‘Australia would have been isolated’
D-DAY happened a world away from Australia’s struggle against Japan — but if it had failed, as top brass secretly feared, we would have been alone. This is why June 6 matters.
Anzac Centenary
Anzac Day 2019: Dawn service atop the Sydney Harbour Bridge
GALLERY: A dawn service was held on the summit of the Sydney Harbour Bridge to commemorate ANZAC Day. Money raised by the members of the public who climbed the bridge went to RSL DefenceCare.
Go back to WW1 like never before
IN a battle of terrifying intensity, Patrick Budgen was a one-man whirlwind. His story is one of many told as never before in the new ANZAC 360 virtual reality experience. TRY IT.
Plan for ‘creepy’ burial plots rejected
AUSTRALIA wanted to honour its more than 8000 soldiers lost on the Western Front with fake burial plots in a plan author Rudyard Kipling branded “creepy” and fought to block.
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Gallipoli’s smallest dawn service ever
A SMALL band of Australians are determined to honour our Anzac heroes in the face of terror threats and growing political unrest in Turkey.
Weight of history a noble load
AS the sun dawns on Anzac Day, young Lance Corporal Dylan Tanner will observe a minute’s silence for his family, who have held the line for almost 120 years.
Daughter’s touching tribute keeps growing
PASSION Flower Hobart owner Amanda Rhodes sets up a tribute in her shop window for Anzac Day every year — and every year it takes up more space.
A new Anzac pilgrimage site rises
A NEW $100 million museum honouring the nearly 300,000 diggers who fought on the Western Front has been designed to elevate their sacrifice in our memories.
Cushioning memories of Great War
A HOBART artist’s crafty decision to create a cushion to celebrate her grandfather’s contributions in World War 1 as a birthday present has sparked a series of textile tributes.
Brothers fighting for their mates
TASMANIAN brothers Norm and Peter Cairn are part of a small but gutsy band of Vietnam Veterans called the Tunnel Rats.
VC hero’s haunting last letter
EXCLUSIVE: Victoria Cross hero Cameron Baird’s last letter written within two weeks of being killed in action has been released by his family for the first time. READ THE LETTER IN FULL
VC hero’s raw salute to friend lost in battle
A HEARTBREAKING video has revealed the moment when Victoria Cross winner Cameron Baird rallied the troops after one of his friends was killed in action.
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