Ben Roberts-Smith's case is not only unprecedented for Australia but "extraordinary" for the globe too, historians say.

Australia's most decorated living veteran, Ben Roberts-Smith, faces war crime charges on allegations that he killed five unarmed Afghans while serving in Afghanistan from 2009 and 2012, police and ...

Recognition of Aboriginal Australians has become standard at most public events. Increasingly, the right is taking aim at the ...

Waiting for big military hardware to arrive appears to be preparing to fight the last war, as asymmetric and autonomous ...

Jenny Higgs vividly remembers spreading her late father’s ashes at the very airfield where the war forever changed his life.

Dawn services for Anzac Day were disrupted in three cities. The hecklers seemed to be targeting a widespread Aboriginal ...

Beyond the Trenches Australia’s Neglected WWI Story', details Australia’s occupation of New Guinea and challenges familiar ...

Ben Roberts-Smith, Australia’s most decorated living veteran, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with two counts of “war crime — murder” and three counts of abetting such crimes, according to ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi lays flowers at Australian War Memorial in Canberra on May 4, 2026. Photo: VCG. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, a prominent right-wi ...

Today's Anzac Day falls 75 years after Australia's bloodiest battle of the Korean War.

This week’s selection spans frontline experiences, political turning points and lesser-known stories that challenge how we ...