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The Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force Afghanistan Inquiry Report, commonly known as the Brereton Report (after the investigation head), is a report into war crimes allegedly committed by the Australian Defence Force (ADF) during the War in Afghanistan between 2005 and 2016. [2]
Australian war crimes are acts confirmed or alleged to have been committed by the Australian Defence Force that have violated the laws and customs of war.In March 2023, Australia arrested a former SAS veteran over war crimes committed during the war in Afghanistan, becoming the first arrest of an Australian soldier for war crimes under Australian law.
This is a list of wars, armed conflicts and rebellions involving the Commonwealth of Australia (1901–present) and its predecessor colonies, the colonies of New South Wales (1788–1901), Van Diemen's Land (1825–1856), Tasmania (1856–1901), Victoria (1851–1901), Swan River (1829–1832), Western Australia (1832–1901), South Australia (1836–1901), and Queensland (1859–1901).
In 2002 the Australian War Memorial (AWM) engaged Professor David Horner to investigate the feasibility of developing an official history of Australian peacekeeping activities. [2] The Howard government subsequently approved this project in 2004, and appointed Horner to be the official historian. However, it did not allocate any funding for the ...
The Official History of Australia's Involvement in Southeast Asian Conflicts 1948–1975 covers Australia's involvement in the Malayan Emergency, Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation and Vietnam War. The series is an official history and was funded by the Australian Government and published by Allen & Unwin in association with the Australian War ...
5 July – Kip Gamblin, actor; 7 July – Michael Voss, Australian footballer and coach; 17 July – Loretta Harrop, triathlete; 7 August Megan Gale, model; David Matthew Hicks, prisoner at Guantánamo Bay, convicted of "providing material support for terrorism" 12 August – Taryn Woods, water polo player; 21 August – Simon Katich, cricketer
As of July 2017 there are eight memorials declared as Military Memorials of National Significance: [2] Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, 2008 [3] HMAS Sydney II, 21 May 2009 [4] Shrine of Remembrance, 4 November 2009 [5] ANZAC War Memorial, 23 April 2013 [6] Korean War Memorial in Moore Park, Sydney, 23 April 2013 [6]
The Australian War Memorial (AWM) is a national war memorial, museum and archive dedicated to all Australians who died as a result of war, including peacekeeping duties. The AWM is located in Campbell , a suburb of the Australian capital city of Canberra .