Installing a heavy support beam – and incurring personal injury
While I was waiting for other things outside my control in the bathroom to get done – and waiting for
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Author: Posted by Brian Hartigan
Another $400million to expand Ghost Bat development
The Royal Australian Air Force has invested an additional $399 million in the ongoing development of the MQ-28A Ghost Bat
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Failure as a tiler
I’ve tiled a bathroom before – and it turned out quite good. With that experience behind me, I had no
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How to sheet a ceiling in three easy steps
If you’ve watched my DIY videos before, you’ll have heard me say, “Don’t come here to learn how to do
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Whale-tail wood carving for a special birthday
My niece, Ciara, has just turned 18 and is about to start marine biology at university. So, I set about
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Electro Optic Systems land major sale into Germany
Canberra company Electro Optic Systems announced today that it has secured a contract to supply Slinger counter-drone systems valued at
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Duntroon cutting officer training time by a third
Royal Military College–Duntroon will trial a new approach to officer training this year, which will shorten the current 18-month program
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Australia Day 2024 Military-list honours announced
Australia Defence Force personnel have been recognised for devotion to duty during natural disasters, strategic innovation and professional mastery in
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Royal Australian Navy resumes regional presence deployments
The Australian Defence Force deployed a Royal Australian Navy warship this week to conduct the first regional presence deployment for
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Framing a bathroom ceiling with fan
We bought a fancy ceiling fan/light/heater, which needs 230mm of space above the ceiling. So, it’s this fan that ultimately
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Australia and Japan sign undersea-warfare-research agreement
Australia and Japan have signed an agreement to enhance strategic capabilities in robotic and autonomous systems for undersea warfare. FILE
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The Nashos
We weren’t any heroes they kept us in reserve but for the love of nationhood we were proud to serve
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New windows for the granny flat
I love hard work – I could watch it all day. In this video I get a chance to do
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A new hub for veterans in northern Adelaide
A new $5m home for Veterans in the north of Adelaide was announced this week in partnership between the Department
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Building walls in a new bathroom
At last I seem to be making visible progress – with walls going up. This was pretty straightforward and, amazingly, they
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‘Bury the b@$€@rds’ – government’s plan for MRH-90 Taipan helicopters
THE HON PAT CONROY MP MINISTER FOR DEFENCE INDUSTRY FILE PHOTO: An Australian Army MRH90 Taipan during Op Flood Assist
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RAAF F-35s in US for debut Red Flag exercise
Royal Australian Air Force F-35A Lightening II fighters are in America for the world’s toughest air-combat training exercise, alongside counterparts
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Humble servant retires after 50 years
Warrant Officer Ian ‘Blue’ Macgregor joined the RAAF on 8 January 1974 as a 15-year-old radio apprentice from Western Australia
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Three Royal Australian Navy officers pass second phase of US nuclear school
Three Royal Australian Navy officers graduated from the US Navy’s Nuclear Power Training Unit (NPTU) in Charleston, South Carolina on
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Filling a hole
The plumber has been and gone after doing all his ‘first fixings’. So now, just like in the Army, that
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