Timor-Leste experienced a violent political crisis in April 2006, leading to one of Australia’s largest peacekeeping deployments: Operation Astute. Australian, Malaysian, New Zealand and Portuguese ...

Every year on 18 May, the International Council of Museums (ICOM) marks International Museum Day — a global event highlighting the transformative role of museums in society. This year's theme, Museums ...

Across conflict zones, peacekeeping operations, and disaster responses, Australian Defence Force nurses continue to provide critical care to both military personnel and civilians, often in challenging ...

Centaur was en route from Sydney to Cairns when she was sunk by a Japanese submarine south of Moreton Island, off the Queensland coast. From the 332 people on board, only 64 survived. When telling a ...

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The 35th Battalion was formed in December 1915 in Newcastle, New South Wales. The bulk of the battalion's recruits were drawn from the Newcastle region and thus it was dubbed "Newcastle's Own".

The Australian War Memorial’s vast photographic collection provides deep insight into the world of wartime photographers, war correspondents like Charles Bean, Department of Defence staff, ...

Tens of thousands gathered at the Australian War Memorial for the Anzac Day Dawn Service on Saturday 25 April 2026, marking 111 years since the first landings at Gallipoli. The Da ...

“[R]eading against the grain, looking for the silences or omissions in the official records and listening to the voices in the film archive … Woolley unearths the SIWs and the NYDs, the impact of ...

The Memorial acknowledges media reports of the arrest of Ben Roberts-Smith VC MG. Accordingly, the Memorial will review the wording of the interpretive panel associated with his display. The display ...

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