Former prime minister Tony Abbott says the Australian War Memorial is not the right place to focus on Australia’s frontier wars. He argues that commemoration of these conflicts should be handled elsewhere, rather than within the War Memorial’s existing framework.
Abbott’s position, reported by multiple outlets, includes support for calls for a dedicated or separate museum devoted to the frontier wars. The reports cite his view that the subject would be better addressed at the Australian National Museum than at the Australian War Memorial. While the outlets frame his comments slightly differently, they agree on the core message: frontier conflicts warrant a distinct commemorative setting.
The coverage centers on Abbott’s public comments and the broader debate about how the frontier wars should be represented in national memory institutions. In particular, outlets present his view as a critique of including this topic at the War Memorial, alongside support for establishing a separate place of commemoration for these conflicts.
