Geoffrey Robertson, human rights lawyer
‘The right thing to do at the time…’
Geoffrey Robertson, noted international human rights lawyer:
Words in commemoration of my great-uncle Bob and his mates…
(when unveiling a plaque at Bapaume in Franc…
People will often say, about liberties and rights and freedoms: “That’s what our Diggers fought for!” But what have Aussie ‘Diggers’ fought for over 100-plus years: what are they fighting for now? We’re seeking the views of some prominent Australi…
John Molony, chair, Emeritus Faculty, ANU; former Professor of History
Diggers fight mostly for their mates when the fight is on. When wars were ‘declared’ we could say this or that was what the nation fought for. Nowadays the Prime Minister decides a…
More to remember…
Australians have gone to wars for as many reasons as we have opposed conscription.
During the Vietnam Moratorium in Newcastle in 1971, the march paused at a war memorial outside the Post Office on Hunter Street for an elderly min…
WAR. WHAT FOR?
Diggers, traditionally, have been the key players in the wars that have involved Australia. Diggers did not go to foreign countries to dig in the potato fields. They were soldiers who went overseas to fight the “enemy&rdquo…
I do it because I understand the need for Australia to be part of the global community. I can see that by supporting our allies in Afghanistan we forge closer ties with other nation states that support democratic liberal (small “l”) principles and free…
People will often say, about liberties and rights and freedoms: “That’s what our Diggers fought for!”
But what have Aussie ‘Diggers’ fought for over 100-plus years: what are they fighting for now? We’re seekin…