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Mark Willacy

Mark Willacy

Verified

Journalist, ABC Investigations, ABC News (Australia)

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special investigations, politics health and community affairs., environmental issuesBreaking news, parliamentary inquiries

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Total articles 248

  • Fears Australia's 'solemn' war memorial risks becoming a 'Disneyland of war'

    By Mark Willacy Verified, Dylan Welch Verified, Nick Wiggins Verified| ABC News (Australia) Verified It has been described as one of our most sacred places. The "heart and soul of the Australian spirit", a national shrine to sacrifice. It is a memorial, a museum, and a mausoleum. For more than 80 years, the Australian War Memorial has stood solemnly as a monument to those who gave their lives in service in conflicts around the world. But there are fears that this unique institution will be destroyed by a more than half-a-billion-dollar expansion.

    By Mark Willacy Verified, Dylan Welch Verified, Nick Wiggins Verified · ABC News (Australia)

    Mar. 10, 2025

  • War Memorial's close relationship with weapons manufacturers

    By Mark Willacy Verified| AM (Podcast) Verified The leadership of the Australian War Memorial says it'll continue to accept funding from multi-national weapons makers, despite former insiders describing it as "dirty money" from "merchants of death". Four Corners has discovered that the Memorial's chairman, the former Labor leader Kim Beazley, has paid roles with two of the big arms manufacturers.

    By Mark Willacy Verified · AM (Podcast)

    Mar. 09, 2025

  • Fears Australia's 'solemn' war memorial risks becoming a 'Disneyland of war'

    By Mark Willacy Verified, Dylan Welch Verified, Nick Wiggins Verified| ABC News (Australia) Verified It has been described as one of our most sacred places. The "heart and soul of the Australian spirit", a national shrine to sacrifice. It is a memorial, a museum, and a mausoleum. For more than 80 years, the Australian War Memorial has stood solemnly as a monument to those who gave their lives in service in conflicts around the world. But there are fears that this unique institution will be destroyed by a more than half-a-billion-dollar expansion.

    By Mark Willacy Verified, Dylan Welch Verified, Nick Wiggins Verified · ABC News (Australia)

    Mar. 10, 2025

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ABC News (Australia)

Australia, Australia