Cygnet has courage in spades
THE picturesque Channel township of Cygnet came to a standstill as residents turned out en masse for a grassroots Anzac Day commemoration.
Anzac Centenary
Story of Fuzzy Wuzzy Angel photo
THIS is the most iconic image of the Kokoda campaign — yet it happened, like so much in war, entirely by chance.
A remarkable piece of Anzac history
IN caves in a small village just north of Amiens in France, you’ll find the names of Anzac soldiers who went behind enemy lines scrawled on the walls.
Australia’s unknown Kokoda hero
A FEW weeks before the Kokoda battle began, an Aussie pilot led a small band of undertrained men in a 44-day battle to hold off invading Japanese forces.
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‘Spending $100 million is over the top’
AUSTRALIA has spent five times the amount the UK has spent commemorating World War I, prompting criticism that the money could be better spent on our modern veterans.
Pozieres recalls Tassie sacrifice
A PHOTOGRAPH conveys the WWI sacrifice made by up to 550 Tasmanians in capturing Pozieres.
How the world changed since WWII
HAUNTING photos that combine contemporary images with eyewitness photos have revealed key moments of history and the present day, 70 years after WWII ended.
Incredible photographs from WWII
HAUNTING photos that combine contemporary images with eyewitness photos have revealed moments of history and the present day, 70 years after WWII ended.
WWII words upset China, South Korea
PROTESTS erupted after Japan was accused of failing to apologise to China and South Korea, as Australians joined the world on the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII.
Pretty Lone Pine hides battle scars
A HUNDRED years on since the battle of Lone Pine and the place is picture postcard perfect but the scenery hides the true story of the place our Anzacs knew.
Blood, bare hands and bayonets
IT was a warm summer’s afternoon when the whistles blew — and hundreds of Australians stormed a Turkish stronghold called Lone Pine.
Killer women struck from the trees
THEY hid in trees to pick off stragglers — and soldiers reported killing and capturing them. But did the mysterious women snipers of Gallipoli actually exist?
Simpson and his … possum?
THE best-known Aussie war hero was a Pom with controversial politics who was only there because a dodgy plan went wrong. And he had a possum before a donkey.
How Stubby snatched a spy
HERO hounds, cats in cannons, a fox that flies — and elephants on the Western Front. These are the cutest, and weirdest, animals of war.
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