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An E-7A Wedgetail at Australia's main air operating base in the Middle East. Photo by Corporal David Cotton.
ADF Australian News Royal Australian Air Force Sir Jeffrey Armiger 

“Defence News” – a new oxymoron / Wedgetail’s 50-day flight from Middle East

29/10/202003/11/2020 Brian Hartigan 1667 Views 0 Comments

ADF reported on 29 Oct that an “E-7A Wedgetail and support personnel have [present tense] returned to Australia”. They left 50 days ago!

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Australian News Sir Jeffrey Armiger Veterans 

DVA survey ‘about veteran needs’ miss named

02/07/202002/07/2020 Brian Hartigan 1050 Views 0 Comments

Veterans and their families were being asked to provide their views on how the ex-service community is consulted and engaged, and how this can be improved.

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HMAS Stuart. Photo by Able Seaman Kayla Hayes.
ADF Australian CONTACT BLOG SPOT News Sir Jeffrey Armiger 

What ‘new’ Defence Strategy?

01/07/202001/07/2020 Brian Hartigan 2894 Views 1 Comment

I hear a lot of woohoo and excitement about a new 2020 Defence Strategic Update and Force Structure Plan –

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ADF Australian News Sir Jeffrey Armiger 

COVID-19 spike hits Defence over long weekend

10/06/2020 Brian Hartigan 1254 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

Defence was hit by a relatively large spike of new and unexplained confirmed cases of COVID-19 over the Queen’s Birthday long weekend.

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CONTACT BLOG SPOT Sir Jeffrey Armiger 

Has Defence found a miracle cure for COVID-19?

26/05/202026/05/2020 Brian Hartigan 1942 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

The Australian Defence Force has posted updated figures for its COVID-19 case-load that perhaps points to some sort of miracle cure.

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CONTACT BLOG SPOT Sir Jeffrey Armiger 

Defence really don’t know how many COVID-19 cases they have

25/05/202025/05/2020 Brian Hartigan 1735 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

Defence really doesn’t know what’s going on with its COVID-19 stats – adding new ‘confirmed’ cases on Saturday only to (sort of) subtract them on Monday.

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A sniper from the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, patrols through the Cowley Beach Training Area, north Queensland. Photo by Corporal Tristan Kennedy.
CONTACT BLOG SPOT Sir Jeffrey Armiger 

When Defence puppets mouth government politics

06/05/202006/05/2020 Brian Hartigan 1691 Views 0 Comments

When Defence runs party-political propaganda, CONTACT leaves it as is, to highlight how far the politicians’ fists are up the Defence-puppets’ backsides.

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ADF Australian CONTACT BLOG SPOT News Operations Sir Jeffrey Armiger 

Defence playing fast and loose with COVID-19 figures

03/05/202003/05/2020 Brian Hartigan 6682 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

On its laughingly titled ‘Latest updates’ page, clearly marked Friday 1 May 2020, Defence increased its COVID-19 tally twice over the weekend.

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ADF Australian CONTACT BLOG SPOT News Sir Jeffrey Armiger 

Defence plays sillybuggers with COVID-19 stats

17/04/202018/04/2020 Brian Hartigan 1896 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

Defence officially update today that it is currently managing 33 cases of COVID-19 in the locations illustrated above – while the map only adds up to 28.

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A Royal Australian Air Force No. 36 Squadron C-17A Globemaster departs RAAF Base Amberley for Vanuatu with Humanitarian Aid on 10 April 2020. Photo by Corporal Nicci Freeman.
Australian CONTACT BLOG SPOT News Royal Australian Air Force Sir Jeffrey Armiger Videos 

Why did Defence ignore aborted flight to Vanuatu?

15/04/202018/04/2020 Brian Hartigan 3467 Views 1 Comment

A Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster flew to Vanuatu twice in recent days with a single load of humanitarian

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2nd Commando Regiment commandos speed towards a 'target' vessel in a rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RHIB) during counter-terrorism training off the New South Wales coast. Photo by Corporal Sebastian Beurich.
Australian CONTACT BLOG SPOT News Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology Sir Jeffrey Armiger 

Is Navy back-flipping on recent sea boat contract?

14/04/202014/04/2020 Brian Hartigan 3255 Views 1 Comment

A story on Defence’s news site today caught our eye – Call-out to industry on sea boat capabilities – in

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Attendees at a Women in Cyber event on International Women's Day 2020 in Canberra, ACT.
CONTACT BLOG SPOT Sir Jeffrey Armiger 

Delivering all your ‘current and relevant’ news

10/04/202010/04/2020 Brian Hartigan 898 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

. . news a noun newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent events . . . “…is taking a

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Australian Army soldier Private Claude Allan from 2nd/17th Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment, guides returning passengers to their hotel rooms in Sydney, as part of the government’s COVID-19 response. Photo by Corporal Chris Beerens.
ADF Australian News Sir Jeffrey Armiger 

Minister forgot to tell Defence about Op COVID-19 Assist

01/04/202001/04/2020 Brian Hartigan 2031 Views 3 Comments COVID-19

Defence’s COVID-19 daily update issued at 9am this morning makes no mention of Operation COVID-19 Assist announced by the minister some three hours earlier.

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Australian and international participants at AASAM 2013. Photo by Sergeant John Waddell.
ADF Australian Australian Army News Sir Jeffrey Armiger 

Has AASAM international component been cancelled?

12/03/202014/03/2020 Brian Hartigan 1216 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

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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Composite SEEK/DFR recruitment ad for Administration Assistant (Female). Digitally altered by CONTACT.
ADF Australian News Sir Jeffrey Armiger 

Defence under fire – again – for sexist recruitment ads

11/03/202011/03/2020 Brian Hartigan 4142 Views 4 Comments

Defence is under fire – again – for blatant sexism in recruitment advertising, nominating “Female Opportunity” as a precondition of application.

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An image capture from the Australian War Memorial's grand expansion-plans video, showing an RAAF F/A-18A on prominent display.
CONTACT BLOG SPOT News Royal Australian Air Force Sir Jeffrey Armiger 

Australian F/A-18 history/heritage – SOLD

06/03/202026/05/2020 Brian Hartigan 3002 Views 1 Comment

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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A No. 77 Squadron F/A-18A Hornet taxis at Andersen Air Force Base during Exercise Cope North 20 in Guam. Photo by Corporal David Said.
Australian News Royal Australian Air Force Science & Technology Sir Jeffrey Armiger 

RAAF sells remaining F/A-18s to US military contractor

05/03/202026/05/2020 Brian Hartigan 4087 Views 0 Comments

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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Artist impression of the Osborne South Naval Shipbuilding Precinct. Defence image.
CONTACT BLOG SPOT Sir Jeffrey Armiger 

When minister thinks she done good on radio

02/03/202002/03/2020 Brian Hartigan 1442 Views 0 Comments

Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price did a series of radio interviews this morning, trying to gee up the idea

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[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.
CONTACT BLOG SPOT News Sir Jeffrey Armiger 

Darren Chester gets new old portfolios

22/02/202022/02/2020 Brian Hartigan 1783 Views 1 Comment

Not that it matters a whole lot – but just for the record – Darren Chester is now known as

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Boxer CRV. Photo by Brian Hartigan.
CONTACT BLOG SPOT Sir Jeffrey Armiger 

I’m confused by ministerial press releases – again!

17/02/202017/02/2020 Brian Hartigan 1539 Views 0 Comments Rheinmetall Boxer CRV

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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