Just a Nasho
We trained for a war that never came We never left our native shores We never fired a shot in
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Author: Jim Veryard
Mates and Comrades
We’re the parents who watched with pride, the day that you marched out But the ideals for which you stood,
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NUSHIP Supply heads for commissioning
The Royal Australian Navy’s first Supply-class auxiliary oilier replenishment (AOR) NUSHIP Supply has been formally accepted from Navantia.
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Two new cases of COVID-19 in ADF
Defence added another two cases of COVID-19 today, bringing the total to 137. Both new cases are indicated as being diagnosed ‘overseas’.
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Medal and clasp for Operation Bushfire Assist
Many people who took part in the firefighting effort during last summer’s bushfires will be awarded the National Emergency Medal with clasp.
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Tread gently
Tread gently on this foreign field, for it lies soaked in blood, that flowed across this battlefield, a tragic crimson flood
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ADF helping Fiji after cyclone
ADF is assisting Fijianan authorities provide assistance to thousands of Fijians affected by the category-5 Tropical Cyclone Yasa.
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Defence adds 135th case of COVID-19
Defence officially recorded its 135th confirmed case of COVID-19 yesterday, with the new case added to the ‘overseas’ total.
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‘Disturbance’ at Christmas Island detention centre
ADF says an operation is underway to restore order after a disturbance in the Immigration Detention Centre on Christmas Island.
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Aussie commander in Cyprus completes two-year mission
After two years as Commander United Nations Force in Cyprus, Major General Cheryl Pearce completed her tenure this month.
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Stand tall for ADF PTS reform
The following is a keynote address given by Dr Kay Danes at the launch of a ‘Stand Tall for PTS’
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What we don’t know about P-8A Poseidon is somehow comforting
The government recently announced that it was buying two extra P-8A Poseidon long-range, armed, maritime search, reconnaissance (and attack) aircraft
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7 Christmas cases of COVID-19 for Defence
Defence today updated its COVID-19 running totals to show that they have now accumulated a total 134 confirmed cases, with
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Remembering the Battle of Bardia 80 years on
Today marks the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Bardia – the first land battle of WWII planned and fought predominantly by Australians.
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ANGELS WITH BROKEN WINGS
A poem dedicated to 300 RAAF aircrew killed during training at flying schools and conversion units in Australia during World War II.
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First new coins of 2021 mark RAAF Centenary
To welcome in the New Year, the Royal Australian Mint has unveiled the new theme for the 2021 Gallery Press and Mintmark Suite coins.
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HOLY COW – What a year!!!
HOLY COW!!! What a year – and I’m not even talking about COVID-19 or bushfires! 2020 was CONTACT’s best year ever for audience engagement.
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Global strategic war gaming at Defence HQ
Intelligence indicates enemy are attempting to posture in north-east Africa, threatening free passage through the Gulf of Aden.
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Kongsberg wins RWS contract for British MIV
Kongsberg has signed a contract with Thales UK to delivery its PROTECTOR RS4 RWS for the British Army’s Mechanised Infantry Vehicle program.
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Another Christmas
You see it on greeting cards – frost, fur, sleigh – As I recall when I was young that was the Irish way, But mum and dad saw better times and took me by the hand, And journeyed far upon the tide to a new and distant land
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