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Indigenous veterans of Korean War recognised
As part of its ongoing research program, the Australian War Memorial has identified more than 60 Indigenous men who served for Australia during the…
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Meet the diverse voices shaping the new Australian War Memorial
A diverse group of people from war and conflict zones will meet at the Australian War Memorial this week to help shape the new contemporary galleri…
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Australian War Memorial welcomes Vietnam veterans 50 years on
In recognition of the 50th anniversary of the end of Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War, the Australian War Memorial will open the Commemor…
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Secret of the Dambusters unveiled for the first time
The Australian War Memorial has unveiled a key piece from one of the most famous air raids of the Second World War: Operation Chastise, better know…
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Australian War Memorial marks 80 years since the loss of AHS Centaur
The Australian War Memorial has revealed “frozen in time” watches which stopped during the loss of Australian Hospital Ship Centaur.
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Australian War Memorial celebrates coronation with royal purple illumination
To mark the Coronation of His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort, the Australian War Memorial will join other national buildings an…
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Prime Minister leads Anzac Day commemorations in Canberra
Thousands of people gathered this morning at the Australian War Memorial for the Anzac Day Dawn Service, commemorating the 108th anniversary of the…
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Australian War Memorial praises Montevideo Maru discovery
Chair of the Australian War Memorial Kim Beazley says the discovery of SS Montevideo Maru in the South China Sea almost 81 years after the tragedy…
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Australian War Memorial marks 10th anniversary of Last Post Ceremony
The Australian War Memorial is marking the 10 year anniversary of the daily…
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Anzac Day 2023 at the Australian War Memorial
With Anzac Day only a few weeks away, the Australian War Memorial is encouraging people to prepare for the 108th anniversary of the Gallipoli landi…
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Australian War Memorial cranes named Duffy and Teddy
The Australian War Memorial’s two tower cranes have been named by Canberra school children, with “Duffy” and “Teddy” rising over the Development Pr…
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Australian War Memorial marks Iraq Invasion 20 years on
The Australian War Memorial is marking the 20th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq with a preview of one of the centerpieces to its new galleries,…
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Meet the women in construction at the Australian War Memorial
This International Women’s Day the Australian War Memorial is highlighting some of the key women working on the Development project.
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Australia’s first Academy Award 80 years on
This Saturday, 4 March, marks the 80th anniversary of the first Academy Award won by an Australian.
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Untold stories of Australian sailors and airmen revealed
Two postgraduate history students have unearthed new findings from within t…
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Australian War Memorial's new galleries take flight
The Australian War Memorial has revealed the first glimpse of its new galleries, with an Australian Chinook revealed as one of the new items visito…
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The Handkerchief Project: Afghan women sew hopes during the war
An artistic exchange between Afghan and Australian women, The Handkerchief Project, has been acquired by the Australian War Memorial.
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First look at Vivian Bullwinkel sculpture for Memorial
A new sculpture of nurse Lieutenant Colonel Vivian Bullwinkel will be the first sculpture of an individual nurse or woman in the grounds of the Aus…
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Kim Beazley elected Chair of Australian War Memorial Council
The Honourable Kim Beazley AC has been appointed as Chair of the Australian War Memorial Council.
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Australian War Memorial takes digital deep dive into naval history
A dynamic exhibition about the history of the Royal Australian Navy launches online on Thursday 1 December.
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Australian War Memorial Baird VC portrait ‘keeps his memory alive’
A new portrait of the late Corporal Cameron Stewart Baird VC MG by Archibald-winning artist Marcus Wills has been unveiled.
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Thousands vote for maternal portrait in Napier Waller Art Prize
The Australian War Memorial is delighted to announce that retired Major, Mrs Anneke Jamieson, has won the 2022 Napier Waller Art Prize People’s Cho…
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Semut scoops Australian War Memorial’s Les Carlyon Literary Prize
Christine Helliwell has won the Australian War Memorial’s prestigious Les Carlyon Literary Prize for her non-fiction book, Semut: The untold st…
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Australian War Memorial build takes shape
The Australian War Memorial’s $550 million development project will begin rising out of the ground, following the contract signing with the last of…
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