Has AASAM international component been cancelled?
Defence today issued a press release talking up AASAM20 scheduled to start tomorrow at Greenbank in Brisbane – with no international component mentioned.
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Sir Jeffrey Armiger
Defence under fire – again – for sexist recruitment ads
Defence is under fire – again – for blatant sexism in recruitment advertising, nominating “Female Opportunity” as a precondition of application.
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Australian F/A-18 history/heritage – SOLD
Maybe you just can’t trust a politician’s promise until you actually see an F/A-18 spiked atop a pole with said politician getting his/her photo taken.
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RAAF sells remaining F/A-18s to US military contractor
Defence has sold “up to 46” soon-to-be retired RAAF F/A-18 ‘classic’ Hornets to a commercial air combat training company in America.
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When minister thinks she done good on radio
Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price did a series of radio interviews this morning, trying to gee up the idea
Read more![[Then] Minister for Veterans and Defence Personnel Darren Chester in front of a recently delivered Pilatus PC-21 at RAAF Base East Sale. Photo by Corporal Dan Pinhorn.](https://www.contactairlandandsea.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/chester_pc21-800x444.jpg)
Darren Chester gets new old portfolios
Not that it matters a whole lot – but just for the record – Darren Chester is now known as
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I’m confused by ministerial press releases – again!
In November 2018, two ministers announced a sod-turning Today, two new ministers claim their government is handing over the building to its owner.
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Defence optics suddenly warped by real-life bushfire task
Australian and New Zealand Army engineer support teams have begun the gruesome and inevitable task of collecting and burying dead
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RAAF’s secret selection criteria for new drone revealed
CAPTION: MQ-9B SkyGuardian seen flying into a pretty sunset with, to the relief of many RAAF officers, not a single
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STOP PRESS – RAAF C-130J armed with lasers!!!
Defence image digital altered by CONTACT Yes – that headline is click bait. So sue me 😉 But wait
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Did PM make Clayton’s announcement on ‘new’ Middle East mission?
This morning, Prime Minister Scott Morrison, supported by Foreign Minister Marise Payne and Defence Minister Linda Reynolds made an announcement
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Chester fudging figures on MyService
Minister for Veterans and Defence Personnel Darren Chester recently put out a press release claiming that more than 75,000 veterans are
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Defence PR – Breaking news? or Breaking trust!
This morning, I was giving feedback to a Defence PR officer on some ‘news’ links he sent me to use
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About those Chinese warships in Sydney
. Much was said about three Chinese warships that sailed into Sydney Harbour this week – and most of what
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Did the PM shoot Caretaker Conventions in the head?
After the House of Reps is dissolved and until the result of an election is known, government enters a ‘caretaker
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Minister gets aircraft name wrong in new announcement
In June last year, CONTACT ran a story under the headline “Australia commits to Triton – confusion over cost” – so
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Roulettes get new colour scheme for airplane they don’t even fly yet
How can you make a song and dance and host a PR pony show to announce a new paint scheme for
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Ministerial faux pas
The above beauty was received by our office from the Minister’s office yesterday. Not that I’ve never made a faux
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The best laid plans of mice and flag raisers
Last Friday, 17 August, was a well-planned day in the countdown to Invictus Games Sydney. Hundreds of moving parts –
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A minister with little to say ;-)
The screen-grab above is the substance of a press release received by CONTACT this morning – obviously from a minister
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