The Long Tan Cross, considered one of the most significant battlefield relics from Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War, has been unveiled in its permanent home in the Vietnam Gallery at the Australian War Memorial.

An inspirational new book dedicated to the daily ceremony which honours Australians who lost their lives in service of our country was today launched at Parliament House by Prime Minister the Honourable Malcolm Turnbull.

On the centenary of the First World War battle of Hamel the Australian War Memorial has dedicated a commemorative sculpture of General Sir John Monash, who planned and directed the successful action.   

The Australian War Memorial has launched the Battle of Hamel virtual reality experience which uses the latest in VR technology to deliver a synchronised in-theatre experience for the first time worldwide.

The Australian War Memorial, the University of Canberra, The Road Home and Thales Australia are excited to invite current and former Australian Defence Force personnel to enter the inaugural Napier Waller Art Prize, open from 11 June 2018.

November 2018 marks the centenary of the end of the First World War. On the 11th day of the 11th month, after four years of fighting, one of the world’s most devastating conflicts was finally over, and Australia mourned 62,000 dead. The ‘Great War’ deeply scarred our young nation and changed us.

The Australian War Memorial has released its Australian Electoral Commission Submission into the decision to name a new electorate in the Australian Capital Territory after Charles Edwin Woodrow Bean. C.E.W. Bean is the founder of the Memorial.

Lockheed Martin Australia’s enduring support for organisations that both honour and assist members of Australia’s armed forces was reaffirmed today with the announcement of two new partnerships - one with the Australian War Memorial and the other with the Invictus Games Sydney 2018.

The Australian War Memorial will have a program of commemorations and exhibitions to mark the 50th anniversaries of the battles of Coral and Balmoral in which Australian soldiers fought their largest, most sustained and arguably most hazardous battles of the Vietnam War.