HISTORICAL FACTS: 2 | History Defined

Australian War Memorial publishes first list of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander soldiers who served in Vietnam War

The Australian War Memorial releases the first list of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander soldiers who served in the Vietnam War. The number of First Australians who fought in the conflict was not previously known because it was not recorded at the time of recruitment.

ABC News · Aug 16, 2022

US ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy visits War Memorial to learn more about elite team that helped rescue JFK during WWII

Newly appointed United States ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy learns more about the elite Australian military unit that helped rescue her father — John F Kennedy — and his crew during World War II.

ABC News · Jul 28, 2022

80th anniversary of sinking of Montevideo Maru, Australia's worst maritime disaster, commemorated at Australian War Memorial

July 1 marks the 80th anniversary of Australia's worst maritime disaster, the sinking of the Montevideo Maru during World War II. The ship was bound for a Japanese prisoner of war camp when a US Navy submarine fired on and sunk the vessel, killing 1,053 Australians.

ABC News · Jul 1, 2022

Australian War Memorial urged to stop accepting money from Lockheed Martin

Veterans, historians and experts say companies that profit from conflict have no place in a solemn memorial to those killed in war

The Guardian - AU · Mar 22, 2022

Veterans' march to return this Anzac Day

The Australian War Memorial will host the first full veterans' march in three years as part of national commemorations on Anzac Day.

AAP · Mar 21, 2022