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Joy, loss and relief: digitised collection reveals the stories behind Armistice Day

The Australian War Memorial project is bringing diaries and letters from the first world war to new audiences

The Guardian - AU

New insight into Australian soldiers' lives recorded the end of the WWI

A slice of history now available for all to read.

The Canberra Times

Canberra author in running for Australian War Memorial literary award

Christine Helliwell's book Semut is one of four up for this year's award.

The Canberra Times

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War hero honoured with artwork from Archibald Prize winner

Bill Newton was awarded the Victoria Cross posthumously for valour and devotion to duty.

The Canberra Times

Songs of survival: Inside the lost music of WWII POWs

It is inconsistent with the idea of what life for a prisoner of war was like. Still these music concerts were a brief relief from life in places such as Changi.

The Canberra Times

Recognising the warriors: Henry Reynolds on the war memorial's surprising change of direction

First Nations people please be advised this article speaks of racially discriminating moments in history, including the distress and death of First Nations people.

The Conversation

The Anzac cloak has shielded the Australian War Memorial from criticism. Its recognition of frontier violence is long overdue

The integrity of Australian history demands truth-telling and our shrine to the military should lead the way

The Guardian - AU

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Australian War Memorial promises ‘much broader, deeper’ depiction of frontier wars

Move comes after AWM faced criticism for sparse presentation of atrocities against Indigenous Australians during colonisation

The Guardian - AU

In The Australian Wars, Rachel Perkins dispenses with the myth Aboriginal people didn't fight back

First Nations people please be advised this article mentions colonial violence towards Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

The Conversation

Guns ring out as Canberra remembers Queen

"I don't think we'll see somebody like her again, not in our lifetimes."

The Canberra Times

Canberra woman known for her impeccable style dies

Alison Aitken volunteered with the Australian War Memorial for almost 50 years.

The Canberra Times

'It's ambitious': AWM expansion vital to honour modern vets, director says

A $500 million upgrade to the Australian War Memorial - which has already blown out to $550 million - angered many. But the institution's director says, once completed, the realised vision will be accepted by the public.

The Canberra Times

Portrait of breastfeeding servicewoman wins Napier Waller Art Prize for 2022

A portrait portraying the conflict between being a mother and an Army service member has won a prestigious art prize, run by the Australian War Memorial.

ABC News

Seeing war, and its aftermath, through the eyes of artists

The AWM art collection is just as potent as guns, aeroplanes and muddy uniforms.

The Canberra Times

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WWII nurse Lieutenant Colonel Vivian Bullwinkel's incredible tale of survival

Australian nurse Vivian Bullwinkel's incredible tale of survival includes being on a ship sunk at sea, washing up on an occupied island, being captured as a prisoner of war and being shot in an attempted execution by machine gun fire.

The Canberra Times

Canberra community prepares to gather for Anzac Day despite disruptions

Canberra Services Club and the Australian War Memorial are preparing for ANZAC day commemorations.

The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: leaders clash over China security deal, coal export boom to bust, UK thirsty for vampires

Thursday: Labor leader Anthony Albanese wins the first leaders’ debate. Plus: Russia tests new missile from its nuclear arsenal

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