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POSITION VACANT – Advertising Sales

07/02/202009/02/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2242 Views 3 Comments

CONTACT is seeking an advertising sales agent to help us attract quality advertisers, so we can continue to grow and

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Happy New Year – 20 years after 1999

02/01/202002/01/2020 Brian Hartigan 2340 Views 0 Comments

I sent the following message to CONTACT DFSW Club members yesterday, and thought it appropriate to pass it on more

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Veteran lapel pin sold on eBay for more than $5000.
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Veteran Lapel Pin ‘sold’ on eBay

28/12/201906/01/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 12267 Views 22 Comments

Some funny bugger put his new veteran lapel pin on eBay as soon as he got it, aiming to raise

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The CONTACT web site has topped 4-million page views in 2019.
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Record-breaking year for CONTACT web site

20/12/201903/05/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2239 Views 0 Comments

Like a giddy kid, I watched the CONTACT web-site stats counter for weeks, waiting for that record 4 mil to

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My new Veteran's Lapel Pin, box-mounted in the shirt pocket. Photo by self.
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I got (and broke) my new lapel pin

19/11/201929/11/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 10402 Views 54 Comments

I got the new Veteran’s Covenant and Lapel Pin in the mail yesterday. The postman came to the door, because

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‘New rifle for ADF’ – reports over-hyped?

05/11/201911/11/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6841 Views 2 Comments

Recent media reports about a new weapon for the ADF, which is more lethal and more accurate than previous rifles,

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Still no delivery date on Covenant/Lapel Pin (unrelated to CONTACT subscription)

23/08/201925/08/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4825 Views 0 Comments

CONTACT is often asked “where’s my bloody lapel pin”, as if we were responsible for delivery. I kid you not.

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One of thousands of photos taken by Billy Cunneen in Vietnam – 1966, Australian APCs of 1 APC Sqn and dismounted soldiers pursue retreating Viet Cong troops in Phuoc Tuy Province. Click to enlarge.
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Did our minister use Wikipedia to research Vietnam Veterans’ Day?

18/08/201918/08/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4057 Views 0 Comments

Today Australians across the country are encouraged to commemorate the service of all those who served in the Vietnam War

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DANGER CLOSE – The Battle of Long Tan – review

17/08/201919/01/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 8033 Views 6 Comments

WOW – a proper, PROPER, war movie. From go to whoah, DANGER CLOSE – The Battle of Long Tan is

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My new favourite lens

27/07/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2495 Views 2 Comments

I got a new lens – a Canon 70-200mm f2.8 IS III USM – and she’s a beast. I got this

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POSITION VACANT – Advertising Sales Manager

12/07/201925/07/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1776 Views 0 Comments

CONTACT is seeking an Advertising Sales Manager to manage all aspects of advertising sales and advertising-client relations, in our multi-platform,

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Major General Peter Cosgrove is whisked ashore from HMAS Melbourne in Dili Harbour after a brief visit. Photo by Corporal Brian Hartigan for ARMY Newspaper.
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Editor reflects on encounters with Sir Peter Cosgrove

01/07/201901/07/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3872 Views 4 Comments

  FILE PHOTO (December(?) 1999): Major General Peter Cosgrove is whisked ashore from HMAS Melbourne in Dili Harbour after a

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My personal anguish over DVA-funded mental health treatment

17/05/201922/05/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4260 Views 13 Comments

I have mental-health issues. I don’t believe I have PTSD – and I’m definitely not suicidal. My issues are minor

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CONTACT’s YouTube Channel hits new milestone

15/05/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2352 Views 0 Comments

Did you even know that CONTACT has a YouTube Channel? There’s nearly 350 military news videos to watch, 39 ‘personal

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The best fan-mail ever

09/05/201910/05/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2187 Views 0 Comments

I get a fair bit of ‘fan mail’ as editor of CONTACT – I love receiving it – and most

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CONTACT Editor Brian Hartigan in hospital recovering from heart surgery. Photo by Brian Hartigan.
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Heart surgery brings CONTACT’s future into focus

21/04/201923/04/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3526 Views 14 Comments

There’s been a fair bit of military news over the past two weeks – especially in the final days before

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Interviewed by SBS

28/02/201910/06/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2412 Views 0 Comments

I was interviewed in February by an SBS News reporter in the CONTACT office. We discussed my history, coming home

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You ‘must’ register with DVA to get Veteran Lapel Pin

18/02/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 23676 Views 26 Comments

CONTACT received numerous questions from our audience after publishing this story on the New Veterans Covenant and Lapel Pin. Sanitised

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GoPro Hero 7 side-by-side shootout with Hero 5

14/02/201908/03/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2708 Views 0 Comments GoPro Hero 5 Black, GoPro Hero 7 Black

This is my side-by-side video-shooting comparison between the new GoPro Hero 7 and my two-year-old Hero 5 (I never bought

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New DVA cards will be issued soon
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Audience questions re new cards/pins not answered by DVA

07/02/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3517 Views 0 Comments Veterans' Covenant

On 23 January, CONTACT published a story – Veterans’ Covenant and card coming soon – which gained a lot of

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