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Advertisement In the midst of World War II, Sydney architect John Crust climbed Mount Ainslie to paint a watercolour of the newly built Australian War Memorial in Canberra. It was not long before the official handover of the building he had dedicated years of his life to and which would become one of the most iconic in the country. Lost and found: Drawings of the Australian War Memorial by one of its architects, John Crust. Credit:Australian War Memorial “That was him saying goodbye to the Memorial,” his granddaughter Lucy King says. “He loved it, and he drew it several times; ...

RAAF Re-Establishes No. 100 Squadron as Air Force Heritage Squadron RAAF Re-Establishes No. 100 Squadron as Air Force Heritage Squadron In a landmark deal, the Royal Australian Air Force received the ownership of eleven airworthy warbirds from the Temora Aviation Museum in a formal handover ceremony that took place on July 1st. This gift includes these two Spitfires as seen in the air at Temora last year. (photo by Phil Buckley) PRESS RELEASE – The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) No. 100 Squadron will be re-formed as the Air Force Heritage Squadron, operating from two locations RAAF Bas...

One eye on the future: The NRL clubs already looking towards 2022 A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size In Part 2 of my season preview series, we’ll look at the NRL clubs that have already written off the upcoming season and are instead focusing their attention on 2022. St George Illawarra Dragons Key additions: Poasa Faamausili (Roosters), Jack Bird (Broncos), Daniel Alvaro (Eels), Andrew McCullough (Broncos) Key subtractions: Tyson Frizell (Knights), Euan Aitken (Warriors), James Graham (St Helens), Jacob...

ABC Heywire celebrates 35 young regional Australians in its 2021 storytelling competition. Since 1998, Heywire has become a powerful platform for rural youth to share their stories and make a difference in their communities. This year, hundreds of people entered from across Australia. The winners were chosen for “telling it like it is” about life in their part of the country. From growing up in a refugee camp, to busting myths around Autism and celebrating LGBTQI pride. Lawn bowlers, bull riders, young farmers, linguists, female cricketers and disability advocates share what life is like ...

A “treasure trove” of personal papers, plans and drawings from one of the architects of the Australian War Memorial has been unearthed.