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Personnel from RAAF Base Richmond on the Out of the Shadows Lifeline walk. Story by Flight Lieutenant Madeleine Magee. Photos by Leading Aircraftwoman Maddison Scott.
ADF People Health and Wellbeing Lest We Forget Royal Australian Air Force 

Bringing suicide prevention Out of the Shadows

30/09/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1063 Views 0 Comments Lifeline, National Suicide Prevention Day, RAAF Richmond

Earlier this month, RAAF Base Richmond participated in Lifeline’s Out of the Shadows Walk, to remember the lives of those

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Two 2nd Cavalry Regiment M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks conduct a live-fire serial at Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland. Photo by Lance Corporal Caitlyn Davill.
Letters to the Editor 

Top Priority: Tank Regiment or a Combat Experimentation Group (CXG)?

30/09/202530/09/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 474 Views 0 Comments

Let’s look at 1st Armoured Regiment from the viewpoint of someone presently serving in the unit… “If you have been

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Sir Jeffrey Armiger 

Anthony Albanese might secretly prefer AUKUS to fail

28/09/202528/09/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1782 Views 0 Comments

When Scott Morrison unveiled the AUKUS pact in 2021, he framed it as a masterstroke of statesmanship – tying Australia’s

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Letters to the Editor Uncategorized 

The RAAC: No one home (sadly)

27/09/202527/09/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1534 Views 0 Comments

It’s unbelievable, but true … at first it was thought that 1st Armoured Regiment had been temporarily prevented from joining

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Members of the 1st Armoured Regiment during their Guidon and Standard relocation parade in Adelaide. Photo by Private Sophie Hartley.
Letters to the Editor 

The RAAC: To whom do we owe allegiance?

26/09/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2030 Views 0 Comments

While serving, our commitment and allegiance is to our Commanding Officer (or immediate superior). After we retire, however, everything changes.

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Bomana War Cemetery, located near Port Moresby, is the final resting place of more than 3300 Australians. Photos by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.
Australian Army History Lest We Forget Overseas Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

Bomana visit a moving moment for ADF members

25/09/202527/09/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 3477 Views 0 Comments HMAS Choules, Operation Wantaim, PNG, WWII

Two ADF members paid a special visit to their relatives’ graves at the Bomana War Cemetery in Papua New Guinea

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2 Royal Tank Regiment Challenger 2 tanks on Hohne Ranges, Germany. UK MoD photo by Sergeant Teresa Pickin.
Letters to the Editor 

Being a tank regiment (or not)

23/09/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1089 Views 0 Comments

1st Armoured Regiment was formed on 7 July 1949. Two years later it affiliated with the British Royal Tank Regiment

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The Air Force Surf Riders Association’s 2025 Festival of Surfing united 40 personnel at Seal Rocks, New South Wales. Story by Wing Commander Deanna Nott. Photos by Corporal Leigh Gammie.
ADF People Health and Wellbeing 

Riding waves and building bonds

23/09/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 3111 Views 0 Comments Air Force Surf Riders Association (AFSRA)

The Air Force Surf Riders Association (AFSRA) united 40 Air Force personnel from across Australia for a week of competitive

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ADF People History 

Honouring the Air Force spirit

23/09/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 3328 Views 0 Comments Battle of Britain, WWII

For Wing Commander Jenny Robertson (retd), the Battle of Britain is more than a pivotal moment in history. It’s a

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Australian Army soldier Lance Corporal Declan Bowditch from the 1st Armoured Regiment, performs maintenance on an M134D minigun remote weapon station attached to a modular robotic vehicle during Exercise Talisman Sabre at Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland. Photo by Lance Corporal Caitlyn Davill.
Letters to the Editor 

Loyalty or Apathy: Which is Relevant?

20/09/202520/09/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1855 Views 1 Comment

There was so much public outrage over the cost cutting proposal to merge the Royal Marines with the Parachute Regiment,

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Veterans of the 1st Armoured Regiment during the Cambrai Parade at Edinburgh Defence Precinct. Photo by Corporal Adam Quinn.
Letters to the Editor 

Cambrai Day: Why is a tradition, a tradition?

16/09/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2057 Views 0 Comments

“SHAME: To make someone feel ashamed; to lose honour and respect; the uncomfortable sensation caused when it seems that we

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Four MH60R Romeo Seahawk helicopters from the Royal Australian Navy's 725 Squadron and 816 Squadron fly overhead Blamey Square, Russell Offices, Canberra. ADF photo by Kym Smith.
Thought provoking 

Reflections on integrity and influence in Army Headquarters

15/09/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2506 Views 2 Comments

A candid reflection on the cultural dissonance between the tactical edge and Army Headquarters, exploring what it means to stay

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Chief of Army Lieutenant General Simon Stuart addresses the audience at the Chief of Army Symposium 2024 in Melbourne, Victoria. Photo by Corporal Cameron Pegg.
Letters to the Editor 

White Lies, Pork Pies, and Whoppers

15/09/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2338 Views 0 Comments

How does one get to the truth of a matter when it is constantly hidden behind half-truths? This happens whenever

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M1A1 Abrams tanks during the 1st Armoured Regiment's Cambrai Parade at Edinburgh Defence Precinct. Photo by Corporal Adam Quinn.
Letters to the Editor 

How do you cover up the cover up?

13/09/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2236 Views 0 Comments

The responses to all the letters written to everyone about 1st Armoured Regiment’s tanks being stripped from it and the

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Sales of Legacy bears support the annual national appeal to raise awareness and funds for the families of veterans who have given their life or health in service to our country. Story by Leading Seaman Nadav Harel. Photo by Emma Taylor.
ADF People Australian Army Health and Wellbeing History Lest We Forget News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

Annual fundraiser a big boost for Legacy

12/09/202512/09/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 5017 Views 0 Comments Legacy Week, Vivian Bullwinkel

Across the country, sailors, soldiers and aviators took to the streets selling pin badges and bears to raise funds in

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Group Captain Kath Stein is the first current serving ADF member to be president of the Australian College of Nursing. Story by Michelle Hoare.
ADF People Health and Wellbeing News 

ADF nurse to lead Australian College of Nursing

12/09/202522/09/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 4496 Views 0 Comments Vivian Bullwinkel

For Group Captain Kath Stein, following in the footsteps of one of her military nursing role models is deeply meaningful.

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Defence APS member Grant Tebbutt with his late grandfather Tom Foster’s recently recovered World War 2 medals and a photo album belonging to his father, Ivan. Story by Lieutenant Fenlan Miller. Photos by Lance Corporal Luke Donegan.
ADF People Archives History Lest We Forget 

Defence APS member reunited with lost medals

12/09/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 2832 Views 0 Comments WWII

Forty years after they vanished, a set of medals belonging to a Defence Australian Public Service member’s grandfather has been

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The crew of HMAS Ballarat hold a morning tea during their regional presence deployment to raise funds and awareness for R U OK? Day. Story and photo by Sub-Lieutenant Jake Badior.
ADF People Health and Wellbeing News Royal Australian Navy 

HMAS Ballarat crew checks in on R U OK? Day

12/09/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 3981 Views 0 Comments HMAS Ballarat, mental health, RUOK

The crew of HMAS Ballarat paused their busy regional presence deployment schedule to mark R U OK? Day at sea.

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Letters to the Editor 

Avoiding the Issue and Taking the Easy Option: The RAAC Way?

11/09/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1439 Views 0 Comments

Will the next Chief of Army (likely to be appointed at the end of 2025) revoke the decision to employ

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The immediate health and safety of ADF personnel has been the priority in the wake of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide.
ADF People Health and Wellbeing 

Defence prioritises health, safety in wake of report

09/09/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 455 Views 0 Comments mental health, Suicide Royal Commission

One year after the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide delivered its final report, the senior officer supporting the

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