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Ground maintenance crew of No. 463 Squadron RAAF posing on a RAF David Brown airfield tractor.

The crew who kept the squadrons flying

Behind every bomber crew was a much larger team keeping the operation running.

Second World War 1939 - 1945

Through their eyes podcast

A member of the Australian Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team (OMLT) at Patrol Base (PB) Wali.

The settling dust of Afghanistan

Episode

Two decades of Australian service in Afghanistan, where progress and loss existed side by side.

Hosted by John Barrington

Afghanistan 2001 - 2021

Through their eyes podcast

Two men standing, facing each other, arms resting on artillery cannon

Serving Country

Episode

They fought for a country that didn’t always fight for them.

Hosted by John Barrington

Uprising

Stephen Gapps

Reviewed by Dr Thomas J. Rogers

Through their eyes podcast

Mounted police and blacks, lithograph on paper. ART50023

The Frontier Wars

Episode

What happens when a nation looks back at its most difficult history?

Hosted by John Barrington

Colonial 1788-1901

Private Mohammed Abdur Rahman of 6RAR on border patrol as part of Operation Tanager

A life Interrupted

Rahman's journey from conflict to peacekeeping.

Through their eyes podcast

Original officers of the 2/4th Infantry Battalion, 19th Infantry Brigade. 081171

Unsung heroes

Episode

Why do some heroes become legends while others are forgotten?

Hosted by John Barrington

Ben Quilty, Lance Corporal M, after Afghanistan (2012, oil on linen, 180 cm x 170 cm)

Can art help us understand war?

Art in the new Afghanistan gallery demonstrates the power of art.

By Anthea Gunn

Afghanistan 2001 - 2021

Through their eyes podcast

Tiber, a Labrador tracker dog with the 7RAR, is on piquet duty with his personal handler

Beside us

Episode

The remarkable bonds forged between humans and animals in war.

Hosted by John Barrington

A sailor of HMAS Sydney looking at the wreck of SMS Emden, beached off North Keeling Island, November 1914

Voices from the Sydney-Emden Battle

This new exhibition draws on sailor accounts of the 1914 naval battle.

By Dr Thomas J. Rogers

First World War 1914 - 1918

Premium

Australian peacekeeping: 1947 to today

Go behind the scenes of the new peacekeeping gallery.

By Melissa Cadden

Peacekeeping 1947 - today

Through their eyes podcast

Life in the Shadows

Episode

Before a battle was won, someone had to uncover the enemy's secrets.

Hosted by John Barrington

Second World War 1939 - 1945

Flight Sergeant J. Venning in the turret of a Lancaster Bomber

The role of a tail gunner in Bomber Command

Explore the coldest, loneliest and most vulnerable position in a Lancaster Bomber.

By Dr Lachlan Grant

Second World War 1939 - 1945

Inspiring stories - Expert insights

Remembering Vietnam

Neville Sinkinson sits in a helicopter during the early 1970s

Ripples of Wartime: Neville Sinkinson

Neville Sinkinson served in Vietnam as a RAAF helicopter crewman in 1970 and 1971.

Vietnam War 1962 - 1975

First Qantas Baby Lift flight from Bangkok to Australia on 5 April 1975.

Operation Babylift, 50 years on

In early April 1975, the RAAF joined a daring US-led mission — Operation Babylift

Vietnam War 1962 - 1975

Photo of Di Fairhead while serving in Vietnam

Ripples of Wartime: Di Fairhead

Di Fairhead went to the Vietnam War as a physiotherapist in 1969.

Vietnam War 1962 - 1975

Neil Davis leaps through the jungles of South Vietnam with his hand held Bell and Howell camera c. 1967

The crowded hours

Neil Davis lived on his instincts to produce startling footage of wars in Asia.

By Tim Bowden

Vietnam War 1962 - 1975

Last updated: 13 August 2026