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Yesterday, the RAAF conducted a committal service at Bomana War Cemetery in Port Moresby for the remains of two aviators killed during the Second World War.

National Volunteer Week is Australia’s largest annual celebration of volunteering!

On this day in 1917, Australian and British troops finally seized the shattered French village of Bullecourt from the Germans.


DVA continues to process outstanding claims as quickly as possible, to deliver much needed help to veterans and families sooner.
It’s not too late to submit your project to the 2025 Anzac Day Schools’ Awards.

National Palliative Care Week is 11 to 17 May. This year’s theme is simple, What’s Your Plan?

It was 80 years ago today that the Allies celebrated Victory in Europe Day, or VE Day.

On this day in 1945, a largely Australian force carried out an amphibious invasion of the small Japanese-held island of Tarakan, just off Borneo.