A new roof on my shed
The old roof on my shed leaked – not on to my tools, thankfully, but onto the ceiling of the
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Author: Posted by Brian Hartigan
CONTACT sets new viewership record
The CONTACT web site has set a new record for the number of pages viewed in a calendar year –
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Soldiers work to help schools re-open on time
Australian Defence Force personnel are hard at work helping schools re-open in time for the start of the school year,
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RAAF KC-35A in USA trials to expand fleet range
The Royal Australian Air Force has conducted air-to-air refuelling clearance trials with two United States Air Force (USAF) airframes in
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$50,000 retention bonuses roll out to eligible ADF personnel
Eligible ADF personnel are now able to receive a one-off $50,000 payment in exchange for an additional three-year commitment to
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More Aussie soldiers deploy for Ukraine training
South Australian-based soldiers from the 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, will depart Australia tomorrow to train Ukrainian recruits in the
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ADF helps after two Queensland weather events
Soon after Defence concluded support to flood-affected far-north Queensland on 29 December, it was called out again to provide assistance
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Audit of Defence estate received by government
An enterprise-wide audit of the Defence estate and infrastructure was initiated in response to the recommendations of the Defence Strategic
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Sunroom table Part 4 – Finished (ish)
Hurray! I got the sunroom table finished in time for our New Years Eve party. Well sort of. It’s finished
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Sunroom table part 3 – I win!
Thank the heavens – I finally have a win with this table – just before another setback. I am happy
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Newcastle set to become regional F-35 servicing hub
Hunter Region’s future as the Indo-Pacific hub for sustainment of F-35 Lightning II aircraft has been secured after the Australian
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My plumbing preparations up to NYE
Over the past three weeks or so, I’ve been jackhammering in Ashling’s bathroom, whenever I could get a chance, to
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Sunroom table Pt2 – near killed me
If you know me, you’ll know I’ve claimed “nearly killed me” more than once before. And if you’re keeping tally,
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Work begins on Australia’s nuclear-submarine construction yard
Preliminary enabling works on a new Submarine Construction Yard at Osborne, South Australia, have begun – which will eventually become
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Building a new table in time for New Year’s Eve
You may remember I bought six Ironbark slabs of wood a couple of months ago. Well now it’s time to
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A mystery wood turning
I was ‘in a mood’ one day recently – the job I was supposed to be doing was too big
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ADF support to north-Queensland flood response
The ADF is providing support to the Queensland Police Service via the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in response to
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Uprooting main-street signage
Three years ago, CONTACT entered an ill-fated partnership with a certain national charity. Three years later, they’ve buggered off –
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Australia to expand Ukraine training operation
Australia will extend and expand its commitment to the training of recruits from the Armed Forces of Ukraine as part
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Australia authorised to buy Virginia-class submarines
Today the US Congress passed the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes substantial enabling provisions for Australia’s AUKUS
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