Australian Warrior Expo is getting bigger than Ben Hur
Australian Warrior Expo is getting bigger than Ben Hur. OK, so that may be an exaggeration or even a cliché
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RAAF caught shooting blanks at a live-fire range practice!!!
“Where’s the kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering kaboom,” is a familiar question to older cartoon lovers. It
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Performance nutrition – understanding the basics for strong foundations
Many people believe that there is one specific diet, training program or supplement concoction that will be the key to
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Chapter 51: We never go first
Ya know, there’s a distinct disadvantage by being the middle platoon in Alpha Company. At the end of an operation
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Shooting enthusiasts get ready to lick drool off your chin
The Australian Warrior Expo floor plan was recently expanded to deal with an awesome response from exhibitors. Nearly all the
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Navy and RAAF’s arrogant hubris ends tomorrow?
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*
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?
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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Chapter 50: Nursemaiding CHQ
After we left Garth things seemed to quieten down in the province. We were still out there patrolling, patrolling, patrolling but
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No right to privacy in public events
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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You’ll never know unless you ask – RIMPAC coverage
CONTACT would love to go to Hawaii to cover RIMPAC18 – confident we could do an awesome job of coverage
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How to sell your mil skills in civvie street
One of the biggest issues many veterans face when they leave the Australian Defence Force is deciding what to do
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Chapter 49: Snakes, spiders, scorpions, wasps, fireflies, mossies, monkeys, ants, fuckoff lizards and woodpeckers
Woodpeckers? Yes I saw my first woodpecker in Vietnam. I knew what they looked like because of the cartoon character.
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AWE2018 partners Blue Hope and Mates4Mates
As I hope you all know by now, CONTACT is a proud Media Partner to Australian Warrior Expo. As such,
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Introducing the Forest Lake Service/PTSD Dog Program
IN MY DARKEST HOUR, I REACHED FOR A HAND AND FOUND A PAW Less than 40% of veterans
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How to find the right industry with the right company
Identifying the right industry you want to work in and then how to enter that industry with the right company can
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AWE2018 – way more than ‘just’ an event
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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Chapter 48: Life Without Killer
I last spoke about Digger and me sitting and sharing a brew after Killer’s death. It took a while for
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Expensive, long-winded trial to study what should be CDF
No one – even Veterans’ Affairs Minister Darren Chester – argues that Therapy Dogs wouldn’t be of benefit to veterans suffering
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Leverage the hiring process for your benefit
Understanding the basic hiring process that most companies use to fill a vacancy can help you leverage opportunities
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