Curtain raised on Anzac Hall but large shadow looms

'It gets everything right': War Memorial launches new Anzac Hall and Afghanistan galleries

Australian War Memorial chair Kim Beazley says the new Anzac Hall "gets everything right" at long-awaited launch

MPs Defend Roberts-Smith’s Attendance at War Memorial

Senior politicians have defended the decision to allow alleged war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith to attend the opening of a major new gallery at the Australian War Memorial. All living Victoria Cross recipients have been invited to the official opening of the memorial’s atrium and Anzac Hall, a gallery focusing mainly on Australia’s commitments to the Middle East, Afghanistan and peacekeeping operations. Despite a looming trial for five counts of t…

Curtain raised on Anzac Hall but large shadow looms

The Australian War Memorial is officially opening its latest spaces but the presence of alleged war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith will draw attention.

Hanson says Ben Roberts-Smith should be welcome at War Memorial event

Federal parliament will adjourn early today so politicians can attend the official opening of a hall as part of the controversial $550 million extension of the War Memorial.

War Memorial revamp helps flame of memory burn brighter

The new hall honouring those who gave their lives for Australia is a ‘powerful addition’, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will declare as he opens the new centrepiece of the Australian War Memorial.

Opening of Atrium and Anzac Hall

I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet, and I pay my respects to Elders past, present and emerging.I also acknowledge Her Excellency the Governor-General, Sam Mostyn; Australian Defence Force leaders; Australian War Memorial Chair Kim Beazley; Australian War Memorial Director Matt Anderson; and my colleagues from across the Parliament.I extend my respects to all serving Defence members and all veterans here …