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Sir Jeffrey Armiger

Sir Jeffrey Armiger Veterans 

Is the Veterans’ Covenant MIA?

03/09/202203/09/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2883 Views 0 Comments Sir Jeffrey Armiger, Veterans' Covenant

Formally introduced in November 2019, the Veterans’ Covenant promised to be a practical demonstration of respect and recognition for veterans’

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The first Evolved Cape-class patrol boat in the water after being launched. Photo by Austal.
Sir Jeffrey Armiger 

Why did Defence launch two new boats with no names?

10/03/202210/03/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6781 Views 2 Comments Sir Jeffrey Armiger

The second of six evolved Cape-class patrol boats was launched last week by Assistant Minister for Defence Andrew Hastie at the

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Nearly 1000 officer cadets and midshipmen from the Australian Defence Force Academy show their support to Invictus Games 2018 at University of New South Wales, Canberra. Photo by John Carroll.
CONTACT BLOG SPOT Invictus Games Sir Jeffrey Armiger 

The best laid plans of mice and flag raisers

21/08/201810/06/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3680 Views 0 Comments Mice and men, Sir Jeffrey Armiger

Last Friday, 17 August, was a well-planned day in the countdown to Invictus Games Sydney. Hundreds of moving parts –

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Sir Jeffrey Armiger's Bullshit Detector under heavy load.
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Never has my BULLSHIT radar been so strained

23/02/201724/02/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6386 Views 0 Comments Sir Jeffrey Armiger

Busy, busy busy the Australian Defence Force has been over recent weeks. Under attack from frustrated farmers, they had to rethink

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