It houses one of the largest and last-known ferneries in the southern hemisphere, and now a 40m-long cast-iron arch at Elsternwick’s Rippon Lea Estate is being restored. Here’s how it will affect visitors to the historic site.
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.
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.
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.
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 $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.
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.
TASMANIAN brothers Norm and Peter Cairn are part of a small but gutsy band of Vietnam Veterans called the Tunnel Rats.
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
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.
THIS emotional musical salute to a mate lost in battle just hours earlier shows VC hero Cameron Baird as never before — and helps explain much of what happened next.
AUSTRALIANS are putting safety first and turning their backs on Gallipoli as terrorism attacks take a heavy toll on Turkey.
THE family of John Tassell will be able to gather at his grave for the first time on Remembrance Day after he was brought home from Malaysia, 50 years after he was killed in action.
THIS man’s life ends today, in the dying moments of a horrific battle. Yet his heart-rending final gesture means a near-lost story will now live forever.
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