Australian War Memorial
Family’s bid to upgrade Queensland war hero to Victoria Cross
Stan Walsh risked his life saving a wounded soldier under heavy fire and behind enemy lines, yet did not receive the ADF’s highest honour. And a search is still under way for his father’s missing medal.
- Davina Smith
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- Perspective
- Anzac Day
‘He died at the moment the war ended’: The young Australian who helped the Czech partisans
Lawrence Saywell survived Nazi prison camps and joined up with Czech freedom fighters only to cruelly lose his life the day Germany surrendered.
- David Crowe
The art of war, propaganda and protest from the battlefield to the Opera House
A 50-year collection of photos, posters and ephemera about war is on show now, while the Australian War Memorial has acquired the brushes used to paint No War on the Opera House.
- Julie Power
- Opinion
- Five Minutes with Fitz
Ben Roberts-Smith, frontier wars and the Balibo Five: Inside the revamped war memorial
This is a place to “commemorate through understanding the gritty, awful nature of war”, says the Australian War Memorial director.
- Peter FitzSimons
Ben Roberts-Smith exhibit at Australian War Memorial updated after arrest
After sustained criticism, the museum has updated its gallery to reflect the criminal charges brought against the Victoria Cross recipient.
- Nick Newling
‘Total disgrace’: Veterans call to end medals free-for-all
Replica awards right up to the Victoria Cross can be had over the counter without any proof of merit.
- Tony Wright
‘An utter disgrace’: National war museum urged to act on Ben Roberts-Smith display
Historians say the Australian War Memorial’s refusal to remove the accused murderer’s uniform from its Hall of Valour must be reconsidered.
- Clay Lucas and Nick Newling
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- Roberts-Smith case
‘The most difficult’: How the Ben Roberts-Smith story was chased to ground
Through dangerous country and numerous courtrooms the reporters spent years on this story.
- Michael Bachelard
SBS documentary goes inside the divisive Australian War Memorial renovation
The museum’s upgrade provides space to “recognise the loss, and the ongoing impacts” of war on veterans.
- Bridget McManus
- Opinion
- Canberra
Sydney or Melbourne? Can I chuck in a vote for this bush metropolis?
It’s too often an either/or debate over Australia’s biggest cities. I have another suggestion, and it’s a capital idea.
- Nick Bryant