November
National Gallery handed $15m in biggest-ever donation
Kerry Stokes’ $15 million donation is about one-quarter of what the Canberra institution needs to raise for a new sculpture garden.
- Michael Bailey
July
The horror of war in a century-old letter
A letter from the WWI front line and a book of poetry by a famous Sydney eccentric will be auctioned in a sale of arts, war and social history.
- Elizabeth Fortescue
May
RBA’s asbestos-ridden HQ shouldn’t be sold, MPs say
The cost of renovating the RBA’s Martin Place headquarters has blown out fourfold to $1.1 billion, but forging ahead with the refurb is still the cheapest option.
- Michael Read
June 2023
Bret Walker looking at Roberts-Smith appeal
The star silk reportedly charges $30,000 a day and is one of Australia’s most formidable barristers.
- Myriam Robin and Mark Di Stefano
- Opinion
- Roberts-Smith case
The reckoning from Roberts-Smith’s disgrace is still to come
Politicians who are happy to send troops to fight and exploit jingoist sentiment never know what to do with the ugly outcomes.
- Updated
- Laura Tingle
‘Too early to strip Roberts-Smith of Victoria Cross, war medals’
The government believes it would take a criminal finding against Ben Roberts-Smith to strip him of his medals.
- Phillip Coorey
April 2023
- Opinion
- Art
Arts funding must recognise culture as a necessity, not a luxury
Governments need to commit to adequate funding, now and in the future, while institutions need to be realistic in their ambitions.
- John McDonald
January 2023
- Opinion
- Letters to the Editor
Letters: Let’s declare independence
Royal family and Australian independence; Chinese ambassador’s attack on Japan; sanctions on wine; the trouble with air travel; Labor’s safeguard mechanism and offsets; anti-Voice sentiment; AWM reversal.
October 2022
Labor pushed War Memorial on frontier war recognition
The Coalition has objected to moves by the Australian War Memorial to document massacres and violence against Indigenous communities.
- Tom McIlroy
August 2021
US senators look to strengthen ANZUS alliance
A bipartisan caucus has introduced a formal resolution aimed at highlighting the ANZUS Treaty ahead of its 70th anniversary.
- Matthew Cranston
July 2021
Veterans Minister endorses Kerry Stokes War Memorial reappointment
Andrew Gee sought a briefing on a $500 million redevelopment plan days after joining federal cabinet.
- Updated
- Tom McIlroy
The hidden history of a WWII Australian operation in Borneo
Christine Helliwell had been researching the Dayak peoples of Borneo when she learned of an astonishing link with Australia.
- Christine Helliwell
June 2021
- Opinion
- Canberra Observed
As the region unites on China, cracks appear at home
When Labor blames the government for the mouse plague, almost everything is political fair game. Including bipartisanship on China.
- Phillip Coorey
May 2021
Mateship, patriotism on show in controversial War Memorial rebuild
A public consultation about the $500 million redevelopment plan received a record number of submissions.
- Tom McIlroy
April 2021
Thousands turn out to Anzac Day dawn services
Driveway services were held for a second year in Perth but around the rest of the country thousands of onlookers attended scaled-back ceremonies.
- Max Mason
Afghanistan withdrawal sees Anzac memorials updated around the country
Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced this month about 80 remaining Australian troops will come home by September
- Tom McIlroy
- Opinion
- Anzac Day
How Anzac got lost in a cult of veneration
Politicians who wrap themselves in the flag of a generation of fallen have separated Anzac from the realities of modern Australia and the context of why these wars were fought.
- James Curran
Rediscover the legacy of the Anzacs
From Darwin to Canberra and Phillip Island south of Melbourne, Australia has plenty of places to immerse in our military history.
- Fiona Carruthers
February 2021
Bipartisan support frays for $500m War Memorial plan
Labor MPs on a key parliamentary committee have called for changes to major expansion plans for the historic memorial.
- Tom McIlroy
- Exclusive
- Heritage
‘Adverse impact’: government warned on War Memorial redevelopment
Internal documents show officials warned that the $500 million expansion plan would see adverse impacts on the iconic building’s heritage value.
- Tom McIlroy