$1billion for Reserves and Cadets – Cosgrove first Cadets Patron
The government has announced it will invest more than $1billion to upgrade 73 Australian Defence Force Reserve and Cadet facilities
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MQ-9B SkyGuardian cancelled
What some people at first thought was an April fools’ joke, has now been confirmed by Defence – the project
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New Zealand Defence Force’s Antarctic season 2022 wrapped up
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) completed its Antarctica support for the 2021/22 season with a final flight to the
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Symposium on lesson from the first six weeks of Ukraine invasion
Supplied by the University of New South Wales Canberra From the resistance of the Ukrainians and the Kremlin’s failures to
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New Zealand launches Air Force Heritage Flight
New Zealand’s military aviation heritage will now be on regular display throughout the country with the establishment of the four
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Australia sending Bushmasters to Ukraine
Australia will send Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles to Ukraine after President Zelenskyy specifically requested them in an address to Australia’s
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CDF and Secretary test COVID positive
Secretary for the Department of Defence Greg Moriarty and the Chief of the Defence Force General Angus Campbell have tested
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Huge Family Fun Day for western Sydney – THIS WEEKEND
Penrith RSL sub-branch will host a Family Day for ADF and veterans on Sunday 15 May 2022. This excellent family
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New Air Force Centenary Memorial dedicated
The Royal Australian Air Force dedicated a new memorial at Point Cook today that will forever honour the 350,000 Australians
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Invictus Australia gets $9million in Federal Budget
Invictus Australia has welcomed the announcement in last night’s Federal Budget which will provide $9 million over the next three
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Riverina Veteran Wellbeing Centre open for business
RSL LifeCare has officially launched the Riverina Veteran Wellbeing Centre – the second of its centres in NSW dedicated to
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David Leafe – Life on the Line
Angus Hordern interviews Vietnam veteran David Leafe – a Vietnam veteran who joined the Army for a scholarship in dentistry, but
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Vet Affairs’ Minister unblocks DVA funding with resignation threat
Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Andrew Gee called a press conference this morning to announce his resignation from Federal Cabinet. CAPTION:
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It’s almost time! Team Australia prepares for the Invictus Games
The Invictus Games The Hague 2020 is about to kick off, running from 16 to 22 April 2022 in the
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Near disaster in your editor’s wood-working shed
Frustrated on the computer, I went out to the workshop to do something – anything – to make me feel
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HMAS Canberra home from Tonga mission
The Royal Australian Navy’s HMAS Canberra, her crew and embarked forces have arrived in Townsville today following their deployment on
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ADF flood assistance begins to scale back
Australian Defence Force personnel assisting flood-affected communities in south-east Queensland have begun returning home, with state requests for emergency and
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$244 million upgrade for RAAF Base Curtin
The federal government is planning to invest $244 million in a major upgrade of a Royal Australian Air Force airbase
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Tomorrow we will
Faith, Hope, Unity and Purpose are Powerful National Weapons When you hear Mother Nature is about to tear us apart
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NIOA testing T-Worx Intelligent-Rail system
A smart rail system that transforms rifles into real-time data nodes linking soldiers in the battlefield with tactical leaders and
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