Making a bar stool – and drinking beer
I need a new bar stool to go with my bar table in my little Irish ‘snug’. Actually, I didn’t
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Author: Posted by Brian Hartigan
25 years since INTERFET deployment
When the Timorese people took the courageous step of voting for independence in 1999 and asked the international community for
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Kongsberg building third missile factory in America
Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace is building a state-of-the-art missile production facility in the United States to meet global demand, following
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Safer without it? Should army medics wear the Red Cross?
Charles Sturt University research into the wearing of the Red Cross brassard by members of the Australian military show they
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Hanging clamps on old fence palings
Since moving house 12 months ago, there has been one issue in my shed that’s been bugging me – clamp storage.
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$270million to boost guided-weapon parts production
BAE Systems Australia has been awarded a $270 million contract to significantly increase the production of critical components and assemblies
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Defence buys atomic clocks for $2.7million
The Australian government is acquiring quantum optical atomic clocks from Adelaide-based QuantX Labs to deliver position navigation and timing (PNT)
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Defence Minister Marles’ updates on Brereton Report
Statements by Minister for Defence Richard Marles… FILE PHOTO: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles. Photo by
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HMAS Sydney policing North Korea sanctions
Royal Australian Navy Hobart-class guided missile destroyer HMAS Sydney, has commenced service in Operation Argos, supporting international efforts to enforce
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BAE Systems unveils new autonomous fighting vehicle
BAE Systems Australia unveiled a new uncrewed ground vehicle (UGV) today at Land Forces expo, which they say could give
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ADF orders new MOHOC3 camera
MOHOC Inc – creator of tactical helmet cameras – announced that they have completed design, development and delivery of initial
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New Zealand’s first J-model Hercules delivered
New Zealand’s Chief of Defence Force Air Marshal Tony Davies joined Defence Minister Judith Collins in welcoming the first of
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Australian Army extends commitment to VBS3
Bohemia Interactive Australia (BIA) has announce that the Australian Army has renewed the Australian Defence Force VBS3 enterprise software support
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Final Report from veteran-suicide Royal Commission handed down
The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide Final Report has been delivered to the government and tabled in Parliament
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Messy plastering job in a small toilet
I finally brought myself to do one of the messiest jobs in the toilet. Final touch-up plastering. I never did
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Joint Strike Missile acquisition expedited
The government is further accelerating Australia’s long-range strike capability through the acquisition of the Joint Strike Missile (JSM) beginning next
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New mega 737 maintenance and modification facility in SA
Work has begun on building a giant four-bay aircraft hangar in northern Adelaide to facilitate the specialist maintenance of the
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First female divers join the Royal New Zealand Navy clearance-diving trade
Two female divers have graduated into the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) clearance-diving trade. CAPTION: Able Diver Petra Dye-Hutchinson and
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Telling a law firm to shove it
Some time ago, I received an email claiming I had breached someone’s copyright by publishing a photo that they owned
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‘Scary’ shower-glass installation
I had been dreading – and procrastinating over – this particular task for months. On the one hand, it was
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