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The Australian War Memorial’s prize controversy betrays the institution’s purpose: to tell the messy truth about war

The Australian War Memorial is in the news for reportedly retrospectively changing the rules of its Les Carlyon prize for military history. This resulted in it not being awarded to Walkley award-winning journalist Chris Masters’ book about disgraced special forces soldier Ben Roberts-Smith.

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Kim Beazley defends Australian War Memorial decision to exclude Ben Roberts-Smith book from prize

The former Labor leader says the Les Carlyon award is ‘explicitly for emerging authors’, disqualifying Chris Masters’ biography of the alleged war criminal

The Guardian - AU

Cherry blossoms and eucalypts: this Japanese war cemetery remembers fallen Australians

After the Great War, Australians made pilgrimages to distant battlefields of Gallipoli and northern France. They paid their respects to the fallen soldiers who shaped our national identity.

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Big things ahead as historic war planes on the move

Towering hulks of military equipment will be moved through the capital in the middle of the night as work on the Australian War Memorial hits a new milestone.

AAP

Remembrance Day returns to its traditional ground at Australian War Memorial

It's the 106th anniversary of the ending of the First World War.

The Canberra Times

King Charles III And Queen Camilla Visit Australia

King Charles III and Queen Camilla pay respects at Australian War Memorial, sparking discussions on Australia's future governance.

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Urgent meeting sought over $550m War Memorial upgrade

As findings of cost blowouts and conflicts of interests swirl around, the government has sought an urgent briefing with the national audit office.

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Australian War Memorial kept ministers in the dark on contracts for $550m redevelopment, audit finds

In two cases, contracts were split to avoid triggering $1m threshold for ministerial approval, the Australian National Audit Office says

The Guardian - AU

Australian War Memorial researchers identify 285 Indigenous servicemen who fought in the Vietnam war

A national ceremony in Canberra will mark the 50th anniversary of the end of Australia’s involvement in the war

The Guardian - AU

Ben Roberts-Smith: Australian War Memorial to overhaul displays involving ex-soldier

Kim Beazley says AWM acknowledges gravity of defamation decision amid calls to remove exhibits

The Guardian - AU

Female war artists reflect on 80 years of Australian War Memorial commissioning art from women

Susan Norrie protested the invasion of Iraq in 2003. More than a decade later, she was covering the conflict as an official war artist.

ABC News

Army veteran remembers 'burden of the work' in the 30 years since Somalia mission

"I recall one of the local elders describing the Australian soldiers like a colony of ants - all over the place. And we were."

The Canberra Times

Australian War Memorial reveals new Iraq War gallery will showcase 'NO WAR' Sydney Opera House protest items alongside fighter jet

On the 20th anniversary of the start of the second Iraq war, the Australian War Memorial reveals that its new gallery marking the conflict will feature anti-war protest material alongside a F/A-18 Hornet.

ABC News

'Girl tradie' with a pearl earring

Not so tough for women on site at the Australian War Memorial.

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War Memorial spy fears spell end for Chinese cameras

The Australian War memorial will remove several Chinese-made security cameras from the building because of concerns they could be used for spying.

ABC News

Chinese-made security cameras to be removed from Australian War Memorial due to spyware concerns

Almost a dozen cameras will be removed from the War Memorial over spyware fears, as new chair Kim Beazley insists the devices are only being used outside the building.

AAP

How Aussie diggers celebrated Christmas

The Australian War Memorial has revealed the heartfelt ways the nation's servicemen and women celebrated Christmas on the frontline.

ABC News

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.

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The Canberra Times

'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

New Australian War Memorial rises from the ground

A "name the crane" competition is likely as the machinery moves in.

ABC News

Should the Australian War Memorial return the Shellal Mosaic?

Deep inside the Australian War Memorial is one of the country's most controversial artworks. Some in the Middle East say it should be returned home.

The Canberra Times

Australia mourns the fallen in its capital

Sombre didgeridoo resonates through the gardens of the Australian War Memorial.

The Guardian - AU

The Australian War Memorial’s intransigence on depicting the frontier wars speaks louder than words

Any meaningful shift in policy will need to amount to more than acquiring and hanging new artwork in a dedicated space

The Canberra Times

Bali bombings first responders honoured in new AWM display

Curated for the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks, the photographic display details the Australian response.

The Guardian - AU

‘They are burning with a desire for justice’: Rachel Perkins on Australia’s genocidal past

In a new series, Perkins shares her own family’s history to expose how the country and its institutions have whitewashed the frontier wars

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