Movies taken by Sir Robert Menzies will be saved as part of fresh funding for the National Film and Sound Archives.
The historians won’t see the unredacted report of the Brereton war crimes inquiry until the public sees it,which could be as long as seven years away.
In the immediate search for HMAS Sydney only a single empty life raft and an inflated RAN lifejacket were found.
The crew member has been identified as Able Seaman Thomas Welsby Clark from New Farm in Brisbane.
On Armistice Day,80 years ago,the Herald joined a crowd of 5,000 gathered in Canberra for the opening of the Australian War Memorial.
This episode of Good Weekend Talks looks at Afghanistan – from the withdrawal of US military and the fall of Kabul to the latest incarnation of the Taliban and what the upheaval means for Afghans now and in the future.
AWM staff were advised to tell people that options other than knocking down Anzac Hall had been rigorously examined,documents released under freedom of information show.
The media mogul,whose position as chairman has become increasingly controversial,has been reappointed as a member of the council of the Australian War Memorial.
The Australian War Memorial can start work on its $500 million redevelopment after receiving approval for early works including a controversial demolition.
Historians are mystified why the government seems to treat Australia’s military history with reverence at the War Memorial but indifference in the National Archives.
Fred Weir’s life ended not at war but when he returned to Australia - at his own hand,like so many returned service men and women. We should resolve to broaden the ambit of remembrance.