NAIDOC Week 2019
This week we are recognising the contribution Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have made in defence of Australia as part of NAIDOC Week (7-14 July).
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a longstanding tradition of fighting for Country. They have served with honour in defence of Australia from the Boer War to Afghanistan and communities have been deeply affected on the home front. War memorials all across Australia stand as a reminder of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people's service and commitment to our defence forces.
Read stories of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people's service and the memorials in which they are commemorated on in the articles below.
- The coloured digger
- 'For our Country' and other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander war memorials
- William Punch: An Aboriginal soldier in the First World War
