Media Releases Media releases Image & footage requests Conditions of use On-site filming & photography On the record Archived Media Releases Les Carlyon Literary Prize shortlist announced 03 November 2022 The Australian War Memorial has announced shortlisted finalists for the Les Carlyon Literary Prize. View more Blak Douglas Newton VC portrait unveiled at Australian War Memorial 28 October 2022 A new portrait of Flight Lieute… View more Last Post Ceremony leading online commemorations for all 12 October 2022 The Australian War Memorial is leading Australian commemorations with a daily live-streamed Last Post Ceremony, made possible through the generous… View more Australian War Memorial remembers Bali bombings aftermath 12 October 2022 As many in Australian mark the 20th anniversary of the Bali bombings, a new photographic display detailing the Australian response to the terrorist… View more Australian War Memorial ‘leads Australia’ with geothermal 29 September 2022 The Australian War Memorial will lead the nation with a new green energy project, delivering the largest closed loop underground geothermal technol… View more Memorial marks 75th anniversary of Australian involvement in international peacekeeping efforts 14 September 2022 The Australian War Memorial is commemorating the 75th anniversary of Australian involvement in peacekeeping operations with a special Last Post Cer… View more Australian War Memorial mourns the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 09 September 2022 It is a day of sadness for the Australian War Memorial as the world mourns the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. View more Statement from Mr Matt Anderson, Director of the Australian War Memorial 08 September 2022 I was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Alison Aitken, known by many as the Queen of Canberra, and an icon of the Australian War Memorial f… View more Australian War Memorial remembers Milne Bay 25 August 2022 The Australian War Memorial is marking the 80th anniversary of the Second World War battle of Milne Bay, one of the first major battles in the Paci… View more Australian War Memorial recognises Indigenous Vietnam veterans 17 August 2022 New research from the Australian War Memorial has identified more than 250 Indigenous men and women who served for Australia during the Vietnam War… View more Memorial commemorates 80th anniversary of the sinking of HMAS Canberra 09 August 2022 Tuesday marks the 80th anniversary of the sinking of HMAS Canberra (I). In the darkness of the early hours of 9 August 1942, the Australia… View more Remembering Kokoda 80 years on 21 July 2022 This Thursday, 21 July 2022, marks the 80th anniversary of the beginning of the Kokoda campaign in Papua New Guinea. View more Research uncovers first known Indigenous soldier to die on active service 07 July 2022 Private Walter Joseph Parker is the most recent addition to the Australian War Memorial’s Indigenous Boer War list and, as current research stands,… View more Anneke Jamieson wins prestigious Napier Waller Art Prize 23 June 2022 The Australian War Memorial is delighted to announce that retired major, Mrs Anneke Jamieson, has won the 2022 Napier Waller Art Prize with her por… View more Memorial to light up purple to honour Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 02 June 2022 From dusk on 2 June to 5 June 2022, the Australian War Memorial, along with other iconic buildings and monuments around Australia, will be illumina… View more Thousands attend Anzac Day Dawn Service and Veterans’ March 25 April 2022 More than 20,000 visitors gathered this morning at the commemorative heart… View more New Council Chair appointed 22 April 2022 Dr Brendan Nelson, AO has been appointed by the Council of the Australian War Memorial as its Chair.… View more ANZAC DAY 2022 COMMEMORATIONS 14 April 2022 Anzac Day commemorations will take place on Monday 25 April at the Australi… View more Media statement: Chairman steps down after 15 years of extraordinary service to Council 05 April 2022 In response to today’s announcement that Mr Kerry Stokes AC is stepping down from his role as Chair and Member of the Cou… View more Preparations underway for Anzac Day 2022 28 March 2022 The Australian War Memorial is preparing for the Anzac Day Dawn Service and… View more Bryan Gandevia Prize awarded at the Australian War Memorial 25 March 2022 The Australian War Memorial is proud to announce Dr Kristen Alexander as the winner of the Bryan Gandevia Prize for Australian military–medical his… View more Full Veterans’ March returns this Anzac Day 2022 21 March 2022 For the first time in two years, the Australian War Memorial will welcome a full Veterans’ March on Anzac Day, Monday 25… View more Big Things in Store open day returns to Memorial’s Treloar Technology Centre 05 March 2022 The Australian War Memorial has opened the doors to its storage hub in Mitchell today as the Big Things in Store… View more Tickets available now for Big Things in Store 08 February 2022 The Big Things in Store event is back. The Australian War Memorial is opening the doors to its storage facility in Mitchell to the public on Saturd… View more Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Page 2 Current page 3 Page 4 Next page Next › Last page Last » Last updated: 22 June 2023