Calendar of Events

Visit East Malvern RSL on to view the 80th Anniversary of Kokoda-exhibition. The exhibition is curated by Neil Sharkey from the Shrine of Remembrance, Melbourne and follows on from his work during the seventieth anniversary of Kokoda in 2012. On display will be many artifacts and memorabilia from private collections including that of David Howell […]

Calling out the ADF Reserves - the need for balance and future sustainability. The DRA National Conference is a joint service all-ranks Conference that will be addressed by a panel of distinguished speakers including: • Government and Opposition Defence speakers • Senior Officers of the Australian Defence Force • Leading commentators on Defence matters Conference […]

Calling out the ADF Reserves - the need for balance and future sustainability. The DRA National Conference is a joint service all-ranks Conference that will be addressed by a panel of distinguished speakers including: • Government and Opposition Defence speakers • Senior Officers of the Australian Defence Force • Leading commentators on Defence matters Conference […]

Gold Walkley winner Andrew Quilty sits down with journalist Tracey Curro to discuss his new book August in Kabul: America's last days in Afghanistan. As night fell on 15 August 2021, the Taliban entered Kabul, capital of Afghanistan. As cities and towns fell in rapid succession, Western troops and embassy staff scrambled to flee a […]

The Australian Hellenic Memorial Foundation invites you to honor with your presence at the Memorial Service for the Hellenism of Asia Minor.Conducted by His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia at the Australian Hellenic Memorial Domain Gardens Corner Birdwood Avenue & Government House Drive, Melbourne on Saturday 24th September 2022 at 10.00 am The event coincides […]

The fear of the malingering soldier or veteran has existed in Australia since its first nationwide military venture in South Africa. The establishment of the Repatriation Department in 1917 saw the medical, military and political fields work collectively, to some extent, to support hundreds of thousands of men who returned from their military service wounded […]

This special exhibition explores the extraordinary history of First Peoples’ service in the Australian Defence Force. In the early 20th century, defence service provided an escape for First Peoples from ongoing dispossession and discrimination and was for many their first experience of equal treatment. Most were paid the same rates as their European counterparts and […]

This special exhibition explores the extraordinary history of First Peoples’ service in the Australian Defence Force. In the early 20th century, defence service provided an escape for First Peoples from ongoing dispossession and discrimination and was for many their first experience of equal treatment. Most were paid the same rates as their European counterparts and […]

Professor Damien Kingsbury was the Director of the Master of International and Community Development Course, held a Personal Chair and was Professor of International Politics until he retired from Deakin at the end of 2020. TOPIC: Australia and East Timor. Damien is Deputy-Chair of the Balibo House Trust, a small NGO operating in Timor-Leste, where […]

Professor Damien Kingsbury was the Director of the Master of International and Community Development Course, held a Personal Chair and was Professor of International Politics until he retired from Deakin at the end of 2020. TOPIC: Australia and East Timor. Damien is Deputy-Chair of the Balibo House Trust, a small NGO operating in Timor-Leste, where […]