After six years in construction and millions of taxpayer dollars spent on its development, one of the country’s most hallowed sites of remembrance has just opened the doors on some major new museum spaces dedicated to Australia’s modern-day military and peacekeeping missions, including in the Middle East, East Timor, Bougainville, Rwanda and Cambodia.
Now, against the backdrop of yet more worrying conflicts playing out overseas, the institution is reflecting on Australia’s efforts in modern-day military missions, with a curatorial focus on the stories of veterans and survivors of war – many of whom are living in the Australian community today.
