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The surprising background of this Australian War Memorial bugler

Jackson is nervous, playing solo to absolute silence.

The Canberra Times

Indigenous art work serves to honour Legacy centenary

An artwork of 100 Indigenous food bowls will go on display at the Australian War Memorial marking the centenary of the veterans' charity, Legacy.

AAP

Hundreds gather to pay respects to 'enduring burden' of defence personnel

The ceremony marked 30 years since the 'Unknown Soldier' was returned from France.

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‘He is one of us’: 30 years on, Paul Keating’s eulogy to the unknown Australian soldier endures

Saturday marks three decades since the then prime minister brought the grief of European battlegrounds home, paying homage to one of the 20,000 Australians who died in the first world war yet remain unidentified

The Guardian - AU

The Canberra landmark that made a US list of top 10 world destinations

Of all the free-entry sites in the world, this tourist attraction came in ninth.

Newcastle Herald

Vale Canberra Hospital's first director of nursing

Her army uniform and medals are displayed at the Australian War Memorial.

The Canberra Times

'Immediate affection and awe': After years of waiting, War Memorial unveils Vivian Bullwinkel statue

'She garnered this incredible sense of love, admiration, and profound respect.'

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'How could they do that?': The new diverse voices guiding the Australian War Memorial

The war memorial has created a new advisory group.

The Canberra Times

Australia confronts ‘war hero’ myth after Ben Roberts-Smith case

Veneration of veterans gained momentum in the John Howard era and the revelations from Afghanistan have shocked many.

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What should the Australian War Memorial do with its heroic portraits of Ben Roberts-Smith?

On Friday, the Federal Court dismissed Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation case against The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Canberra Times.

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Ben Roberts-Smith's memorabilia to remain on display at Australian War Memorial, additional content being considered

The memorial says it will continue to display disgraced war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith's uniform and medals for now, but will consider adding context.

ABC News

What comes next for war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith after his defamation case was dismissed?

Ben Roberts-Smith has lost one of the most expensive defamation trials in Australia, and along with it his reputation. There are other factors that now need to be considered too.

ABC News

Ben Roberts-Smith: calls for uniform to be removed from Australian War Memorial display

Greens say removal would be ‘first step in correcting the official record’ after federal court dismisses defamation case

The Guardian - AU

Eighty years on from the Dambusters Raid — a mission so secretive the details were kept from the crews until the night before

Today marks 80 years since the Dambusters Raid during World War II, a mission so secretive the crews didn't even know their target until the night before.

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Thousands attend dawn service at Australian War Memorial

The Prime Minister praised Indigenous contribution to Australian defence.

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Female war artists reflect on 80 years of Australian War Memorial commissioning art from women

Susan Norrie protested the invasion of Iraq in 2003. More than a decade later, she was covering the conflict as an official war artist.

The Conversation

The Australian War Memorial must deal properly with the frontier wars

The recent media rounds of the new chair of the Australian War Memorial Council, Kim Beazley, appear to presage a major shift in the institution’s attitude to the frontier wars. Beazley explained it is “enormously important” that the current $550 million renovation of the war memorial provides significant coverage of…

The Guardian - AU

Australian War Memorial funding dwarfed that of other cultural institutions in Coalition’s final years

Memorial given more than $600m in last two years of Morrison government, as the nation’s peak collecting museums languished

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