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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

National Peacekeepers' Day

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Australian peacekeeping: 1947 to today

Go behind the scenes of the new peacekeeping gallery.

By Melissa Cadden

Peacekeeping 1947 - today

Remembering Australian UN Peacekeeper Ian Ward

On 12 Nov 1974, Australian peacekeeper Ian Ward was killed by a land mine in Cyprus.

Peacekeeping 1947 - today

Front side view of a Caribou aircraft on an airstrip with snow capped mountains in the background

Not your standard milk run

Super 8 footage of a peacekeeping operation in India and Pakistan during the mid 70s.

By Rebecca Forster-Osbourne

Peacekeeping 1947 - today

Private Tammy Smithson provides medical assistance to a child in Suai's marketplace

Echoes of INTERFET

The lack of preparation and leadership in East Timor could have had disastrous consequences.

By Dr Craig Stockings

Peacekeeping 1947 - today

Last updated: 14 September 2026