A delicate shift among the ghosts of war

By Mark Baker
January 27 2013 - 3:00am
New front ... the Australian War Memorial director, Brendan Nelson.
New front ... the Australian War Memorial director, Brendan Nelson.
<em>Menin Gate at Midnight</em> by Will Longstaff.
<em>Menin Gate at Midnight</em> by Will Longstaff.

In a quiet corner of the Australian War Memorial in Canberra is a darkened alcove where a single painting hangs. The image is one of the most powerful and moving tributes to the Australians who died on the Western Front during World War I.

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