Australian War Memorial
Billionaire Kerry Stokes steps in to fund lavish war memorial event
The exclusive launch event for the redevelopment of the Australian War Memorial cost more than $800,000.
- by Elliot Williams
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Australian War Memorial
The grand plans that would have changed Canberra as we know it
Black Mountain gondolas, a geothermal heated lake and driverless pods: Imagine how different the city would have been if these big ideas got up.
- by Katie Burgess
Architecture
Tenders for War Memorial's $500m revamp could go out this year
The Australian War Memorial redevelopment will go out for tender in coming months.
- by Elliot Williams
Canberra
The Australian War Memorial could have looked like Versailles
There were much grander designs planned for one of Australia's most iconic buildings.
- by Andrew Brown
Opinion
Opinion
Commemoration without conscience: The War Memorial must remain sacred
The Australian War Memorial should cease engaging in the mercenary drive to please corporate suits, and focus on the people it ostensibly serves.
- by Peter Stanley
Opinion
Australian War Memorial
More than just the War Memorial: treat cultural institutions equally
Extensions to the Australian War Memorial continue to inspire debate among readers.
- by Letters to the editor
Australian War Memorial
Tragic loss unites two families in remembrance
The Palmer and Wilson families will be forever linked after a tragic Black Hawk helicopter crash in Afghanistan in 2010.
- by Dan Jervis-Bardy
Canberra
Sea of poppies lights lives lost
Thousands of handcrafted poppies have been placed on display in the grounds of the Australian War Memorial to mark the 100th anniversary of the Armistice which ended World War I.
- by Linda Morris
Canberra
'It means a lot more to me': Remembering four generations of service
Retired Lieutenant-Colonel Anthony John said this Remembrance Day will have added significance.
- by Andrew Brown
Opinion
Opinion
One veteran's view of the Australian War Memorial redevelopment
If they asked me how to spend $500 million - the amount being spent on an expansion of the Australian War Memorial - on how to better address the needs of veterans today, this is what I’d say.
Architecture
Architects launch campaign to save Anzac Hall from destruction
Of the 18 plans for redevelopment considered by the Australian War Memorial the only one which included demolishing Anzac Hall was chosen.
- by Elliot Williams