In defence of the Australian War Memorial's expansion plans,claims that memorials for modern operations could go to a storage facility off-site do no credit to service people who put their lives on the line.
Political concerns have always been put above academic considerations when it comes to Australia's official war histories.
The Chinese government’s covert operations in Australia are considerable. Can Australia push back without economic consequences?
The Australian War Memorial's ambitious expansion plans should be halted and independently reviewed,writes its former director.
Australia's longest-serving foreign minister has urged his former department and its leader,Marise Payne,to release the full and uncensored version of an official history of Australia's peacekeeping operations in East Timor.
A legacy project of former prime minister Tony Abbott is in danger of collapse amid claims that bureaucrats are trying to censor its first volume.
The former prime minister has been given his first official appointment since his political career ended at the May 18 election.
Many people question why we reported the military and police investigations into a war hero. We were prejudicing an inquiry,ignoring the fog of war,making our soldiers soft,they said. This is why we did it.
Brendan Nelson's departure from the role he has held for seven years paves the way for a new director to oversee the memorial's near $500 million expansion.
Former prime minister Tony Abbott is poised to make a return to public life on the influential board of the Australian War Memorial.
A letter signed by some of Australia's most respected writers,historians,former leaders and ex-public servants rejects the $498 million project.