History & Culture
Memory keepers
Anzac troops heading into conflict went armed with more than weapons.
Tag: war
On This Day
On This Day: Australia joins WWI
On 6 August 1914, Australia officially joined the allied forces in WWI.
News
National tribute to lifesavers who perished in war
In the lead up to the centenary of Gallipoli, a national tribute to lifesavers who died serving their country has been unveiled
On This Day
On this day: Darwin under attack
The largest raid ever mounted on the nation, on 19 February 1942, forced Australia to reconsider its place in the world.
AG Blog
Lest we forget: looking after Anzac Cove
AG reports from Anzac Cove, Turkey, with Conservation Volunteers Australia to help preserve this precious site.
On This Day
On this day: Australia’s biggest prison breakout
On 5 August 1944, more than 500 Japanese prisoners of war launched a violent breakout in Cowra, NSW.
On This Day
On this day: Australia at war
On 3 September 1939, two days after Hitler invaded Poland, Australia entered World War II.
On This Day
On this day: Australia’s first atomic bomb test
On 3 October 1952, Britain tested its first atomic weapon off the coast of Western Australia.
On This Day
On this day: Singapore fell
In 1942, 130,000 British, Indian and Australian troops surrendered in one of the most stinging defeats of World War II.
History & Culture
The real dogs of war
Until recently, war service dogs awarded the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross hardly ever came home.