World War II
Hegseth uses D-Day memorial to rail against ‘invasion’ of Europe by migrants
The issue of European immigration has been a preoccupation of the Trump administration, with Vice President JD Vance also weighing in on the topic.
- Michael Koziol
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- Foreign relations
Location, location: Why tiny island strongholds are so prized
The Indian and Pacific oceans cover roughly half the globe and are dotted with strategically valuable islands. Who has what where – and when can it get controversial?
- Angus Holland
Parks, schools and homes: Council’s plan to redevelop Victoria Barracks
Lord Mayor Nick Reece says Melbourne will “never live it down” if the federal government’s sale of the historic military site does not benefit the community.
- Cara Waters
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- Anzac Day
‘War never solves anything’: Veterans honoured across Australia on Anzac Day
As dusk draws near, 111 years after Gallipoli, pubs are swelling with camaraderie and two-up following dawn services and marches to honour those who served and died for their country.
- Patrick Begley, Jack Gramenz and Sally Rawsthorne
Meet Fred, the Sydney Harbour Bridge-loving, Trump-hating 100-year-old veteran
Fred Whitaker served in the Pacific in World War II. He loves IPA beer and the bridge. Just don’t ask him about the US president.
- Anthony Segaert
The lieutenant, the liar and the leather-bound file: Inside the 30-year fight to clear Gordon Whitlam
The prime minister’s uncle was wrongly court-martialled as a young officer in World War I. He spent decades trying to clear his name.
- Tony Wright
- 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
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
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- Petrol prices
Nightmarish decisions lie ahead on fuel rationing, but better to go hard early
Wartime-style rationing is not on the table, but governments face only difficult decisions when it comes to controlling demand for liquid fuel.
- Allan Fels