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Reconciliation Week

Local indigenous cultural performers conduct a smoking ceremony during the Indigenous Veterans Commemoration at Hyde Park, Sydney. Story by Corporal Jacob Joseph. Photo by Leading Seaman Susan Mossop.
ADF People History Veterans 

Memorial honours Indigenous service

02/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1969 Views 0 Comments Indigenous, Reconciliation Week, WWII

In 1941, a German spy, disguised as an Australian, sent soldiers from the 2nd and 15th Battalion into a German

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Ms Amber Alexander (centre) on the footy field. Story by Emily Egan.
ADF People 

Achieving success after full-time service

01/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1246 Views 0 Comments ADF Reserve, Reconciliation Week

As an Aboriginal woman from Geelong in Victoria, Amber Alexander is urging people to be curious and open to learning

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Leading Aircraftwoman Katie Smart is an Air Force Reservist and works within BHP as an emergency service officer. Story by Flight Lieutenant Claire Campbell.
ADF People 

Learning and sharing history and culture

01/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1359 Views 0 Comments RAAF Base Pearce, RAAF Reserve, Reconciliation Week

When speaking about her time in the Air Force, Leading Aircraftwoman Katie Smart credits the people she has met and

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Australian Army Warrant Officer Class Two Anne Dufficy who is deployed on Operation Mazurka as part of the Multinational Force and Observers in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, is showcasing Indigenous culture with her paintings at South Camp. Photo by Corporal Melina Young.
ADF People 

Joining the dots in the Mid-East

30/05/202330/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 907 Views 0 Comments Reconciliation Week

An Army officer shares her Indigenous culture with others while deployed overseas. CAPTION: Australian Army Warrant Officer Class Two Anne

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Australian Army Warrant Officer Class Two Anne Dufficy showcases Indigenous culture with her paintings at South Camp. Story and photo by Corporal Melina Young.
ADF People 

Joining the dots in the Mid-East

30/05/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1322 Views 0 Comments Indigenous, Reconciliation Week

At weekends, Warrant Officer Class Two (WO2) Anne Dufficy can be found sitting with a paintbrush in her hand creating

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Able Seaman Maritime Elly-May Mitchell represents her Indigenous heritage for Reconciliation week at HMAS Waterhen, NSW. Photo by Able Seaman Benjamin Ricketts.
ADF People 

Schoolroom inspiration comes full circle

30/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1190 Views 0 Comments Reconciliation Week

A Royal Australian Navy seaman from Mareeba tells how her brother’s Navy stories motivated her to encourage the next generation.

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Aircraftwoman Indianna Biles checks the serial numbers of aircraft parts in the F-35A Lightning II warehouse at RAAF Base Williamtown, New South Wales. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Samuel Miller.
ADF People 

Inspired to enlist after a glimpse inside

30/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1278 Views 0 Comments Reconciliation Week

An aviator inspired by the RAAF Base Williamtown Indigenous Youth Program leads by example. CAPTION: Aircraftwoman Indianna Biles checks the

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