memorial
Brendan Nelson started today as the new Director of the Australian War Memorial.
Dr Nelson said that he was honoured to be working at such…
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Memorial farewells Nola Anderson
The Australian War Memorial’s acting Director, Nola Anderson, today concludes her 25 year long career at the Memorial.
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Quilty debuts official war art in Sydney
The Australian War Memorial will launch a new exhibition, Ben Quilty: After Afghanistan, featuring new works from official war artist and Archibald…
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Keighran VC presents Victoria Cross to Memorial
Australia’s latest Victoria Cross recipient, Corporal Daniel Keighran VC, today presented his Victoria Cross to the Australian War Memorial, where…
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Peacekeepers and the Memorial’s Roll of Honour
Yesterday Rear Admiral Ken Doolan AO RAN (Ret’d), Chairman of the Council of the Australian War Memorial tabled at a meeting of Council a petition…
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Poignant Emblem of 2010 Helicopter Crash presented to the Australian War Memorial
During a small ceremony on Remembrance Day, the Chief of Joint Operations, Lieutenant General Ash Power, presented the Australian War Memorial with…
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Thousands attend Remembrance Day National Ceremony
At 11 am on 11 November 1918, the guns of the Western Front fell silent after more than four years of continuous warfare. On this day each year Aus…
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Thousands attend Remembrance Day National Ceremony 2012
At 11 am on 11 November 1918, the guns of the Western Front fell silent after more than four years of continuous warfare. On this day each year Aus…
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Royal couple visit the Australian War Memorial
On the eve of Remembrance Day, Saturday 10 November, Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall will visit the Australi…
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Six more for the Australian War Memorial
For this year’s Remembrance Day, the Australian War Memorial will display a new sculpture commemorating the lives of fallen soldiers.
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Mr Kerry Stokes launches new exhibition of First World War images
Yesterday at the Australian War Memorial Mr Kerry Stokes AC opened the new exhibition Remember me: the lost diggers of Vignacourt. Through an excep…
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Military fashion on show at Memorial for Floriade
The Australian War Memorial, inspired by Floriade’s 2012 theme of Style and Design, is proud to display a recently conserved colonial uniform that…
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Honour rolls at Australian War Memorial
The Australian War Memorial is committed to ensuring that the sacrifice of all Australian servicemen and women will never be forgotten. To commemo…
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Memorial farewells Director
After more than 16 years as Director of the Australian War Memorial Steve Gower AO AO(Mil) will retire tomorrow, Friday 31 August 2012.
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Memorial Council welcomes new Director
Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, Warren Snowdon MP, has announced that the Hon Dr Brendan Nelson has been appointed as the new Director of the Austr…
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A rare gift to the nation by Kerry Stokes AC
Today Mr Kerry Stokes AC presented a collection of fragile First World War photographic glass plates to the Australian War Memorial.
These…
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International conference brings renowned historian to Canberra
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Long Tan cross is in Australian for the first time
Today the Australian War Memorial announced that for the first time in Australia the original Long Tan cross will be on display from 17 August 2012…
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Montevideo Maru memorial unveiling
Media are invited to the unveiling of the memorial, designed to commemorate Australians who died in the defence of Rabaul, and those who later died…
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2012 Reconciliation Week at the Australian War Memorial
Visit the Australian War Memorial during Reconciliation Week to discover stories of Indigenous Service from Monday 27 May until Sunday 3 June 2012.…
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Bryan Gandevia Prize awarded at Australian War Memorial
On 20 April 2012, The Australian War Memorial presented the inaugural Bryan Gandevia Prize for Australian Military-Medical History to Dr David Hend…
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Anzac Day 2012 Dawn Service
The Australian War Memorial hosted around 25,000 visitors for the traditional Anzac Day Dawn Service today. Today is the 70th year that Anzac Day h…
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Anzac Day 2012 National Ceremony
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The nation's history of the final years of Vietnam
The story of Australia’s long war in Vietnam has now been completed with the release of the final volume of the Official History of Australia’s inv…
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