Chapter 2: The Doc and the Psych
At the RAP (Regimental Aid Post) . We had only just arrived and the first thing they did was to
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Why was major milestone of ‘extraordinary’ Tiger ignored by Defence?
Is Defence suddenly shy? They are certainly not putting out nearly as many press releases as they used to. Operation
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Chapter 1: One small step for a boy and one giant leap to manhood
On a cold windswept train station in Cootamundra one winter’s morning in July 1969, I waited. I was beginning a
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Equipment cycles are faster than attitudes
A small story we ran this week called ‘Not-so-grim Reaper on trial’ caused a storm of majority negative comments on
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I’m sick of this politicking already
Has the federal election even been announced yet? Sure as shit the campaigning has started – and Defence is featuring
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Kiama Dawn Service marred by (local) politics
This year is the second year in a row I’ve walked away from my local ANZAC Day Dawn Service in
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What are Kiwis doing here on ANZAC Day?
After reading your reply in Facebook re the “Is ANZAC Day not taught in schools or what?” post. I have humbly
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Is ANZAC Day not taught in schools or what?
So, I was on the train yesterday and in front of me were these school kids talking about ANZAC Day. They were
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The Money Game – Your Best Investments
Where do I put my money? When I left the Army in 1995 I withdrew my personal contributions from MSBS
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Kiwi exchange no laughing matter – unless you have good health cover
Today I will be talking about New Zealand. Why? Because aside from the many similarities we share with New Zealanders,
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Don’t try to be a super-hero
For most of us, there comes a time in our lives when we must face the truth, and accept the
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Further proof Cadets (or at least their hierarchy) hate CONTACT
“Good morning, we do not wish to be associated with Contact Cadets or Contact magazine. Please stop copying material from
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Set an example by facing your fears
There comes a time in every man’s life when he must set an example for his son by crawling under
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Are VCs won or awarded – and why are people so passionate about the difference?
In writing stories for public consumption, if you say “Willie Apiata, Ben Roberts-Smith or Mark Donaldson (above) won a VC”,
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You don’t have to be a Queenslander to embrace your inner weird
As a New South Welshman who spent several years living in Queensland, I feel the states’ unofficial mantra “Keep Queensland
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Evidence links ration-pack biscuits to crazed kangaroos
Several years ago while on a grand tour of Shoalwater Bay, my chance to enjoy one of the world’s greatest
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The Money Game – who’s to blame?
. It should be an easy game……right? But for many of us, that’s just not the case. One example –
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Why do Cadets dis CONTACT?
Cadets are a segment of the Defence-focused community I have always believed should be CONTACT lovers. Yet it seems this
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Navy paving the way with robot-controlled technology
As most sailors can attest, because of their bases’ proximity to the water, from time to time they have a
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Defence Information Technology ‘Support’
On Monday, sometime between mornos and lunch, my work computer slipped from its normal ‘sleep mode’ and into a ‘deep
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