Former prime minister will bring dedication, passion and knowledge to the job, says veterans affairs minister, Darren ChesterTony Abbott is joining the board of the Australian War Memorial, the former prime minister’s first official appointment since losing his seat in the 18 May federal election. He will replace the author, historian and newspaper editor Les Carlyon, who died in March. The veterans affairs minister, Darren Chester, said Abbott would bring dedication, passion and knowledge with him as the Canberra memorial undergoes a $500m upgrade. He said Abbott had extensive experience and would ensure the stories from recent military conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq, the Solomon Islands and East Timor would be proudly told. We demean our history when we turn the Australian War Memorial into Disneyland | Paul Daley Read more“As prime minister, Mr Abbott led the case to build the Sir John Monash Centre in Villers-Bretonneux to tell the stories and honour the thousands of fallen Australians who served in the first world war,” Chester said.

Source: The Guardian October 01, 2019 05:03 UTC