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Steve Kyritsis: A Vietnam veteran’s human story of a duty without applause
11+ hour, 50+ min ago (263+ words) Steve Kyritsis at Melbourne's SBS studios / SBS Greek: Panos Apostolou In 1965, Australia committed troops to Vietnam under Prime Minister Robert Menzies, followed by the introduction of National Service. Young men were selected by lottery; many were sent to a war…...
Daniel Andrews defends attendance at China's military parade amid criticism
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (448+ words) Some have defended former Victorian premier Daniel Andrews' decision to attend China's military parade, but critics say it's a show of poor judgement....
English Noh play 'Oppenheimer' to be premiered in Tokyo on the 80th anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (70+ words) "Far and long, let's keep telling stories together," a Japanese atomic bomb survivor Keiko Ogura Have you ever seen a Noh play in Sydney? There will be a special stage this month Hiroshima survivor, Junko Morimoto told stories of her…...
80 years on, Europe remembers VE Day; but war still rages in the east
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (127+ words) Europe is preparing to mark 80 years since VE Day" which marked the surrender of the Nazi regime and the end of World War II on the continent. But while Europe is remembering the end of one war, in the continent…...
WWII 80: Younger generation rediscover the stories of the Japanese war brides
10+ mon, 4+ week ago (196+ words) Despite the strong family opposition, about 650 Japanese women in their 20s decided to come to Australia, where the language and culture were completely different. We spoke to Dr Keiko Tamura of the Australian National University (ANU) about war brides who came…...
War Machine: World War II
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (54+ words) Explores the connection between the war machine and vast raw materials propelled by human resolve, delving into combatant nations' organisational complexities, scrutinising the design, production, and ... War Machine: World War II Explores the connection between industrial might and weaponry, delving…...