Gloves come off in Victoria V Federal (ADF) stoush
Daniel Andrews told an inquiry today he did not believe ADF support was offered to help run Victoria’s hotel quarantine – and MinDef came out swinging.
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COVID-19
Defence hits 80 COVID-19 cases
The Australian Defence Force has added another COVID-19 case this morning, after adding one more on the weekend, bringing its total to 80 cases.
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Marines complete quarantine in the Northern Territory
More than 1000 US Marines have completed quarantine in the NT, with training now well underway as part of this year’s Marine Rotational Force – Darwin.
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Defence adds 79th case of COVID-19
The Australian Defence Force has added a new confirmed case of COVID-19 this afternoon, but didn’t indicate where the case occurred.
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Army machines paying off for Victorian mask maker
Shepparton-based surgical face mask manufacturer Med-Con is now producing millions of masks each week for Australia after the ADF helped it meet demand.
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Contrary to media reports, ADF numbers in Victoria are falling
CONTACT is surprised to report that Defence numbers committed to Victoria actually went down today – according to official figures.
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Is Defence trying to dodge COVID-19 numbers?
For not the first time, Defence has added another two cases of COVID-19 to a page titled ‘Latest Updates’ without changing the date.
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1400 ADF now actually deployed to Victoria
The Australian Defence Force says it has expanded its support to Victoria’s COVID-19 response, with around 1400 personnel now actually*
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Defence moves COVID-19 case from Sydney to Melbourne
On Defence’s “latest updates” page still marked with yesterday’s date, there has been a significant change in Defence’s COVID-19 accounting.
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Defence slips new COVID-19 numbers under the radar – again
Defence added one new confirmed case of COVID-19 to their total today, plus one ‘recovered’ – all without changing the date on their “latest updates”.
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Another Melbourne COVID-19 case for ADF
Defence added another confirmed case of COVID-19 today, indicated on their little black map as occurring in Melbourne, and taking their tally to 75.
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Landlocked sailors get dumped with snow
Heavy snow was a highlight for many of the 120 Royal Australian Navy personnel deployed on Operation COVID-19 Assist in NSW Alpine regions this week.
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Confusion reigns over Defence COVID-19 numbers
Defence added two new cases of COVID-19 over this past weekend, and sort of maybe added some more this morning,
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Two recover from COVID-19 – Victoria still resisting help
Two more Defence cases of COVID-19 are were listed as recovered today, with no new cases of the disease reported among our armed forces.
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Two more COVID-19 cases slipped under the radar
Defence has added two more cases of COVID-19 this morning, on their ‘daily updates’ page still marked 20 July 2020 and carrying yesterday’s photo.
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All Defence COVID-19 figures rise
ADF’s confirmed cases of COVID-19 has risen to 69, its ‘recovered’ numbers to 58 and its deployed Operation COVID-19 Assist number by hundreds to 2633.
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Defence adds second COVID-19 case today
Defence has updated today’s updates page to add a second COVID-19 case for today – with the little black locations map making a return.
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ADF contracts 67th COVID-19 case, but didn’t say where
Defence added another confirmed case of COVID-19 today without indicating where, and updated its tally of ‘recovered’ by two to 57.
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2 new COVID-19 cases – 12 in isolation
Defence announced two new confirmed cases of COVID-19 – plus an entire contingent of Operation COVID-19 Assist personnel had been placed in self-isolation.
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US Marine arriving in Darwin tests COVID-19 positive
A United States Marine has returned a positive result for COVID-19 at an initial screening on arrival in Darwin and has been taken to Royal Darwin Hospital.
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