“We have brought a national icon back home and next year people will get to see G for George as you have never seen her before in new Anzac Hall,” Matt Anderson, Director of the Australian War ...

Isador Goodman’s New Guinea Fantasy is more than a piece of music, but a tribute to sacrifice, solidarity and the power of ...

On Thursday 31 July, the iconic fuselage of the Lancaster bomber G for George will make its historic return to the Memorial, ahead of its installation as the centrepiece of the new Australians in ...

The temporary photographic exhibition, Victory in the Pacific!, is a series of photographs that capture the joy and celebration, coupled with the sombre commemoration which seized Australians, as the ...

Over 22,000 Australian servicemen and almost forty nurses were captured by the Japanese. Most were captured early in 1942 when Japanese forces captured Malaya, Singapore, New Britain, and the ...

Live Theatre Performance by THEATRE 180 A compelling true story of the celebration of women’s strength, love and hope in the face of adversity. Written by Jenny Davis Directed by Stuart Halusz ...

Eighty years ago, on 15 August 1945, Emperor Hirohito publicly announced Japan’s acceptance of the Allies’ terms and Japan’s surrender. Nazi Germany had surrendered to the Allies three months earlier.

The Axis powers in Europe (Germany and Italy) captured 8,591 Australian personnel. In the Middle East campaigns of 1941-42, 7,116 AIF officers and men were taken prisoner ...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has marked a major milestone at the Australian War Memorial by officially opening its new Main Entrance.

Australian units that fought during Confrontation did so as part of a larger British and Commonwealth force under British command. Australia's commitment to operations against Indonesia in Borneo and ...

A crowd of more than 32,000 people gathered in the dark this morning at the Australian War Memorial for the Anzac Day Dawn Service, commemorating the 109th anniversary of the Gallipoli landing. The ...

The Avro Lancaster B1, known with affection as "G for George", has a remarkable history. "G for George" flew ninety operational missions over Germany and occupied Europe during the height of the ...