This Remembrance Day,consider the lessons of World War I. We are not immune from the return of war if we do not adequately prepare for an enduring peace in our own time.
They were young,bold and accomplished at warfare’s killing. But for one of the legendary Chipilly Six,an enemy became simply a man with family photos.
The Australian general picked the Australians to charge straight at the town.
In the leadup to the fabled charge at Beersheba,the crucial Battle of Romani saw the most famous exploit of the Australian Light Horse’s most famous steed.
Australian prime minister John Howard visited Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat at his Gaza headquarters in 2000,and found himself at a war cemetery.
Many Germans still hold a deep aversion to war and to defence spending in a country whose Nazi past has made it reluctant to invest in military power.
A footy club – win or lose – is an amalgam of stories,myth and legend. Here is one of Collingwood’s most durable tales of magic.
The young Sydney doctor was the most mourned Australian soldier of WWI.
About 30 war widows and a small battalion of those generous men and women known as legatees gathered in the town to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Legacy.
In a multicultural society like Victoria,Rosh Hashanah reminds us that we all have a role to play in making our communities more harmonious and compassionate.
Beams of light will be projected onto the Shrine of Remembrance this weekend,marking 100 years since the design was agreed upon. But its origins were fraught.