MALCOLM Turnbull has dedicated the War Correspondents’ Memorial in the grounds of the Australian War Memorial.

A project of the C.E.W. Bean Foundation the memorial was funded by many of Australia’s media companies and proprietors. Chief among them, Seven West Media chairman Kerry Stokes, News Corporation chairman Rupert Murdoch, and the Fairfax family, particularly Mr Tim Fairfax. The foundation has also received strong support from the National Press Club and the organisers of the Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery’s Midwinter Ball.

Director of the Australian War Memorial, Brendan Nelson, who is also a member of the Board of the C.E.W. Bean Foundation, said the new memorial was an important addition to the Memorial’s grounds.

“This war correspondents memorial recognises the vital contribution made by generations of journalists, photographers, artists, camera crews, and film-makers to deliver to the Australian people a clear and accurate account of their country’s contributions to conflict around the world,” Brendan said.