The Labor elder statesman is being discussed internally by the federal government as a candidate for the Australian War Memorial council.
The RSL’s national president Greg Melick said the War Memorial should be exclusively for defence and peacekeeping operations.
A Grattan Institute analysis of federal government board positions shows 21 per cent had direct political connections,described as a form of “grey corruption”.
Peter Dutton is firming as the man most likely to lead the Coalition,but he will need to overcome voters’ perceptions of him and the rising independent vote.
Former Liberal leader Brendan Nelson’s absence from the Australian War Memorial,which he ran for seven years until late 2019,has been short-lived.
Former Liberal leader Brendan Nelson has aired a proposal to redevelop Reconciliation Place in Canberra’s parliamentary triangle and use it to change the culture of Australia Day.
Brendan Nelson put up a spirited defence of the reputation of Ben Roberts-Smith,including tales of the “reverential mobs” that used to fall upon the former SAS soldier wherever he went,until the day he was accused of war crimes.
The former Liberal defence minister and head of the Australian War Memorial said before The Age and Sydney Morning Herald articles,the former SAS soldier was surrounded by “reverential mobs”.
Every museum curator is likely to understand that they are only ever a label away from controversy.
The former chief historian of the Australian War Memorial has called for its chairman,Kerry Stokes,to stand down over his public and private support for soldiers accused of war crimes in Afghanistan.
Some spoke of'killing as a sport'. Others of deep shame suffered in silence. The disclosures from the special forces soldiers came slowly at first.