PM’s no-show at repatriation “a bastard act” – Veterans Party
Veterans Party leader Jeremy Davey called Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s failure to attend yesterday’s Terendak Repatriation Ceremony a bastard act.
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CONTACT Issue 50 published
ISSUE 50 – the big five-0 CONTACT issue 50 was published earlier today. If you’re a subscriber and didn’t get
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Bearded Dragon reborn at AWM
Between February and March this year the western cloisters of the Commemorative Area of the Australian War Memorial underwent a
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Veterans Party calls for action on First Responder suicides
Leader of the Veterans Party Jeremy Davey has called on the Liberal and Labor parties to commit to taking immediate action
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Sydney teen arrested preparing for terror act
An investigation conducted by the New South Wales Joint Counter Terrorism Team (JCTT) has resulted in the arrest of an
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New appointments to AWM Council
Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Dan Tehan announced two appointments to the Council of the Australian War Memorial yesterday. Corporal Daniel
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Pacific Patrol Boat fleet to be replaced
The Australian government signed a contract with Austal Ships Pty Ltd on 5 May to build and sustain up to
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Thales’ reach in Australia explodes
Thales and Orica, the world’s largest provider of commercial explosives, have signed a 10-year contract for Thales in Australia to
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Two Aussies killed fighting for ISIS
Minister for Defence Marice Payne and Attorney-General George Brandis today announced that two Australian citizens had been killed in Syria and Iraq fighting for
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Special issue of COMBAT Camera released
Welcome to a very special one-off issue of COMBAT Camera magazine – issue number 15. We put together this extra
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WA Cadet honoured to be in Gallipoli for Dawn Service
As the sun slowly rises at ANZAC Cove in Gallipoli on tomorrow, Cadet Under Officer Victor Low from 703 (City
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ADA/Soldier On initiative tags mental health
Contact details for Soldier On will be featured on more than 500,000 new Australian Defence Force uniforms, as part of a initiative
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Oldtimers do ANZAC Day early
Stewart Thompson, a member of the Richmond RSL Sub-Branch, leads the ‘Anzac Sunday’ parade through the streets of Richmond, NSW.
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Veterans invited back to Timor to begin healing
A beautiful collaboration between RSL Queensland, Veterans’ Care Association and Adventure Professionals Pty Ltd (all veterans and RSL members themselves) will
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Elbit Systems to supply RFDS with simulator and training
Elbit Systems’ Australian subsidiary, Elbit Systems of Australia (ESLA), will supply Beechcraft King Air B200 flight simulator training for the
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CONTACT’s top 10 posts of all time
Statistics are the lifeblood of any business on the Internet – and ours are growing exponentially. Not too long ago,
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New food processing facility for Scottsdale
Minister for Defence Marise Payne today announced the government will invest $7.2 million in an innovative new food processing technology
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ADSO calls on government to support Veterans
The ADSO (Alliance of Defence Service Organisations) today called on the Australian government to support Australia’s veterans. The statement in
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Defence rates Antarctic flights “a huge success”
The Royal Australian Air Force has successfully flown the final flight into East Antarctica in a series of proof-of-concept flights
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Bombing of Darwin commemorations
A Royal Australian Air Force AP-3C Orion will conduct a flypast over the Darwin Cenotaph in Bicentennial Park in support
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