Defence whistleblower wants charges on show at War Memorial

Defence whistleblower wants charges on show at War Memorial

Former army lawyer David McBride,who is facing trial this year,wants evidence of his treatment by the justice system displayed.

  • byAngus Thompson

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War Memorial installs plaques noting ‘gravity’ of Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case

War Memorial installs plaques noting ‘gravity’ of Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case

The plaques say the Australian War Memorial is considering what context should be added to displays honouring Ben Roberts-Smith,after a landmark defamation case found he was a murderer and war criminal.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
Exhibition based on a place that exists only in imaginations of Australian soldiers

Exhibition based on a place that exists only in imaginations of Australian soldiers

Stories of the Dat Do Dogs is an exhibition by Jack McLain using wet plate photography and featuring portraits of 50 Vietnam veterans and nurses.

  • byJulie Power
On the toss of a coin,Army nurses traded life for death

On the toss of a coin,Army nurses traded life for death

Radji Beach on Bangka Island is peaceful and beautiful. But it is also the scene of the largest-ever loss of Australian servicewomen in a single event.

  • bySharon Bown andKath Stein
The nurses of Bangka Island
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The nurses of Bangka Island

Radji Beach on Indonesia’s Bangka Island is beautiful. But it is also the scene of the largest-ever loss of Australian servicewomen in a single event.

Personal integrity is far more heroic than ‘the cult of warrior worship’

Personal integrity is far more heroic than ‘the cult of warrior worship’

Anyone considering a career in the armed forces should learn an old school motto,Honor non Honores - seek honour above rewards.

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The rich and influential cheer squad who backed a war criminal

The rich and influential cheer squad who backed a war criminal

The document in Kerry Stokes’ hand cast a shadow over Ben Roberts-Smith. Precisely what the media mogul hoped to achieve by approaching one of Australia’s most influential military men in 2017 is unclear,but it was the start of a campaign.

  • byNick McKenzie
Roberts-Smith belongs in the War Memorial,but as a villain not a hero

Roberts-Smith belongs in the War Memorial,but as a villain not a hero

Our memorials should be unafraid to tell Australians the unvarnished truth:that one of our greatest war heroes is also one of our greatest war criminals.

  • byBen Saul
Homecoming for a hero:Sandy the War Horse statue unveiled

Homecoming for a hero:Sandy the War Horse statue unveiled

A statue in his home town of Tallangatta has been unveiled to Sandy,the only horse to return to Australia from World War I service.

  • byCarolyn Webb
The sinking of a hospital ship,when time was frozen forever
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The sinking of a hospital ship,when time was frozen forever

The Centaur’s white hull was adorned with large red crosses. Yet in the hours before dawn,the ship of mercy was stalked by a Japanese submarine.

  • byTony Wright
Portraits of horror and human kindness:Why Australia still sends artists to war

Portraits of horror and human kindness:Why Australia still sends artists to war

Despite a proliferation of cameras,our tradition of sending an official artist to capture conflict endures because,as one notes:“The point is not to do an accurate drawing of an aircraft carrier”.

  • byHelen Pitt