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Soldiers operate a vehicle check point on a road in East Timor, 1999. Photo by Corporal Brian Hartigan.
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Senate Inquiry into use of anti-malarial drugs

20/06/201820/06/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5165 Views 0 Comments mefloquine

A Senate Inquiry into the use of the Quinoline anti-malarial drugs Mefloquine and Tafenoquine in the Australian Defence Force has been

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ORIGINAL PHOTO: "OPERATION TANAGER" BY CPL JASON WEEDING MEDIACAL STAFF FROM THE 1 ST BATTALION SPRAY THE AREA IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE EVER GROWING MOZZIE PROBLEM There are currently about 1,600 Australian Army, Navy and Air Force personnel serving with the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in East Timor, with more than 1,000 of them serving on or close to the West Timor border. Along with members from the other 24 contributing nations their task is to provide security for the local people as the country transitions to self-government.
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Mefloquine info sessions in Townsville next week

08/12/201608/12/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4840 Views 2 Comments mefloquine

Information sessions in Townsville next week will address the services and support available to current and former members of the Australian

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Mefloquine report released

04/10/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5071 Views 0 Comments mefloquine

Minister for Defence Marise Payne and Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Defence Personnel Dan Tehan today announced the release of

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Govt tables response to mental health and mefloquine report

15/09/201615/09/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4179 Views 0 Comments mefloquine, mental health

Government’s response to the Senate Inquiry Report on the Mental Health of ADF Members and Veterans was tabled in the

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