‘Well,I managed to get the buggers,sir’:The daring plan that created a legend

‘Well,I managed to get the buggers,sir’:The daring plan that created a legend

Albert Jacka was Australia’s first Victoria Cross recipient for his actions in Gallipoli when Turkish troops launched an attack on troops dug in at Courtney’s Post.

  • byPeter FitzSimons

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‘My beautiful boy’:The diary of a heart broken at Fromelles
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History

‘My beautiful boy’:The diary of a heart broken at Fromelles

Frontline nurse Alice Ross-King’s World War I diaries tell of a great love - and a dreadful tragedy.

  • byTony Wright
John Curtin,Winston Churchill and the cable that changed the course of Australian history
Opinion
Anzac Day

John Curtin,Winston Churchill and the cable that changed the course of Australian history

During World War II,British Prime Minister Winston Churchill ordered Australian troops to defend Britain’s colonial interests. Australian leader John Curtin had other ideas.

  • byPeter FitzSimons
How four pillars on the Kokoda Track will change Albanese forever
Opinion
Anzac Day

How four pillars on the Kokoda Track will change Albanese forever

When Prime Minister Anthony Albanese lurches out of the PNG jungle at Isurava shrine,four words will be etched on his psyche.

  • byPeter FitzSimons
Lest we forget ancient island that opened its hearts to our Anzacs

Lest we forget ancient island that opened its hearts to our Anzacs

A small,solemn group of dignitaries will meet in Malta – as they have since 1916 – among the rows of headstones at Pieta Military Cemetery to commemorate an intriguing but forgotten chapter of Gallipoli lore.

  • byAndrew Hornery
When the graves of our war dead were desecrated – to save the government money
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World War I

When the graves of our war dead were desecrated – to save the government money

Australia has always honoured its war dead. But what of the thousands of unmarked graves in Australia of soldiers who brought home their war wounds?

  • byTony Wright
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Tradie turned artist wins prize for work exploring veteran’s trauma

Tradie turned artist wins prize for work exploring veteran’s trauma

A third-generation builder turned artist has scooped the 2023 Gallipoli Art Prize with a poignant picture of his war veteran uncle’s bedroom.

  • byHelen Pitt
It’s time to move on from Gallipoli
Opinion
Anzac Day

It’s time to move on from Gallipoli

We have so much to be proud of in our military history,why dwell on Gallipoli?

  • byPeter FitzSimons
‘We had some fun in the trenches this morning’:Gallipoli love letters reveal lighter moments of war

‘We had some fun in the trenches this morning’:Gallipoli love letters reveal lighter moments of war

Idris Charles Pike wrote from Gallipoli:“We had some fun in the trenches this morning.”

  • byTim Barlass
It was supposed to be the ‘biggest show on television’. What went wrong?
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It was supposed to be the ‘biggest show on television’. What went wrong?

Seven-part TV series Gallipoli was launched in 2015 with great fanfare,but tanked in the ratings. It’s worth another watch.

  • byLouise Rugendyke
Prize-winning painting shines spotlight on WWI’s forgotten heroes

Prize-winning painting shines spotlight on WWI’s forgotten heroes

Sydney artist Geoff Harvey has won the Gallipoli Art Prize for the second time with a tribute to the Waler horses of Australia’s Light Horsemen.

  • byLinda Morris