World War 2

As survivors mark the grim anniversary of the accident that claimed 82 lives, they describe the lasting impacts and invaluable camaraderie that has helped them come to terms with what they experienced.

Photojournalist Carla Edwards has spent 14 months collecting stories about women in the Australian military to shine a light on their contributions during conflict and wartime. 

The painting, commissioned by a wealthy Jewish Viennese family, was last seen in 1925 and could sell for up to $82 million.

Long Beach folklore has always included the legendary story of the whale mistaken for a submarine during WWII. New research is helping residents confirm the truth and track down the animal's missing jawbone.

Nancy Wake famously rode about 500 kilometres in 72 hours, bluffing her way through Gestapo checkpoints to transmit a message. These riders will take a more leisurely approach to honour the war hero.

At 21 years old, Cleo Darke is older than many of the young men who fought and died on the Kokoda Track during World War II. It's something she thought about often as she retraced their steps.

Dan O'Sullivan found a set of dog tags belonging to US Army Second Lieutenant Benjamin Cox in a Honiara market and, recognising their significance, began a 17-year quest to return them to his family.

As Finland again shuts its border to Russia, Putin serves a reminder he is not afraid to pressure other states with promises of a military base near the border as he stands accused of a "hybrid operation" against the Baltic state.

What happened to the belief that "housing for all" would be the bedrock of social cohesion? 

HMAS Matafele disappeared without a trace during a treacherous sea voyage in 1944, but a stroke of fortune meant a 19-year-old crewman missed the boat.

Plaques placed around Moscow to pay tribute to the victims of the Soviet leader are disappearing from the city's streets.

Mr Fowler was the last surviving member of his machine gun battalion and was one of more than 22,000 Australians taken prisoner by the Japanese.

In 1939, Peter Sprinzels was one of more than 600 Czech children rescued by train — or "kindertransports" —  by a London stockbroker named Sir Nicholas Winton.

The Melbourne Holocaust Museum will reopen to the public following extensive renovations, showcasing two new exhibits.

A moving rendition of The Last Post, recorded on top of the Sydney Opera House, features jazz virtuoso James Morrison and didgeridoo player Mark Atkins, symbolises how Indigenous and non-Indigenous soldiers fought side by side.

Kazuhiro Suzuki is Japan's ambassador to Australia. He is also the son of a trained kamikaze pilot. His family history tells the story of Japan's ruinous embrace of empire, and its transformation in the decades since.

For centuries, women have been part of battlefields, including on the frontline. So why do we seem to have so much trouble acknowledging and commemorating them?

A regional South Australian town turns its annual show into a 100th birthday bash for community hero and World War II veteran, Howard Hendrick.

More than 100 experts from around the world were connected online to view and guide the underwater expedition in real time.

Eight decades since Melbourne holocaust survivor Abram Goldberg was transported from Poland's Lodz ghetto, he's been reunited with a man who remembers him.

It's been eight decades since Melbourne Holocaust survivor Abram Goldberg was taken from Lodz Getto, in Nazi German occupied Poland, to Auschwitz. Now one of the few from Lodz still alive, he's been reunited with a man who remembers him from that time.

The speaker of Canada's House of Commons resigns after inviting a man who fought for a Nazi military unit during World War II to parliament to attend a speech by Ukraine's president.

Some Aussies boarded "bride ships" to America to live with their husbands, while others stayed behind, worried they may never return.

The move brings joy and relief for some families, but hundreds of other unmarked graves are yet to be etched with the names of fallen veterans. 

A Croatian soccer team in Canberra removed social media posts of players unwittingly posing underneath a portrait of Croatian fascist Ante Pavelić, who was responsible for war crimes, including genocide, during World War II.