Australian War Memorial accepted more than $830,000 from arms manufacturers in three years

The Australian War Memorial accepted more than $830,000 from Boeing, Leidos, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Thales over the last three years. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

The Australian War Memorial accepted more than $830,000 in sponsorship and donations from arms manufacturers over the last three years, including a $28,000 donation for a Remembrance Day dinner last year.

Historians, some veterans and retired memorial staff, including ex-directors, have long criticised the institution’s acceptance of money from arms manufacturers, saying a body designed to commemorate Australia’s war dead should not be funded by companies that profit from conflict.