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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Christopher Knaus

Kim Beazley backs ‘proper recognition of frontier conflict’ at Australian War Memorial

Australian flags fly out the front of the Australian War memorial in Canberra
New Australian War Memorial head Kim Beazley says the institution should recognise the frontier conflict. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

The new chair of the Australian War Memorial, Kim Beazley, says he supports “proper recognition of the frontier conflict” as part of the institution’s $500m expansion, questioning how the institution can “have a history of Australian wars without that”.

The memorial has faced persistent criticism over its failure to properly commemorate the frontier wars, despite the conflicts being at the heart of Australia’s history.

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