Archive | December, 2010

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Don’t let memorial fall silent

Don’t let memorial fall silent

Liberal Senator for the ACT Gary Humphries writes:

Back in October this year, it was revealed in Senate estimates that, due to funding cuts, the Australian War Memorial Council considered closing the Memorial one day a week as well as cutting the very popular Christmas Carols event.

Since then, we’ve seen the release of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ “Red Book” which tells us of a bleak outlook for this iconic national institution.