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Author: Posted by Brian Hartigan

An Australian AH-64E Apache from 1st Aviation Regiment conducts gunnery activities during Exercise Possum Guns at Townsville Field Training Area. Photo by Sergeant Samuel Miller.
Australian Army News 

Apache live-fire on Possum Guns

21/07/202621/07/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 63 Views 0 Comments AH-64E Apache

An AH-64E Apache flew over the trees at Townsville Field Training Area, scanning for its target. CAPTION: An Australian AH-64E

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Photo by Leading Seaman David Cox.
ADF News 

Survey shines light on Australia’s view of ADF

20/07/202620/07/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 136 Views 0 Comments

The UNSW Canberra War Studies Research Group has recently completed a survey of attitudes towards the Australian Defence Force. Led by Dr Richard Dunley and Dr Nicole

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Pozières. ART41019, Australian War Memorial (cropped).
Poets Corner 

Pozières

20/07/202620/07/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 114 Views 0 Comments

Murderous bombs rain down their relentless shower of dread,Ploughing the farmers’ fields to a sea of brown earthen waves,Drowning the

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Royal Australian Navy Clearance Divers from HMAS Yarra and Royal Solomon Islands Police Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal Department personnel dive to the wreck of the Kinugawa Maru near Honiara, Solomon Islands, during Operation Render Safe. Photographer unknown.
News Overseas Pacific Royal Australian Navy 

Diving for lethal treasure

19/07/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 176 Views 0 Comments Operation Render Safe

ADF and Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) experts discovered more than 11 tonnes of World

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Letters to the Editor 

Army’s Role in the Defence of Australia

18/07/202618/07/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 270 Views 1 Comment

Can it really be done, or are we pissing into the wind?  Can the Australian Defence Force really defend our

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New Zealand Army Reserve soldiers embark an a Royal New Zealand Air Force NH-90 as they deploy on exercise. NZDF photo supplied.
Australian Army New Zealand News Overseas 

New Zealand hosts ANZAC reserves exercise

18/07/202618/07/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 351 Views 0 Comments

Nearly 500 New Zealand Army and Australian Army Reserve personnel will gather in Gore this week for 10 days of

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Letters to the Editor 

DVA is asking how to run the policy, not whether it should exist

18/07/202618/07/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 246 Views 1 Comment

Dear Editor, DVA is asking veterans, families and clinicians to help shape its allied health reforms. But the $5000 annual

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Letters to the Editor 

Albanese Labor’s price tag on the promise of mending veterans

18/07/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 200 Views 0 Comments

Dear Editor, Albanese Labor wants veterans to applaud higher allied health fees while ignoring the $748 million saving attached to

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Editor's Vlog 

Bunker hardwood shelf

18/07/202619/07/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 168 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

This week’s video sees me giving the bunker a proper workout, with my dustiest, noisiest tool in full flight. I

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An Australian Army Abrams M1A2 SEPv3 main battle tank during a live-fire serial as part of a qualification course for Royal Australian Armoured Corps soldiers at Puckapunyal Military Area, Victoria. Photo by Corporal Jacob Joseph.
Letters to the Editor 

A Concise History of the RAAC

17/07/202617/07/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 187 Views 0 Comments

Alternative title: The Fighting Spirit of Soldiers: What NOT to do … to Keep it Alive! “The Australian Army still

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David Humphry receives his Veteran Defence Common Access Card from Squadron Leader Lancelot Monteiro, alongside Flying Officer Reece Jansen, left, and Warrant Officer Wayne Wilson, right.
ADF People News Veterans 

Two-year base pass for retiring service members

17/07/202617/07/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 476 Views 0 Comments

Veterans transitioning to civilian life are now able to continue accessing Defence bases for up to two years under a

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'T-wall' art in Tarin Kot, Afghanistan. Photo by Brian Hartigan
ADF Middle East News 

Service to mark 25 years since start of Afghanistan campaign

15/07/202615/07/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 347 Views 0 Comments

A national commemoration service will be held in Canberra on Sunday, 11 October 2026 to honour the service and sacrifice

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Letters to the Editor 

New roles defined for RAAC tank and cavalry units!

14/07/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 235 Views 0 Comments

The Royal Australian Armoured Corps (RAAC) used to have three roles.  With armoured mobility having been taken over by infantry,

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Letters to the Editor 

PEOPLE WILL DIE – Veterans’ Count founder tells Sky News

12/07/202612/07/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 422 Views 0 Comments

Dear Editor, I joined Jaynie Seale live on Sky News on Sunday morning to explain why the $5000 allied health

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Editor's Vlog 

Making a chunky latchbolt

11/07/202611/07/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 300 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

I spent some time with my brother recently and, during one of our conversations, he mentioned he was on the

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Letters to the Editor 

Is persistence really the answer? What if it’s not having an impact?

10/07/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 514 Views 0 Comments

Is it too much to expect that more than 100 published letters would make a difference?  Maybe it’s time to

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The new Chief of the Australian Army Lieutenant General Susan Coyle (left) with the Chief of the New Zealand Army Major General Rose King at Australian Army Headquarters, Canberra, sign a renewed Plan ANZAC. Photo. by Corporal Robert Whitmore.
Australian Army New Zealand News 

Army chiefs renew Plan ANZAC

10/07/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 582 Views 0 Comments

The New Zealand Army has reinforced its long-standing commitment with Australia with the signing of the renewed Plan ANZAC in

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Letters to the Editor 

Keogh is using one gate to hide another

09/07/202612/07/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 144 Views 0 Comments

Dear Editor, Matt Keogh has now shown his trick regarding the Allied Health Cap. On Sky News Politics Now, he

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Letters to the Editor 

Why returning 1 Armd Regt to combat role should be high on new CA’s priorities list

08/07/202612/07/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 254 Views 0 Comments

Will returning 1st Armoured Regiment to its combat role be something Lieutenant General Susan Coyle should list high among her priorities?

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Letters to the Editor 

Albanese Labor’s defence system test just got harder

06/07/202608/07/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 401 Views 0 Comments

Dear Editor, Pat Conroy has now put more shape around “the system”. Earlier, he said Defence workers were let down

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