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HMAS Stirling, Western Australia. Photo by Chief Petty Officer Damian Pawlenko.
Australian miscellaneous News What's on... 

Strategic thinkers to invade Perth

16/10/201816/10/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2246 Views 0 Comments

Influential delegates from around Australia and the Indo-Pacific region will gather for the Western Australian Indo-Pacific Defence Conference on Monday

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John Travolta's Boeing 707, photographed in Frankfurt, Germany – has been donated to the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society at Albion Park, NSW, Australia. Photo by Konstantin von Wedelstaedt.
Australian miscellaneous News 

Travolta/QANTAS 707 donated to HARS

27/05/201727/05/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5839 Views 0 Comments Bob De La Hunty, HARS, Historical Aircraft Restoration Society, John Travolta

Movie megastar John Travolta today announced that he will donate his private, QANTAS liveried Boeing 707 to the Historical Aircraft

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An AFP officer examines a luxury car seized in a raid on properties associated with a $165 million tax fraud. AFP photo.
Australian miscellaneous News Videos 

AFP arrest 9 for $165m tax fraud – deputy head ATO caught up

18/05/201718/05/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3444 Views 0 Comments Australian Federal Police, Australian Tax Office, tax fraud

The Australian Federal Police has arrested and charged nine people for their association with a syndicate allegedly responsible for a

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Saab Australia-UniSA Institute for Defence Technologies artist's impression. Image courtesy of Saab.
Australian miscellaneous News Science & Technology 

Saab Australia/UniSA launch new Institute for Defence Technologies

04/05/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3298 Views 0 Comments Saab, STEM, UniSA

Saab Australia and the University of South Australia – UniSA – have partnered to establish a new ‘Saab Australia-UniSA Institute for Defence

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Australian Army Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles from 1st Brigade drive along the Great Northern Highway during Exercise Northern Shield 2016. Original photo by Corporal David Said – digitally altered by CONTACT.
Australian miscellaneous News Science & Technology 

Foreign Govts sent handy ADF-kit shopping catalogue

16/02/201719/02/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 8480 Views 0 Comments Australian Military Sales Equipment Catalogue, First Principles Review

Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne today released the first Australian Military Sales Equipment Catalogue. The Catalogue lists selected equipment that

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Singapore Army soldiers demonstrate urban assault techniques at the Shoalwater Bay training area, Queensland, during Exercise Trident in November 2014.
Australian miscellaneous News 

Backflip on compulsory land acquisitions

07/02/201707/02/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4221 Views 0 Comments compulsory land acquisition, Shoalwater Bay, Singapore Military Training Agreement, Townsville Field Training Area

Minister for Defence Marise Payne today confirmed that Defence will only purchase land from willing sellers around Shoalwater Bay Training

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Singapore Army soldiers demonstrate urban assault techniques at the Shoalwater Bay training area. Photo by Corporal David Cotton.
Australian miscellaneous News 

186 farms in Defence’s sights – Minister’s request for expediency ignored

24/01/201724/01/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4681 Views 1 Comment compulsory land acquisition, Shoalwater Bay, Singapore Military Training Agreement, Townsville Field Training Area

Yesterday, CONTACT published a piece about how ‘dozens’ of farmers with property adjoining Defence training areas near Rockhampton and Townsville

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Singapore Army soldiers demonstrate urban assault techniques at Shoalwater Bay Training Area. File photo by Corporal David Cotton.
Australian miscellaneous News 

Minister confirms compulsory land acquisitions for Singapore training

23/01/201724/01/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7132 Views 0 Comments compulsory land acquisition, Shoalwater Bay, Singapore Military Training Agreement, Townsville Field Training Area

On 13 October last year Defence Minister Marise Payne announced that she had signed a Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Military Training And

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An Indonesian soldier competes in the Australian Army Skill at Arms Meeting at Puckapunyal, Victoria, in May 2016. Photo by Sergeant Janine Fabre.
Australian miscellaneous News 

LOST IN TRANSLATIONS – the great Indo/Aussie tiff of January 2017

06/01/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4524 Views 1 Comment

Late last year following a training opportunity with SAS in Western Australia, an Indonesian TNI officer reported to his commanders

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Australian miscellaneous News 

Hudson bomber lands at Canberra Airport

19/12/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4668 Views 0 Comments Australian War Memorial, Canberra Airport, Lockheed Hudson Mark IV

A Lockheed Hudson Mark IV Bomber officially landed at Canberra Airport today. A16-105, a true piece of Australian aviation history, painstakingly

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Former No. 37 Squadron C-130H Hercules A97-005 flies over Sydney Harbour on 19 November 2012, shortly before retirement from the RAAF and an official handover to Indonesian pilots at RAAF Base Richmond. The plane was destroyed when it crashed into a mountain in Papua on 18 December 2016. Photo by Corporal David Said.
Australian miscellaneous News Overseas 

Ex RAAF Hercules crash in Papua kills 13

19/12/201620/12/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 8602 Views 0 Comments A97-005, C-130H

An ex-RAAF C-130H Hercules crashed into a mountain in Papua yesterday killing three crew and 10 military passengers. CAPTION: Former No.

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Artist's impression of major expansion at Henderson, WA.
Australian miscellaneous News 

Forgacs announces major expansion at Henderson

16/12/201617/12/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4328 Views 0 Comments Civmec, Forgacs Marine and Defence Pty Ltd, Henderson WA

Forgacs Marine and Defence Pty Ltd’s parent company Civmec Limited today unveiled plans for a new state-of-the-art shipbuilding facility in

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ADA acquires LE Gear
Australian miscellaneous News 

ADA buys well-known military-retail chain

14/12/201615/12/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 8402 Views 2 Comments ADA, LE Gear

Australian uniform manufacturer ADA (Australian Defence Apparel) announced today that it has bought well-known military retail outlet LEGEAR. LEGEAR Australia is a leading

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Welcome to Woomera. Photo by Corporal Nick Wiseman
Australian miscellaneous News 

Woomera neighbour sold to part Chinese consortium

11/12/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3997 Views 0 Comments Anna Creek, Hancock Beef, S. Kidman & Co, Woomera

Treasurer Scott Morrison has approved the sale of Australia’s largest pastoral land holding, S. Kidman & Co – which backs

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Australian miscellaneous News Operations 

WoG report on Afghanistan lessons learnt

30/11/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4398 Views 0 Comments Lessons learnt report, Taliban, Tarin Kot

The first public whole-of-government ‘lessons learnt’ report on Australia’s mission in Afghanistan was officially launched today. Commissioned by the Australian

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Shrine of Remembrance Medal 2016
Australian miscellaneous News Veterans 

Shrine of Remembrance Medal Recipient 2016

17/11/201617/11/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3332 Views 0 Comments Shrine of Remembrance Medal

The Shrine of Remembrance is pleased to announce that Robert Winther has been awarded the annual Shrine of Remembrance Medal.  Robert was presented with

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USS Albuquerque accompanied by Collins-class submarine HMAS Rankin (front) off Western Australia. Photo by Able Seaman Julianne Cropley.
Australian miscellaneous News 

Transcript – Christopher Pyne – Submarine Institute speech

16/11/201616/11/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3600 Views 0 Comments Christopher Pyne, Submarine Institute

CHRISTOPHER PYNE Minister for Defence Industry Leader of the House Federal Member for Sturt   SPEECH E&OE [OFFICIAL] TRANSCRIPT Submarine

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Lieutenant Dustin Gold assists a visitor at the Singleton Army WTSS (Weapon Training Simulation System) complex sight targets for a simulated 66mm anti-armour rocket. Photo by Leading Seaman Brenton Freind.
Australian miscellaneous News Science & Technology 

WTSS upgrade wins prestigious project management award

10/11/201610/11/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4879 Views 0 Comments Australian Institute of Project Management, Weapon Training Simulation System

A Department of Defence project team has won a prestigious project management award for the enhancement of weapons training systems

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A Jindalee Operational Radar Network(JORN) transmitter site at Harts Range, Alice Springs. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Sonja Canty.
Australian miscellaneous News Science & Technology 

$14.7 million in grants to drive Defence innovation

09/11/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3475 Views 0 Comments defence innovation

Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne today announced seven Australian organisations would receive Australian government funding of $14.7 million to

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Australian miscellaneous News Veterans 

New mobile resource for wound care (for doctors)

09/11/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3790 Views 0 Comments wound care, Wound Identification and Dressing Selection Chart, wound-care-management resource

The government has released updated wound care information for wounds in innovative new formats to improve the healthcare of Australians.

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