Archived Media Releases 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 Memorial launches final instalment of On Closer Inspection 17 December 2020 The Australian War Memorial has launched the fifth and final instalment of On Closer Inspection, a series of immersive digital experiences… View more Hornet finds new home at Memorial 04 December 2020 A Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18A Hornet (A21-022) aircraft with a decorated 30-year history of service has been welcomed into the Australian Wa… View more Teddy Sheean VC on permanent display at the Memorial 02 December 2020 The 101st Victoria Cross for Australia, posthumously invested upon Ordinary Seaman Edward “Teddy” Sheean VC, has gone on permanent display in the H… View more For Gallantry: Australians awarded the George Cross and the Cross of Valour, book launched 26 November 2020 For Gallantry: Australians awarded the George Cross and the Cross of Valour is the first book dedicated to the stories of the 28 Australia… View more Dr Stephen Gapps wins inaugural Les Carlyon Literary Prize 19 November 2020 Dr Stephen Gapps has won the inaugural Les Carlyon Literary Prize for his work, The Sydney Wars – Conflict in the early colony 1788-1817.… View more Second World War Indigenous Service List published online 13 November 2020 The Australian War Memorial has published its Second World War Indigenous Service List online in time for NAIDOC Week. View more 2020 Remembrance Day National Ceremony 11 November 2020 The nation paused at 11 am today for Remembrance Day to mark the 102nd anniversary of the Armistice that ended the First World War on 11 November 1… View more 2020 Remembrance Day - MEDIA INFORMATION PACK 09 November 2020 Remembrance Day 2020 marks the 102nd anniversary of the Armistice that ended the First World War on 11 November 1918. Media are invited to at… View more Les Carlyon Literary Prize shortlist announced 03 November 2020 The Australian War Memorial is proud to announce the shortlisted finalists for the inaugural Les Carlyon Literary Prize. The prize will be a… View more Places of Pride passes 10,000 memorials listed in two years 30 October 2020 Places of Pride: the National Register of War Memorials has passed the significant milestone of 10,000 memorials being listed, just two ye… View more Australians urged to mark Remembrance Day online 29 October 2020 This year the Australian War Memorial will commemorate Remembrance Day with a national-televised National Ceremony on 11 November. The ceremo… View more The Long Shadow - A history of the medical legacies of the Vietnam War 28 October 2020 The Vietnam War continued to cast a long shadow over a generation of Australian servicemen and servicewomen, well after the war was over. Now… View more Memorial embarks on 3D online exhibition, 3D Treasures 20 October 2020 The Australian War Memorial has launched a new online exhibition, 3D Treasures, featuring three-dimensional digital scans of 25 objects fr… View more Final Preliminary Documentation available to view online 01 October 2020 The Australian War Memorial has today released the Environmental Protection Biodiversity & Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) 'Final Preliminary… View more Matt Jones takes out the Napier Waller Art Prize for 2020 24 September 2020 The Australian War Memorial is pleased to announce Matt Jones as the winner of the 2020 Napier Waller Art Prize, for his work entitled Yarn… View more Memorial opens exhibition about tattoos in the military: Ink in the Lines 24 September 2020 A new exhibition which relates personal stories and experiences of Australian veterans through the use of tattoos, Ink in the Lines, is no… View more Memorial launches latest 360-degree digital experience On Closer Inspection – HMAS Sydney: Adelaide-class FFG frigate 24 August 2020 The Australian War Memorial has launched the latest in its series of immersive digital experiences, On Closer Inspection. Through the use… View more Napier Waller Art Prize 2020 shortlist announced, People’s Choice award open 17 August 2020 The Australian War Memorial has launched an online exhibition of Napier Waller Art Prize 2020 finalists. Thirty-one artworks are displayed in the e… View more Audience with Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal and Australian Second World War veteran Mr Les Cook 15 August 2020 In the lead up to the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal held a video call with… View more 75th anniversary of Victory in the Pacific and the end of the Second World War, Saturday 15 August 2020 14 August 2020 The Australian War Memorial has developed a range of resources and virtual activities to enable commemorations marking the 75th anniversary of the… View more Memorial welcomes Teddy Sheean VC recommendation 10 August 2020 The Australian War Memorial has welcomed Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s announcement that he has recommended the Queen posthumously award Second W… View more New exhibition explores the role of the Soviet Union in the Second World War 06 August 2020 In the lead-up to the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, a temporary exhibition about the Soviet Union’s role in the defeat of Na… View more Second phase of EPBC consultation begins 02 July 2020 The Australian War Memorial development project has progressed to the next stage of consultation under the Environment Protection and Biodivers… View more Visitors welcomed back to Memorial 01 July 2020 The Australian War Memorial reopened to visitors today, after its doors closed to the public on Monday 23 March. 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