Free Christmas lunch in Brisbane
Wounded Heroes Australia is offering free Christmas lunch to current ADF and former ADF members in the Brisbane area who
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Julie-Ann Finney gets Labor on side
Labor has thrown its support behind Julie-Ann Finney’s campaign for a Royal Commission into the veteran suicide rate in Australia.
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Civilian wounded in Afghanistan tells ABC the ADF blamed him in ‘coverup’
Tonight at 7.30 on the ABC, reporter Dylan Welch will present a story in which he claims that an ADF
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Augury-Philippines transitions to higher level
The Australian Defence Force has taken the next step in its enduring relationship with the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
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PM still considering (but no decision on) Royal Commission into vet suicides
Julie-Ann Finney, bereaved mother of former sailor Dave Finney who lost his life to suicide, met Prime Minister Scott Morrison
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Open Arms Community and Peer Program expands nationally
Support for veterans and their families who may be struggling with mental-health conditions will be enhanced through a new program
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Inaugural Fleet Base West Photography Competition
The inaugural Fleet Base West Photography Competition saw more than 100 entries from budding photographers that captured the ‘People, Places
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South Australian tech company wins Defence satellite contract
A small South Australian space technology company has beaten international competition to win a $2.5m Defence contract. FILE IMAGE: Lunch-box sized
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KC-30As ‘elephant walk’ at Amberley
On 15 November 2019, No. 33 Squadron prepared five of its KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transports for launch at the same
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RAAF’s first C-17 family gathering ever
It was very rare sight at RAAF Base Amberley on 18 November 2019 when all eight of No. 36 Squadron’s
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RAAF transports second Vietnamese medical mission to South Sudan
Australia continues to boost regional peacekeeping capabilities in South East Asia, in support of Vietnam’s second deployment to the United
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Task group visits Fiji
The Australian Defence Force completed its latest round of regional engagement in the Southwest Pacific with a week-long visit to
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Navy’s newest officers graduate
Navy’s newest junior officers have graduated from the Royal Naval College at HMAS Creswell as part of New Entry Officer Course
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RAAF settles on MQ-9B for armed drone program
RAAF’s desire to acquire an armed remotely-piloted aircraft system is a step closer with the formal down-selection of the General
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Home of the Black Box celebrates 80th birthday
One of Australia’s oldest Defence research facilities, the Defence Science and Technology research laboratory in Melbourne, is celebrating 80 years at
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Illegal fishers fined, boat destroyed
The master of an Indonesian fishing vessel has been fined AU$17,360 in the Darwin Local Court for offences under the
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NZ Defence firefighters on Oz bushfire front lines
New Zealand Defence Force firefighters are currently working in Australia to help control bushfires spreading across New South Wales and
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Babcock International wins contract for future submarines’ weapon discharge system
Naval Group has signed a subcontract with Babcock International Group PLC for the design of the weapon discharge system for
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PTSD-dog program expanding
More veterans seeking to manage their post-traumatic stress disorder will benefit with the expansion of the government’s psychiatric assistance dog
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Indian coast Guard ship visits Darwin (+open day)
The Australian Border Force (ABF) and Indian Coast Guard (ICG) are forging stronger ties through the visit to Darwin this
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