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Members of 460 Squadron were shown around the Lancaster

Newly appointed United States ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy learns more about the elite Australian military unit that helped rescue her father — John F Kennedy — and his crew during World War II.

July 1 marks the 80th anniversary of Australia's worst maritime disaster, the sinking of the Montevideo Maru during World War II. The ship was bound for a Japanese prisoner of war camp when a US Navy submarine fired on and sunk the vessel, killing 1,053 Australians.

The Australian War Memorial had its largest turnout for three years for Anzac Day commemorations.

With boastful displays and arms maker sponsors, the memorial falls ever shorter of duty to commemorate the toll of war

About 5000 people are expected to attend the dawn service at the Australian War Memorial, which has been relocated into the grounds

While fossicking through the Australian War Memorial archives, I recently stumbled upon a fetching photo of Digger, a dark brown and white stray bulldog that attached himself to soldiers training in 1914 and eventually went "over the top" of the trenches in World War I 16 times.

Hundreds of Australians wrote letters saying sponsorship deals with arms manufacturers are ‘degrading to the memory of our war dead’

High-profile Liberal Brendan Nelson has been appointed a member of the Council of the Australian War Memorial.