The three-year-long New Guinea campaign was one of the most arduous of World War II, with Allied and Japanese forces sustaining tens of thousands of casualties as they struggled for control of the ...

Every Anzac Day, Australians are presented with narratives that re-inscribe particular versions of our national story. One such narrative persistently claims “fuzzy wuzzy angel” was used as an ...

Papua New Guinea's inaugural Fuzzy Wuzzy Angel Day has been cancelled because of a lack of money. Today was supposed to be a special day of remembrance for the 50,000 Papua New Guineans, known as ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. TONY EASTLEY: It's taken more than 60 years but yesterday the first medallion was awarded to a Fuzzy ...

We have flown over it many times and it is every bit as onerous from the air. Walking it would certainly be the way to experience what our brave defenders did during WWII - it must have been truly ...

THE Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels - the estimated 55,000 Papua New Guineans who supported Australian troops during World War II - will receive commemorative medallions from the Federal Government.

A thunderous tropical storm brewed on the horizon. Many of the dancers had been pushing through the Doura village’s spiking heat since the early hours of the morning. Now it was late afternoon and the ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) This article contains mention of racist terms in historical context. Every Anzac Day, Australians are presented with narratives that re-inscribe particular versions of our ...