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Kat Rae wins prestigious 2024 Napier Waller Art Prize
The Australian War Memorial is proud to announce that Kat Rae, who served in the Australian Army for 20 years before becoming a full-time artist in 2019, has won the 2024 Napier Waller Art Prize with a thought-provoking installation.
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Stone of Remembrance moved to complete new Parade Ground
The Stone of Remembrance is returning to the Parade Ground of the Australian War Memorial.
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Napier Waller Art Prize 2024 judging under way
Judging is under way for the Napier Waller Art Prize 2024. The exhibition at Australian Parliament House opened to the public on Friday 10 May.
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Thousands honour Veterans' March at Memorial
Matt Anderson PSM, Director of the Australian War Memorial, says he was delighted to see large crowds attend the Anzac Day 2024 ACT RSL Veterans' March held at the Memorial's new Parade Ground.
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32,000 attend Anzac Day Dawn Service at Australian War Memorial
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.
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Parade Ground Opening for Anzac Day Veterans' March
The Australian War Memorial will proudly welcome veterans, current serving members, their families and the public to its newly developed Parade Ground for the 2024 ACT RSL Veterans' March this Anzac Day. The Veterans' March will be held on the parade ground for the first time since 2021, after construction work completed there last week.
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Vice Chief of the Defence Force to give Dawn Service address
This year's Dawn Service address at the Australian War Memorial will be given by the Vice Chief of the Defence Force, Vice Admiral David Johnston AC RAN. Vice Admiral Johnston has had a distinguished career in the Australian Navy and has served as Vice Chief of the Australian Defence Force since 2018.
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Veteran who lost both legs in Afghanistan to take first steps on new Parade Ground
Fifteen years after losing both legs to a Taliban bomb in Afghanistan Damien Thomlinson will make history as one of the first people to walk on the new Parade ground at the Australian War Memorial on Anzac Day 2024. Damien was a member of the 2nd Commando Unit which drove over an Improvised Explosive Device in April 2009. His medical team were forced to amputate his legs to save his life. Damien saw this as a new challenge to be overcome.
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Australian War Memorial welcomes findings of ANAO report
The Australian War Memorial welcomes the Australian National Audit Office findings, which found the Memorial has established 'largely effective' frameworks for project management, procurement and contract management.
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Blayney Anzac honoured at Australian War Memorial
The Australian War Memorial in Canberra will be commemorating the service and sacrifice of Blayney resident Private George Phillip Kable at a Last Post Ceremony on Monday 11 March 2024.
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Australian Pilot from The Great Escape honoured at Australian War Memorial
The Australian War Memorial in Canberra will be commemorating the service and sacrifice of Squadron Leader James Catanach at the Last Post Ceremony on 25 March 2024. James Catanach was part of the escape from Stalag Luft III made famous in the movie The Great Escape. The ceremony will occur on the 80th anniversary of the escape.
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Parade Ground Opening for ANZAC Day Veteran's March
The Returned and Services League (RSL) ACT Branch and the Australian War Memorial are calling on veterans to register for the 2024 ACT RSL ANZAC Day march. Veterans at this year's march will create history, taking the first steps on the new parade ground at the Memorial.
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Blood sweat and tears set in stone at Australian War Memorial
The Australian War Memorial will host a dedication ceremony for a "meaningful" contemporary artwork For Every Drop Shed in Anguish on Thursday 22 February 2024. The Memorial commissioned the artwork in consultation with veterans and their families who have experienced or witnessed service-related trauma. Photo: Mark Pokorny
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Call for volunteers to transcribe letters from the front lines
The Australian War Memorial is calling for volunteers to transcribe thousands of love letters contained in its National Collection as part of a new digital platform Transcribe. The project is being launched on Saint Valentine's Day, 14 February, with the digital release of hundreds of thousands of personal letters, diaries and other hand-written documents that are part of the collections of the Australian War Memorial.
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Cairns Veteran Honoured at Australian War Memorial
The Australian War Memorial in Canberra will be commemorating the service and sacrifice of Myola resident Ronald Richard Veivers at the Last Post Ceremony on Tuesday, 23 January 2024.
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Youngest Bugler Sounds the Final Last Post Ceremony of the Year
Jackson Boyd first sounded the bugle at the Australian War Memorial's Last Post Ceremony as a teenager. Five years on, the youngest bugler to perform at the ceremony has sounded The Last Post almost 300 times.
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Indigenous art at Australian War Memorial reflects 100 years of Legacy
The Australian War Memorial has acquired a striking, contemporary work by Waradgerie woman, Lorraine Connelly-Northey.
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Blood, sweat and tears lands on lawns of Australian War Memorial
The public Dedication Ceremony is on Thursday 22 February 2024.
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Veteran Skills Honoured in the Australian War Memorial Development
The Australian War Memorial has been recognised for leading the nation in veteran employment.
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Australian War Memorial commemorates 30 years of Unknown Australian Soldier
This Remembrance Day marks 30 years since the Unknown Australian Soldier was interred at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra.
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