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First-hand accounts of WWII brutality made me gasp
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (599+ words) If these difficult times are any guide, it is the individuals who experience the crimes against humanity that take place in war who are the most effective at communicating the experience. This intense and powerful new documentary film is an…...
Harry honours Indigenous veterans during solo tour day
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (624+ words) Prince Harry has honoured Indigenous veterans and joined a men's health forum on a day apart from his wife Meghan during the couple's busy Australian tour. The long-time champion of veterans' issues attended a Welcome to Country and smoking ceremony…...
Military decorations including suspected WWII medals found in Giralang
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (104+ words) A case containing several military medals and badges was found in Giralang on Tuesday. ACT Policing is seeking the rightful owner of the decorations, with a few believed to be medals from World War II. ACT Policing said, a member of…...
One power 'calling the shots' won't fix world woes: UN
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (493+ words) Global problems will not be solved by one power "calling the "shots" or by splitting the world into rival spheres, UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres says, in comments directed at the US and China. Guterres spoke to reporters to "mark the…...
Charles praises wartime values in Christmas message
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (591+ words) King Charles has used his Christmas message to urge people to "never lose sight" in a divisive world of the Second World War values of "courage and sacrifice" and community spirit. In the wake of the Bondi Beach shootings and…...
'Lest We Forget': veterans urge Aussies to remember the true cost of war
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (389+ words) President of the Cobar RSL sub-branch in the NSW Central West, Gordon Hill, spent 19 years in the Army Reserve. On Remembrance Day, he said it was vital that Australians understood what war was truly about - and the lasting impact it…...
Japan commemorates 80 years since World War II defeat
8+ mon, 4+ day ago (378+ words) Japan has marked the 80th anniversary of its World War II defeat, with at least one cabinet minister joining thousands of visitors at a shrine that Japan's Asian neighbours view as a symbol of its wartime aggression. Shinjiro Koizumi, Japan's agriculture…...
Tales of the jungle: how WWII's eyes and ears endured
8+ mon, 6+ day ago (1240+ words) Deep in the dense overgrown jungles of New Guinea, the eyes and ears of World War II allied soldiers faced a greater danger than the Japanese warplanes that flew overhead. It rained most days and poured almost every night, turning…...
A friendship preserved: unopened WWII beer honours soldiers' pact
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (315+ words) A humble bottle of beer now stands in the nation's war memorial, more than 80 years after it was bought as a promise of enduring friendship. Aussie WWII soldiers, Stan Lewis and Fred Hume, were shipping off with the 2/30th Infantry Battalion…...
Poignant tribute to life of 'gentle, humble' former POW
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (771+ words) A riderless horse will lead a poignant tribute ahead of a state funeral for one of the nation's last World War II prisoners of war. Arthur Leggett, who died on April 6 at the age of 106, will be honoured with a…...