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Veterans’ called to exercise collective political clout

13/09/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 8061 Views 1 Comment Plan Political Clout

A former Royal Australian Navy officer and political advisor has launched a non-partisan political campaign aimed at exercising veterans’ political clout

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Printing CONTACT again is not just a 'cool' thing to do – it is the only thing I can think of that will save (and improve) CONTACT in the long term.
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#printCONTACTagain – how it works and why

12/09/201814/11/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2486 Views 0 Comments #printCONTACTagain

Because of setup costs on a printing press, it costs more than $12,000 to print and distribute 1000 copies of

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Contact has Australian Warrior Expo tickets to give away
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Australian Warrior Expo ticket winners are non-axe-murdering grinners

06/09/201812/09/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 8310 Views 0 Comments Australian Warrior Expo

CONTACT has chosen the lucky Australian Warrior Expo ticket-giveaway winners who will get to ask their excellent questions in person

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Does CONTACT's plan to print again have serious holes in it?
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Does my printing plan have serious holes in it?

03/09/201812/09/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4244 Views 4 Comments #printCONTACTagain

I am super grateful to the few individuals who have signed up to the CONTACT Patron Army since I announced

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CONTACT has a new aim – print magazines. Will you support us?
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CONTACT will be printed again – but when?

02/09/201812/09/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2838 Views 0 Comments #printCONTACTagain

I’m determined to print CONTACT magazine again. I think the time is right. I think the audience is big enough

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Contact has Australian Warrior Expo tickets to give away
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AWE2018 ticket giveaway

25/08/201829/08/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4588 Views 3 Comments Australian Warrior Expo

If you don’t know that CONTACT is an Official Media Partner to the Australian Warrior Expo, then you must have

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CONTACT magazine – official media partner of Australian Warrior Expo
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Australian Warrior Expo still evolving/growing

10/08/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2712 Views 1 Comment Australian Warrior Expo, AWE2018

When you have a great idea and get stuck into bringing it together, a lot of evolving and development, mixing

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Use and abuse of gender-neutral language

06/08/201810/08/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5443 Views 0 Comments

From time to time, CONTACT receives statements from Defence seeking to ‘correct the record’ after a journalist reported something Defence

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New member welcomed to the CONTACT Patron Army – Global Guardians Volunteering
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Delighted to welcome first advertiser to the CONTACT Patron Army

31/07/201831/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3254 Views 0 Comments CONTACT Patron Army, Global Guardians Volunteering

CONTACT has finally convinced an advertiser to join the CONTACT Patron Army! It’s taken a while – about six months

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CONTACT magazine – official media partner of Australian Warrior Expo
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Australian Warrior Expo is getting bigger than Ben Hur

28/07/201830/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3140 Views 0 Comments Australian Warrior Expo

Australian Warrior Expo is getting bigger than Ben Hur. OK, so that may be an exaggeration or even a cliché

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Shooting enthusiasts get ready to lick drool off your chin

13/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3277 Views 0 Comments Australian Warrior Expo, AWE2018

The Australian Warrior Expo floor plan was recently expanded to deal with an awesome response from exhibitors. Nearly all the

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Executive Officer HMAS Dechaineux Lieutenant Commander Darren White raises the 'Jolly Roger' on Collins-class submarine HMAS Dechaineux at Fleet Base West. Official Defence photo by Chief Petty Officer Damian Pawlenko.
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Navy and RAAF’s arrogant hubris ends tomorrow?

05/07/201807/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 9168 Views 11 Comments Jolly Roger

A parade that could mark the end of arrogant hubris in the Royal Australian Navy and Royal Australian Air Force

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A party to remember*

30/06/201802/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3108 Views 0 Comments Australian Warrior Expo, AWE Party, AWE2018

Everyone loves a good party. My 50th birthday was a humdinger (what I can remember of it), and my brother’s

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Does CONTACT have more self-respect than most?

28/06/201817/07/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3190 Views 4 Comments Respect

How many web sites do you visit, where there’s six, nine or even 12 “Promoted Posts” listed at the bottom

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No right to privacy in public events

23/06/201825/06/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4460 Views 0 Comments copyright, photography, privacy

I’m usually very judicious about (not) commenting on other people’s Facebook pages, to avoid attracting crabs. But I must have

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HMAS Ballarat's MH-60R Seahawk conducts a forward passenger transfer with HMAS Rankin in Western Australia, before the submarine departs for RIMPAC18. Photo by Able Seaman Grahame Kelaher.
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You’ll never know unless you ask – RIMPAC coverage

19/06/201819/06/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2560 Views 0 Comments RIMPAC

CONTACT would love to go to Hawaii to cover RIMPAC18 – confident we could do an awesome job of coverage

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AWE2018 partners Blue Hope and Mates4Mates

17/06/201802/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2892 Views 0 Comments Australian Warrior Expo, AWE2018

As I hope you all know by now, CONTACT is a proud Media Partner to Australian Warrior Expo. As such,

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AWE2018 – way more than ‘just’ an event

03/06/201802/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2880 Views 0 Comments Australian Warrior Expo, AWE2018

As an event, Australian Warrior Expo – AWE2018 – is unique in Australia (as explained here). BUT, AWE2018 is not just a three-day

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