Scrapping Vic electorate a 'backwards step', MP says The Australian Electoral Commission has confirmed it will abolish the Melbourne-based seat of Higgins at the next election, leading to backlash from its MP. AAP · Sep 5, 2024
MP ire as seat faces axe and growing state eyes new one A federal electorate in Melbourne is in line to be axed at the next election, while a nursing prisoner of war will be honoured in a new seat in another state. AAP · May 31, 2024
'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.' The Canberra Times · Aug 1, 2023
'A war crime has been censored': Truth revealed about a WWII massacre on Bangka Island Vivian Bullwinkel was the sole survivor of a wartime massacre, but the full extent of the horrors she experienced is only now being told. ABC News · Jun 1, 2023
Broken Hill nurse Vivian Bullwinkel first woman to be honoured with Australian War Memorial statue Broken Hill nurse Vivian Bullwinkel was the sole survivor of the Banka Island massacre, in which 60 soldiers and 21 nurses were killed. It's hoped that one day, she'll also be a household name. ABC News · Dec 16, 2022
'An extraordinary story of survival': War Memorial unveils design for its first statue of a woman The statue is set to be installed at the end of 2023. The Canberra Times · Dec 15, 2022
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. ABC News · Apr 24, 2022