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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Author: Posted by Brian Hartigan
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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New missile factory for Newcastle
The Australian government will contribute up to $850 million in partnership with Kongsberg Defence Australia to manufacture and service missiles
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Re-framing a window in a view
The outside frame of my shed window is of no consequence to me on the inside. From the panoramic window
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Side-projects wrap-up
I was a bit under the weather for a while recently. And because of that, I didn’t want to do
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Royal Australian Navy fires first SM-6 missile
HMAS Sydney has conducted a successful firing of a Standard Missile 6, representing a step-change in the lethality, air and
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AI-powered platform to disrupt clunky defence-industry procurement
A new era of technology is unlocking the opportunity for businesses positioned to deliver works to Defence projects via a
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Ghost Shark program on fast track
Production of the Ghost Shark program will be accelerated with Defence and Anduril Australia entering into a co-funded early works
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Defence Digital Engineering Strategy
Defence is transforming how it works with businesses through the launch of the Defence Digital Engineering Strategy to speed up
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Make and install a bathroom safety rail
A safety rail wasn’t on my to-do list. But, with the bathroom in full use by the client (my 30-something
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Royal Australian Air Force officially unveils first MQ-4C Triton
Representatives of the Australian government, the Royal Australian Air Force and Northrop Grumman officially unveiled the RAAF’s first MQ-4C Triton
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First Australian sailors graduate from USN Basic Enlisted Submarine School
In a first for AUKUS, a group of Royal Australian Navy enlisted sailors has graduated from the United States Navy’s
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$2.2billion Collins-class sustainment contract awarded
The government has signed a new four-year sustainment contract with ASC Pty Ltd for the sustainment of the Collins-class submarines.
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Italian fighter jet crashes in NT outback
A Eurofighter Typhoon F-2000 from the Italian air force crashed in remote bushland in the Northern Territory while participating in
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Building Army’s fleet of medium landing craft begins
The build of 18 medium landing craft for the Army’s new littoral fleet has been accelerated according to the current
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