Celebrating Freedom on ANZAC Day 2017
. Many years ago as a young child accompanying my parents, we approached an unguarded voting box on election day
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CHAPTER 23: Bits and Pieces
I spoke about the Red Fox, our company commander, earlier. Others were not so kind and referred to him as
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Release the Kraken on today’s web troll
This innocuous story/photo(above) and CONTACT’s publication of same caused one peed-off photographer to unleash, anonymously, on the wrong editor…. He called
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Even ANZAC Day is being commercialised
Business has done it to Christmas and then to Easter; in fact Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and Valentine’s Day where
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Chapter 22: Boots
I had two pairs of boots: AB and GP. There is some conjecture as to what these letters mean, some
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What’s a few hundred miles between rescuers
I don’t want to take anything away from the awesome effort involved in the rescue of three sailors off the
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‘ADF member’ is a dirty word – apparently
The editor of CONTACT doesn’t get a lot of fan mail or – I’m sure he’s grateful – much in
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RAAF says RIMPAC has peaceful intent, ostensibly
Aah, the Queens English. I love it. I love it even more when someone uses a word that sounds good
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CHAPTER 21: Coming Back
Cootamundra is a small country town located on the South West Slopes of New South Wales. It had a population
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A Matter of Perspective
I’ve had time of late to take stock of things and look at the world with a new appreciation for
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The Unlikely Patriot?
Real patriots don’t necessary wear their national flag as a cape. Real patriots don’t always have to tattoo their love of
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Casey Neistat fanboy ready to quit YouTube after 3 months
Do any CONTACT fans monitize videos on YouTube? If so, what has been your experience? I was inspired by YouTube
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HMAS Arunta has hidden in a consignment of coffee
Yes, the headline is correct – Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS Arunta has hidden in a consignment of coffee. It must have
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Chapter 20: JTC Canungra
Canungra is where the Army’s Jungle Training Centre is located not far from the Gold Coast. You may have heard
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Never has my BULLSHIT radar been so strained
Busy, busy busy the Australian Defence Force has been over recent weeks. Under attack from frustrated farmers, they had to rethink
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Weapons of the ADF pocket guide – Part 2 OUT NOW
Download Part 1 HERE Download Part 2 HERE In researching these two booklets, it struck me how hard
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Chapter 19: More bloody training
Dum, dum, dum, dum, dum. That was the sound in my brain. It was from the pounding of our boots
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Praise for a true veterans’ advocate – Overwatch
My name is Tracey and I’m ex WRAAC/RACT. I recently retired due to ill health from working as a Veterans
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Chapter 18: Who we are
5 Section, 2 Platoon, A Company, 2nd Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment Woo hoo, I am an Infantry soldier posted
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Personal and CONTACT credentials as Defence reporters
CAPTION: Kylie Minogue gets a pick-me-up from then Corporal Brian Hartigan in East Timor, reporting for ARMY News in 1999.
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