Australia once launched a military operation against emus destroying farmlands, with soldiers armed with machines guns. But ...

Nicole Townsend is a Director of the Second World War Research Group, Asia-Pacific. Eighty years ago this week, Japan surrendered after nearly four years of war in the Asia-Pacific. For Australia, ...

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Australia’s Frontier Wars were real, deadly, and long, and a landmark new book lays it out in full. So when will the Australian War Memorial fully face the truth?

China’s ambassador to Australia says Canberra should be wary of its relationship with Japan, reminding them that Japanese troops attacked Australia during World War II and could do the same again. “If ...

Dapin is perhaps best known for his quirky weekend magazine columns. That wry sense of humour apparently comes from his Yiddish-speaking grandfather and was inherent in the language of European Jews.

Carolyn Holbrook receives funding from the Australian Research Council. She is affiliated with Defending Country. The Australian War Memorial is in the news for reportedly retrospectively changing the ...

Inside the Anzac Memorial Park in Cooktown, Queensland, is a public toilet war memorial. The brick building has poppies, war medals and historic propaganda posters painted on each side. Users of the ...

SYDNEY, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Australia will strip military awards from a group of war veterans over allegations those under their command committed war crimes in Afghanistan, Defence Minister Richard ...

Australia is well-known for being the home of iconic, exotic, and unique wildlife. I’ve been there many times and am always pleasantly surprised by the wide variety of nonhuman animals of incredibly ...