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 ...

The Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels who helped Australian soldiers in Papua New Guinea during World War II have been honoured with their own national day. Thousands of people gathered in Kokoda village to ...

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 ...

A man believed to be the last of Papua New Guinea's famous Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels of the Kokoda Track campaign has died. The Kokoda Track Foundation (KTF) said Faole Bokoi died late last week in his ...

This article draws on research conducted during Erika K. Smith's doctoral candidature which was financially supported by an Australian Postgraduate Award and a Western Sydney University Postgraduate ...