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HISTORICAL FACTS: 2 | History Defined

Australia mourns the fallen in its capital

Sombre didgeridoo resonates through the gardens of the Australian War Memorial.

The Canberra Times

The Australian War Memorial’s intransigence on depicting the frontier wars speaks louder than words

Any meaningful shift in policy will need to amount to more than acquiring and hanging new artwork in a dedicated space

The Guardian - AU

Bali bombings first responders honoured in new AWM display

Curated for the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks, the photographic display details the Australian response.

The Canberra Times

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‘They are burning with a desire for justice’: Rachel Perkins on Australia’s genocidal past

In a new series, Perkins shares her own family’s history to expose how the country and its institutions have whitewashed the frontier wars

The Guardian - AU

The night Queen Elizabeth saw Blue Poles

She was a regular visitor to Canberra's best tourist spots.

The Canberra Times

Ink in the Lines exhibition showcases military tattoos and stories of service life

Striking photographs from the Australian War Memorial are highlighting the "unofficial" military history that hides in plain sight.

ABC News

Memorial marks watershed Pacific battle

The Australian War Memorial marks the 80th anniversary of a major battle in the Pacific where Australian troops decisively defeated Japanese land forces.

AAP

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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

Bomber inspires today's aviators behind the scenes at AWM

Members of 460 Squadron were shown around the Lancaster

The Canberra Times

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

New era of Australian politics as Labor enters Parliament House in government | GALLERY

Hunter hopes and the 47th parliament

Newcastle Herald

It took a while, but Liam is getting 'more comfortable being uncomfortable'

How veterans find work at the Australian War memorial.

The Canberra Times

Behind the barriers: inside the War Memorial's controversial development of Anzac Hall

An exclusive look behind the barriers where the new Australian War Memorial is rising.

The Canberra Times

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.

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Anzac Day in Canberra in pictures

The Australian War Memorial had its largest turnout for three years for Anzac Day commemorations.

The Guardian - AU

An Australian War Memorial sponsored by weapons dealers is no place for quiet reflection on Anzac Day

With boastful displays and arms maker sponsors, the memorial falls ever shorter of duty to commemorate the toll of war

The Canberra Times

Anzac Day set for return to normalcy in Canberra

About 5000 people are expected to attend the dawn service at the Australian War Memorial, which has been relocated into the grounds

The Canberra Times

On the memories, and dogs, of war

While fossicking through the Australian War Memorial archives, I recently stumbled upon a fetching photo of Digger, a dark brown and white stray bulldog that attached himself to soldiers training in 1914 and eventually went "over the top" of the trenches in World War I 16 times.

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Australian War Memorial seeks new funding from Lockheed Martin despite veterans’ criticism

Hundreds of Australians wrote letters saying sponsorship deals with arms manufacturers are ‘degrading to the memory of our war dead’

AAP

Nelson appointed to War Memorial council

High-profile Liberal Brendan Nelson has been appointed a member of the Council of the Australian War Memorial.

AAP

Anonymity could help defence reporting

Australia's sex discrimination commissioner has identified attitudes in the defence force which make cultural reform challenging.

The Guardian - AU

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

AAP

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.

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