CONNECTING WITH THE COMMUNITY
6 Sep 08
Details
SPECIAL OPERATIONS TASK GROUP SOLDIERS WOUNDED IN AFGHANISTAN - UPDATE
5 Sep 08
Details
BRISBANE SOLDIERS RUN FOR CANCER COUNCIL (8/9 RAR)
5 Sep 08
Details
CARIBOU HARD LANDING IN PNG
5 Sep 08
Details
ADDRESS TO THE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB (The Hon. Greg Combet MP)
4 Sep 08
Details
DISCOUNTED - KOKODA TRACK REPORT
4 Sep 08
Details
DEFENCE EXPERTISE SAVES $400 MILLION ON HORNET UPGRADE
4 Sep 08
Details
TERMINATION OF JP129 TACTICAL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE CONTRACT
4 Sep 08
Details
SPECIAL OPERATIONS TASK GROUP SOLDIERS WOUNDED IN AFGHANISTAN
3 Sep 08
Details + Update
TRANSCRIPT OF MEDIA CONFERENCE WITH MINISTER FOR DEFENCE, THE HON. JOEL FITZGIBBON MP, AND CHIEF OF DEFENCE FORCE, AIR CHIEF MARSHAL ANGUS HOUSTON
2 Sep 08
Details
JOHN GEE MEMORIAL LECTURE (The Hon. Dr Mike Kelly)
1 Sep 08
Details
ID TAGS UNCOVERED FOR AUSTRALIA’S LAST MISSING DIGGER IN VIETNAM
29 Aug 08
Details
DIGGERS OPEN VITAL HIGHWAY IN AFGHANISTAN
29 Aug 08
Details
TRIBUNAL to INQUIRE INTO AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE MEDAL ELIGIBILITY
29 Aug 08
Details
AFGHANISTAN INQUIRY FINDINGS PUBLICLY RELEASED
29 Aug 08
Details + Media Conference
AIR COMBAT MANOEUVRING INSTRUMENTATION (ACMI) POD DEPARTED FROM F/A-18 AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT
29 Aug 08
Details
$41 MILLION UPGRADE FOR PUCKAPUNYAL MILITARY AREA
28 Aug 08
Details
AN ADAPTIVE ARMY FOR THE FUTURE
27 Aug 08
Details
ADF FAREWELL PARADE FOR THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL
27 Aug 08
Details
MINISTER FOR DEFENCE MEETS WITH GENERAL CRADDOCK – NATO SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER EUROPE
27 Aug 08
Details
FREEDOM OF ENTRY – HEADQUARTERS NORTHERN COMMAND
23 Aug 08
Details
TWO AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS INJURED IN EAST TIMOR
22 Aug 08
Details
INDEPENDENT STUDY INTO SUICIDE IN EX-SERVICE COMMUNITY COMMENCES
22 Aug 08
Details
COMBET INSPECTS ROBERTSON BARRACKS
22 Aug 08
Details
MISSING WORLD WAR ONE SOLDIER DISCOVERED IN BELGIUM
20 Aug 08
Details
COMBET OUTLINES IMPORTANCE OF US ALLIANCE
19 Aug 08
Details
AUSTRALIAN SPECIAL FORCES SUCCESSFULLY TARGET TALIBAN EXTREMIST COMMANDER
19 Aug 08
Details
HELPING PEOPLE PLAN FOR A POST-MILITARY LIFE
18 Aug 08
Details
DEFENCE INDIGENOUS PRE RECRUITMENT COURSE BEGINS
18 Aug 08
Details
CELEBRATING THE FIRST ADF INDIGENOUS LAND USE AGREEMENT (TOWNSVILLE)
18 Aug 08
Details
SEARCH CONTINUES FOR AUSTRALIA’S LAST MISSING DIGGER IN VIETNAM
17 Aug 08
Details
AUSTRALIANS URGED TO REMEMBER VIETNAM VETERANS’ DAY
16 Aug 08
Details
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF INQUIRY INTO THE CRASH OF BLACK HAWK 221 RELEASED
15 Aug 08
Details
MEDALS FOR LONG TAN VETERANS NEW TRIBUNAL TO EXAMINE OTHER ISSUES
14 Aug 08
Details
A WORLD WAR I ‘UNKNOWN SOLDIER’ IDENTIFIED
13 Aug 08
Details
INJURED RTF SOLDIER RETURNS TO AUSTRALIA
12 Aug 08
Details
AUSTRALIAN PEACEKEEPERS DEPLOY TO DARFUR
12 Aug 08
Details
GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS DEFENCE TRAINING NEEDS
12 Aug 08
Details
SOTG SOLDIERS WOUNDED IN ORUZGAN IED BLAST
12 Aug 08
Details
ANNOUNCEMENT OF DEFENCE INDIGENOUS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
11 Aug 08
Details
SELECTION OF SONAR SYSTEM FOR THE AIR WARFARE DESTROYER PROJECT
11 Aug 08
Details
AUSTRALIA AND MALAYSIA PARTICIPATE IN COMBINED MARITIME EXERCISE
11 Aug 08
Details
SENIOR TALIBAN EXTREMIST COMMANDER CAPTURED BY AUSTRALIAN SPECIAL FORCES
10 Aug 08
Details
SUBMISSIONS SOUGHT FOR MENTAL HEALTH CARE REVIEW
9 Aug 08
Details
DEFENCE INDIGENOUS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
9 Aug 08
Details
SABRE THE TIGER GAINS EXTRA STRIPES (5 RAR)
8 Aug 08
Details
MORE SALES OF BUSHMASTER VEHICLES
8 Aug 08
Details
OPERATION KIRIBATI ASSIST
8 Aug 08
Details
KAKADU IX DRAWS TO A CLOSE
8 Aug 08
Details
SCHOOL STUDENTS GET HANDS-ON WITH ARMY TRADES
7 Aug 08
Details
BLAST-PROOF BUILDINGS ON THE DRAWING BOARD
7 Aug 08
Details
TIGERS LAND IN DARWIN
6 Aug 08
Details
ASIA PACIFIC CENTRE FOR CIVIL-MILITARY COOPERATION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR APPOINTMENT
4 Aug 08
Details
HEAD OF NATO VISITS AUSTRALIAN TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN
1 Aug 08
Details
MORE RESERVISTS DEPLOY TO SOLOMON ISLANDS
1 Aug 08
Details
THE HON JOEL FITZGIBBON MP Minister for Defence Speech to the National Press Club of Australia
30 Jul 08
Details
GOVERNMENT RESPONDS TO GEFFREY GREGG REVIEW
30 Jul 08
Details
Review of Commonwealth agencies’ relationship with the late Signaller Geffrey Gregg
RTF TROOPS INJURED IN FLARE INCIDENTS
27 Jul 08
Details
AERO-MEDICAL EVACUATION OF SIGNALLER SEAN MCCARTHY
26 Jul 08
Details
ADF EQUALS OPPORTUNITY
25 Jul 08
Details
AUSTRALIAN SUBMARINE FIRST TO FIRE NEW HEAVYWEIGHT TORPEDO
24 Jul 08
Details
APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT DEFENCE HONOURS AND AWARDS TRIBUNAL MEMBERS
23 Jul 08
Details
DVA’S COMPENSATION ADMINISTRATION NOT QUESTIONED BY OMBUDSMAN
22 Jul 08
Details
AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S WAR SERVICE FINALLY RECOGNISED
22 Jul 08
Details
ARMY RESERVIST INJURED IN TRAINING INCIDENT
20 Jul 08
Details
DIGGERS WELCOMED HOME FROM IRAQ
20 Jul 08
Details
THE FUNERAL OF SIGNALLER SEAN McCARTHY 18 Jul 08
Details
MINISTER FOR DEFENCE MEETING WITH US SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, SIGNING OF HAROLD E. HOLT TREATY
18 Jul 08
Details
BOLD EAGLE AND AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE INDIGENOUS RECRUITMENT
18 Jul 08
Details
STUDENTS GAIN BENEFITS FROM MILITARY WORK EXPERIENCE
17 Jul 08
Details
HEAVY WORKLOAD FOR HERCULES AS 37 SQUADRON MARKS 65TH ANNIVERSARY
17 Jul 08
Details
AUSTRALIAN TROOPS ASSIST IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE VICTIMS
16 Jul 08
Details
SPEECH BY THE MINISTER FOR DEFENCE TO THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION WASHINGTON DC
16 Jul 08
Details
PERSONAL STATEMENT RELEASED ON BEHALF OF DERIS THOW, MOTHER OF CAPTAIN MARK BINGLEY RE: RELEASE OF BLACK HAWK BOARD OF INQUIRY REPORT
16 Jul 08
Details
SIGNALLER McCARTHY RETURNS HOME
15 Jul 08
Details
‘MILITARY PILGRIMS’ ARRIVE IN SYDNEY
15 Jul 08
Details
PERSONAL STATEMENT RELEASED ON BEHALF OF MRS MELISSA BINGLEY RELEASE OF BLACK HAWK BOARD OF INQUIRY REPORT
15 Jul 08
Details
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF INQUIRY INTO THE CRASH OF BLACK HAWK 221 RELEASED
15 Jul 08
Details
MEDIA STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE FAMILY OF SEAN PATRICK McCARTHY
14 Jul 08
Details
PARLIAMENTARIANS FOR NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION AND DISARMAMENT
14 Jul 08
Details
MINISTER FOR DEFENCE MEETS WITH UNITED NATIONS REPRESENTATIVES FOR SECURITY AND PEACKEEPING TALKS
13 Jul 08
Details
SOLEMN CEREMONY FOR FALLEN AUSTRALIAN SOLDIER
13 Jul 08
Details
WORKING FOR A WORLD FREE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS
12 Jul 08
Details
WOUNDED SPECIAL FORCES SOLDIERS RETURN TO DUTY
11 Jul 08
Details
MINISTER FOR DEFENCE VIEWS PROGRESS OF JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER FLEET
11 Jul 08
Details
HEADQUARTERS JOINT OPERATIONS COMMAND PROJECT – COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION
11 Jul 08
Details
MEDIA CONFERENCE BY THE CHIEF OF DEFENCE FORCE REGARDING THE DEATH OF AN AUSTRALIAN SOLDIER IN AFGHANISTAN
9 Jul 08
Details
MINISTER EXPRESSES SYMPATHY FOR THE LOSS OF SIGNALLER MCCARTHY
9 Jul 08
Details
SPECIAL OPERATIONS SOLDIER KILLED - THREE WOUNDED
9 Jul 08
Details
REMEMBERING THE SERVICE OF INDIGENOUS MEN AND WOMEN
9 Jul 08
Details
SOLDIERS WOUNDED IN IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE ATTACK IN AFGHANISTAN
8 Jul 08
Details
HMAS WALLER’S CAPABILITY UPGRADES SET FOR OPERATIONAL TRIALS
8 Jul 08
Details
MEDICAL CARE FOR INJURED AFGHAN
6 Jul 08
Details
MINISTER FOR DEFENCE VISIT TO THE US
6 Jul 08
Details
DIGGERS WELCOMED HOME FROM IRAQ
5 Jul 08
Details
MILLION DOLLAR BOOST FOR DEFENCE FAMILY SUPPORT INITIATIVES
4 Jul 08
Details
GOVERNMENT TO UPGRADE FOOD SCIENCE FACILITY
4 Jul 08
Details
SENIOR COUNSEL TO REVIEW HMAS MELBOURNE CLAIMS
4 Jul 08
Details
3 SEPTEMBER EACH YEAR TO BE KNOWN AS MERCHANT NAVY DAY
4 Jul 08
Details
NEW DEFENCE LEADERSHIP TEAM COMMENCES
3 Jul 08
Details
DEFENCE HOME OWNERSHIP ASSISTANCE SCHEME (DHOAS)
3 Jul 08
Details
GOVERNMENT DELIVERS ON ELECTION PROMISES TO VETERANS
1 Jul 08
Details
DEFENCE HOME OWNERSHIP ASSISTANCE SCHEME STARTS
1 Jul 08
Details
PENSION INCREASES EFFECTIVE 1 JULY 2008
30 Jun 08
Summary
CHINOOK HEAVY LANDING IN TOWNSVILLE
30 Jun 08
Details
FORT SCRATCHLEY GIVEN TO PEOPLE OF NEWCASTLE
29 Jun 08
Details
DIGGERS WELCOMED HOME FROM IRAQ
28 Jun 08
Details
WELCOME HOME PARADE FOR AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS THIS SATURDAY
27 Jun 08
Details
GRIFFIN CALLS ON VETERANS TO PUT THEIR BEST VOICE FORWARD
27 Jun 08
Details
WAR MEMORIALS OUTSIDE CANBERRA TO BE RECOGNISED
27 Jun 08
Details
BATTLE FOR AUSTRALIA DAY PROCLAIMED
26 Jun 08
Details
DEFENCE FORCE FAMILIES TAKE THEIR MESSAGE TO CANBERRA
25 Jun 08
Details
ENOGGERA REDEVELOPMENT STAGE ONE GIVEN ‘GO AHEAD’
25 Jun 08
Details
ROBERTSON BARRACKS REDEVELOPMENT GIVEN ‘GO AHEAD’
25 Jun 08
Details
HARDENED AND NETWORKED ARMY FACILITIES PROJECT AT EDINBURGH SOUTH AUSTRALIA GIVEN GO AHEAD
25 Jun 08
Details
$64.2 MILLION RAAF BASE TINDAL AIRBORNE EARLY WARNING AND CONTROL FACILITIES IN NORTHERN TERRITORY GIVEN GO AHEAD BY PARLIAMENT
25 Jun 08
Details
RAAF BASE DARWIN REDEVELOPMENT GIVEN ‘GO AHEAD’
25 Jun 08
Details
MULTI-ROLE HELICOPTER FACILITIES GIVEN ‘GO AHEAD’ BY PARLIAMENT
25 Jun 08
Details
MULTI-ROLE HELICOPTER DELIVERED BY RAAF C-17
25 Jun 08
Details
SPEECH TO THE AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRY AND DEFENCE NETWORK ACT
24 Jun 08
Details
SUCCESSFUL UPGRADES TO F/A-18 HORNET CAPABILITY
24 Jun 08
Details
AUSTRALIA COMMITTED TO EAST TIMOR DEFENCE FORCE TRAINING
24 Jun 08
Details
THE ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE GRADUATION PARADE
23 Jun 08
Details
PERFORMERS CONTINUING FORCES ENTERTAINMENT TOUR OF TIMOR-LESTE
23 Jun 08
Details
FIRST MU90 LIGHTWEIGHT TORPEDO FIRES FROM AN AUSTRALIAN WARSHIP
22 Jun 08
Details
DVA Art Competition
22 Jun 08
Details
NEW DEFENCE HOME OWNERSHIP ASSISTANCE SCHEME LEGISLATION PASSED
19 Jun 08
Details
AUSTRALIAN ARMY HELPS CLOSE THE GAP IN KALUMBURU
18 Jun 08
Details
RELEASE OF BOARD OF INQUIRY REPORT INTO THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN PAUL LAWTON
17 Jun 08
Details
FUTURISTIC MATERIALS CENTRE ESTABLISHED
17 Jun 08
Details
THE FUNERAL, WITH FULL MILITARY HONOURS, FOR GENERAL SIR FRANCIS HASSETT
16 Jun 08
Details
RETIRED CHIEF OF DEFENCE FORCE STAFF, GENERAL SIR FRANCIS HASSETT, PASSES AWAY
14 Jun 08
Details
DEATH OF AN OFFICER CADET STUDYING AT THE AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE ACADEMY
13 Jun 08
Details
CELEBRATE – OPENING OF THE NEW DARWIN SUBURB OF LYONS
13 Jun 08
Details
DSD COMPLETES SECURITY EVALUATION OF SENETAS’ CYPHERNET®
13 Jun 08
Details
CONFIRMED: BRITISH SOLDIERS BURIED BESIDE DIGGERS IN FROMELLES
13 Jun 08
Details
F/A-18 HORNET SET TO SOAR
12 Jun 08
Details
CLAIMS ABOUT AGENT ORANGE AT INNISFAIL ARE UNFOUNDED
12 Jun 08
Details
$2.24M BOOST FOR AUSTRALIA’S VETERAN COMMUNITY
11 Jun 08
Full List + Queensland List
MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOR INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS
11 Jun 08
Details
UPDATE TO INJURED SOLDIER CONDITION
10 Jun 08
Details
MENDING DEFENCE’S BROKEN BACKBONE
10 Jun 08
Details
A LIFE OF VALUE AND ADVENTURE SHARED IN AIR FORCE AUTOBIOGRAPHY
10 Jun 08
Details
ALOHA RIMPAC
10 Jun 08
Details
CONFIRMATION OF AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS BURIED AT FROMELLES
9 Jun 08
Details
CITY PARADES TO HONOUR IRAQ SERVICE
6 Jun 08
Details
UPDATE ON AUSTRALIAN SOLDIER INJURED IN SOUTHERN AFGHANISTAN ON 3 JUNE 2008
6 Jun 08
Details
AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE CADET SCHEME INDEPENDENT REVIEW
6 Jun 08
Details
ROLL-IN OF AIRBUS A330 FOR AIR-TO-AIR REFUELLING MODIFICATIONS
6 Jun 08
Details
SPEECH BY THE PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY FOR DEFENCE PROCUREMENT AS THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT THE ‘DEFENCE TEAMING CENTRE LUNCHEON’
6 Jun 08
Details
DEFENCE MINISTER LAUNCHES DISCUSSION PAPER AND COMMUNITY CONSULTATION PROGRAM
5 Jun 08
Details
CLOSING THE GAP IN DEFENCE
5 Jun 08
Details
EIGHT MONTH OPERATIONAL TOURS
4 Jun 08
Details
LEGISLATION FOR NEW ADF HOME LOANS SCHEME ON TRACK
4 Jun 08
Details
IRAQ DRAWDOWN ON TRACK
4 Jun 08
Details
DIGGERS CEASE OPERATIONS IN SOUTHERN IRAQ
2 Jun 08
Details
AUSTRALIAN TROOPS BID FRIENDS FAREWELL IN AL MUTHANNA
2 Jun 08
Details
WWII SACRIFICE OF KUTTABUL SAILORS REMEMBERED
1 Jun 08
Details
AIR FORCE ORIONS – 40 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE NATION
30 May 08
Details
INDIGENOUS VETERANS HONOURED IN RECONCILIATION WEEK
30 May 08
Details
F-111 DESEAL/RESEAL INQUIRY BEGINS
30 May 08
Details
COMBAT HISTORY OF THE 2ND D&E PLATOON IN THE VIETNAM WAR
29 May 08
Details
MAKING WOMEN WELCOME IN THE ADF
29 May 08
Details
EQUIPPING THE SOLDIER OF THE FUTURE
29 May 08
Details
UPGRADE PLANNED AT AMBERLEY RAAF BASE TO HOUSE SUPER HORNET FLEET
28 May 08
Details
REVIEW OF MENTAL HEATH CARE IN THE ADF AND BEYOND
26 May 08
Details + Joint Release
MINISTER FOR DEFENCE WELCOMES HOME TROOPS FROM AFGHANISTAN AND TIMOR-LESTE
26 May 08
Details
3RAR HONOURS ITS VIETNAM FALLEN
25 May 08
Details
WELCOME HOME PARADE FOR THE 3RD RECONSTRUCTION TASK FORCE AND 3RD TIMOR LESTE BATTLE GROUP
24 May 08
Details
LAUNCH OF THE AUSTRALASIAN CIVIL MILITARY POLICE NETWORK
23 May 08
Details
MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR FACILITIES INVESTMENT AT LAVARACK BARRACKS
23 May 08
Details
VETERANS’ AFFAIRS MINISTER WELCOMES PM’S COMMITMENT TO ANNUAL WESTERN FRONT DAWN SERVICE
23 May 08
Details
WORLD-FIRST VIETNAM VETERANS’ FAMILY STUDY BEGINS
22 May 08
Details
M113 UPGRADE PROJECT BACK ON TRACK
22 May 08
Details
ANAO AUDIT OF DMO’S MAJOR PROJECTS
22 May 08
Details
$829,000 TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR VETERANS
21 May 08
Details
DEFENCE FAIRNESS AND RESOLUTION CENTRES OPEN FOR BUSINESS
21 May 08
Details
ADF INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE OPEN FOR BUSINESS
15 May 08
Details
102 “CORAL” BATTERY: FIRST ARMY HONOUR TITLE AWARDED
14 May 08
Details
DEFENCE 2008-09 BUDGET
13 May 08
Details
SUSTAINING DEFENCE OPERATIONS
Investment in Future defence Capability
Research funding to maintain Australia’s defence capability edge
DEFENCE SUPPORT TO FAMILIES
GOVERNOR-GENERAL TO AWARD ARMY HONOUR TITLE
13 May 08
Details
AUSTRALIA’S LARGEST VIETNAM BATTLE REMEMBERED 40 YEARS ON
12 May 08
Details
40th anniversary of the Battles of Fire Support Bases Coral and Balmoral
12 May 08
Details
INQUIRY FINDINGS INTO 2007 INCIDENTS IN AFGHANISTAN
12 May 08
Details
DEFENCE FLEXES ITS MUSCLES AT EXERCISE CHONG JU
8 May 08
Details
INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF MILITARY JUSTICE REFORM BEGINS
8 May 08
Details
AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE TO TARGET MULTICULTURAL RECRUITS
8 May 08
Details
OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE AUSTRALIAN CENTRE FOR MILITARY LAW AND JUSTICE
8 May 08
Details
THOUSANDS TO BENEFIT FROM NEW RESOURCE KIT
7 May 08
Details
DEFENCE PROCUREMENT AND SUSTAINMENT REVIEW
7 May 08
Details
DR STEPHEN GUMLEY REAPPOINTED AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER DEFENCE MATERIEL ORGANISATION
2 May 08
Details
DSTO AND UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND CREATE A HYPERSONIC CHAIR
2 May 08
Details
INDEPENDENT DEFENCE HONOURS AND AWARDS TRIBUNAL CHAIRPERSON TO BE ADVERTISED
30 Apr 08
Details
AFGHAN BASES NAMED IN HONOUR OF FALLEN DIGGERS
24 Apr 08
Details
NEW ADF RETENTION INITIATIVE SIGNED
22 Apr 08
Details
$165,000 TO SUPPORT OVERSEAS MEMORIALS
21 Apr 08
Details
AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL COUNCIL RE-APPOINTMENTS
13 Apr 08
Details
$330,000 TO HONOUR AUSTRALIA’S VETERAN COMMUNITY
10 Apr 08
Details
CELEBRATING 90 YEARS SERVICE TO THE VETERAN COMMUNITY
8 Apr 08
Details
VETERANS’ REVIEW BOARD MEMBERS APPOINTED
20 Mar 08
Details
FAIRER INDEXATION FOR WAR WIDOWS AND DVA PENSIONERS
19 Mar 08
Details
$670,000 TO SUPPORT AUSTRALIAN VETERAN COMMUNITY
11 Mar 08
Details
COUNSELLING SERVICE OPEN TO ALL VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES
11 Mar 08
Details
SENIOR LEADERSHIP APPOINTMENTS: DEFENCE WHITE PAPER TEAM AND DEPUTY CHIEF OF ARMY
27 Feb 08
Details
BUILDING THE FORCE IN AN UNCERTAIN WORLD LTGEN KEN GILLESPIE, VICE CHIEF OF THE DEFENCE FORCE KEYNOTE SPEECH TO ADM CONFERENCE
26 Feb 08
Details
NEW MINISTER MOVES SWIFTLY ON EX-SERVICE ADVISORY COUNCIL
22 Feb 08
Details
NEW DEFENCE WHITE PAPER
22 Feb 08
Details
IMPROVING MILITARY JUSTICE
20 Feb 08
Details
TAKING THE PULSE OF AUSTRALIA’S VETERANS
19 Feb 08
Details
INCOME SUPPORT INCREASED TO HELP VETERANS MAKE ENDS MEET
14 Feb 08
Details
EXTRA $5M TO SUPPORT VETERAN COMMUNITY
11 Feb 08
Details
FUNDING SUPPORT FOR LOCAL DEFENCE FAMILIES
11 Feb 08
Details
AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE MEMBERS HONOURED IN AUSTRALIA DAY AWARDS
26 Jan 08
Details
REVIEW OF MILITARY SUPERANNUATION
24 Dec 07
Details
NEW MINISTER TAKES ACTION ON DELAYS WITH VETERANS’ CLAIMS
13 Dec 07
Details
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Ministerial Releases 1998 - 2008
Defence Media Releases 2000 - 2008
DVA News archives 2007
DVA News archives 2006
DVA News archives 2005
DVA News archives 2004
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More Diggers wanted for Afghanistan
8 Sep 08
NATO'S new top commander in Afghanistan says the international coalition is "struggling to win" a strategic victory against the Taliban and he wants a significant increase in troop numbers, including more Australians, to ensure success. The Australian
Why the US has put on the hard word
Let the infantry do its job
6 Sep 08
THE wounding of nine Australian soldiers in a Taliban ambush on Tuesday night is not only the biggest single combat casualty incident since Vietnam. It also tells us important things about the Rudd Government, about the nature of the Australian Army, about the dreadful continuing conflict in Afghanistan and the crippling political crisis in neighbouring Pakistan. The Australian
Navy told to stop whining, get tough
6 Sep 08
ONE of the navy's most senior commanders has ordered sailors to toughen up, stop whingeing about money, be happier and display more leadership. The Australian
National security statement pending: PM
6 Sep 08
Australia will soon have its first national security statement, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says. The Age
Townsville indigenous students go to boot camp
6 Sep 08
THERE was no obstacle too tough for a group of indigenous youths, who attended army `boot camp' at Lavarack Barracks this week. The 17 students are undertaking the first Defence Indigenous Pre Recruitment Course (IPRC), designed to teach essential skills needed to join the military. Townsville Bulletin
Defence reviews rules on shares
6 Sep 08
THE Defence Minister, Joel Fitzgibbon, will review the rules for senior Defence chiefs owning shares and the use of military equipment and facilities to host functions for sports teams. The Sydney Morning Herald
Bill's bravery at Long Tan recognised at last
5 Sep 08
A PACKAGE in the mail "closed a chapter" in the life of Buninyong's Bill Akell this week. The Ballarat Courier
Raytheon wins $85M artillery production contract
5 Sep 08
Raytheon Co. said Friday it has received a $85.3 million U.S. Army contract to produce its Excalibur projectiles for U.S. and Australian forces. Boston Business Journal
Australia moves up rankings on war spending
5 Sep 08
AUSTRALIA is the world's 13th biggest spender on defence, according to a survey of international spending on wars and weapons. The Age
Australian defence budget surges to world's 13th largest
Taliban inflicts worst toll on Diggers since Vietnam
4 Sep 08
AN Australian special forces soldier is fighting for his life after a Taliban ambush in Afghanistan in which eight others were wounded - the highest number of injuries suffered by Diggers in a single battle since the Vietnam War. The Australian
Diggers attacked by grenades, gunfire
Nine Australian soldiers wounded in Afghanistan: military
Nine Aussie soldiers wounded in firefight with Taliban
The night all hell broke loose for Diggers in Afghanistan
Life and death in the Afghanistan dust
Wounded Digger to be moved to Germany
Wounded Digger flown to Germany
Grave concern for wounded soldier: Rudd
Wounded Digger too unstable to fly
Hanging Aussie airman 'just a branch'
4 Sep 08
AN Australian trekking party's hopes of having found remains of a World War II airman hanging from a tree on the Kokoda Track have been dashed – in fact they discovered a moss-covered branch. The Australian
$145m defence drone contract scapped
4 Sep 08
THE Federal Government and Boeing have agreed to cancel a contract to supply the Australian army with Israeli drone aircraft because of difficulties with the delivery timetable. The Australian
Fitzgibbon set to scrap $150m defence contract
Road to dam and salvation
4 Sep 08
IT was 2.30am when the convoy finally reached Camp Zeebrugge at Kajaki, crawling through the moonless night like a herd of prehistoric beasts, headlights peering into the dust ahead, brakes screeching at the stars above. The Australian
Tarin Kowt angels ease Afghanistan war's agonies
4 Sep 08
IT had been a quiet time for Australian medical staff at the field hospital at Tarin Kowt. The Herald Sun
Salute to nation's defenders
4 Sep 08
WHILE historians might debate whether Japan ever intended to invade Australia, Kevin Rudd says there is no dispute the years 1942-43 posed the gravest ever threat to the young nation. The Australian
The 'dog pens' used for Taliban
3 Sep 08
THESE (PHOTO) are the dog pens used by Australian troops to detain four prisoners in Afghanistan and which the Defence Minister, Joel Fitzgibbon, described yesterday as legal and necessary. The Sydney Morning Herald
Diggers cleared of beating prisoners
Soldiers cleared of beating claim
Australian defence inquiry finds no evidence of Afghan mistreatment
Aussie soldiers keep Taliban in dog pens
Minister defends Diggers over dog pens
Australian troops kept Taliban suspects in dog pen
Minister denies Taliban held in dog kennels
Joel Fitzgibbon denies dogs had been in pens
Give me more Aussies, pleads general
3 Sep 08
DAVID Petraeus would like more Australians to work alongside him as he assumes overall command of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars next month. The Australian
Retired naval officer scuttles myth
3 Sep 08
IN THE Esplanade Hotel in Geraldton, Western Australia, where servicemen were billeted in World War II, a radio suddenly crackled to life on the evening of November 19, 1941. The Sydney Morning Herald
Ship to give up final secret
City mourns death of respected Vietnam vet
2 Sep 08
THE Toowoomba military community is grieving the death of local Vietnam veteran Terry Egan. The Toowoomba Chronicle
Paramedic-style aid for Afghan troops
2 Sep 08
AUSTRALIAN special forces patrols in Afghanistan are being accompanied by soldiers with paramedic-level medical training to reduce the danger of troops dying in remote areas before rescue helicopters can arrive. The Australian
Government Pushed to Find Remaining Lost Soldiers in Vietnam
1 Sep 08
BRISBANE—The discovery of the remains of a soldier lost during the Vietnam War has prompted action group Operation Aussies Home to remind the Federal Government it still has two more servicemen left to find. The Epoch Times
Veterans welcome medal backdown
1 Sep 08
VETERANS' groups are pleased that the Federal Government will foot the bill for an award for veterans of the famous Battle of Long Tan during the Vietnam War. The Australian
Government backs down on Battle of Long Tan medals
Long Tan commander foots the bill for gallantry awards
1 Sep 08
THE commander of Australian troops at Long Tan has bought the gallantry awards for some of his men after the Government would not pick up the tab. The Courier Mail
Vietnam vets made to pay for war medals
Vietnam vets forced to pay for awards
Recognition for Armidale bomb disposal technician
1 Sep 08
A FORMER Armidale resident has been decorated for his service in counter terrorism activities with Coalition forces in Iraq. The Armidale Express
Boost in defence force recruits
1 Sep 08
THE Australian Defence Force has reported encouraging results from a revamped recruitment campaign to bolster flagging personnel numbers, especially those with technical skills. The Australian
Trainee digger
31 Aug 08
A few weeks ago Narangba’s Joel Brennan, 17, waved his Mum, Sandy, goodbye and now he’s doing the hard yards at the Army’s Recruit Training Centre at Kapooka, New South Wales. Sunshine Coast Daily
Diggers set to spend Christmas in global hot spots
30 Aug 08
A CONTINGENT of 1400 Territory soldiers will be deployed on overseas missions to East Timor, Afghanistan and Baghdad by Christmas. Northern Territory News
Digger Jason Marks died instantly in Taliban ambush
30 Aug 08
COMMANDO Lance Corporal Jason Marks was killed instantly when he was shot in the head moments after Taliban insurgents ambushed his special forces patrol in Afghanistan. The Australian
Digger in Afghanistan 'died instantly'
Australian soldier's death not preventable
Commando killed by gunshot in first 90 seconds of attack
Just 10 Hornets to get $11m new lease of life
30 Aug 08
ONLY 10 of the RAAF's ageing Hornet fighter-bombers will be rebuilt, with all 71 retired by 2018, a parliamentary committee has been told. The Age
Military's anti-terror body 'lacks clout, skill and focus'
30 Aug 08
THE agency set up to protect Australia's military establishment from terrorists, spies and criminals "does not have the structures, focus, skills or capability necessary to meet Defence's security needs", according to a damning internal review. The Australian
Ex-bikie blows the whistle on stolen arms
30 Aug 08
AN Australian army officer recently convicted for stealing rocket-launchers from a high-security military repository is also implicated by a former Bandidos bikie gang insider in at least one other criminal transaction where rocket-launchers were sold to bikies. The Australian
Gallant girls under fire on the Western Front
30 Aug 08
WHITE headstones, row on row, dusted with the falling pink petals of cherry blossoms, stretch almost to infinity in the sad stillness of the St Sever cemetery extension near Rouen in the north of France. The Australian
New light on battle mystery
30 Aug 08
AN OFFICIAL report has confirmed the discovery of remarkably rich German records about the disastrous attack at Fromelles in 1916 that resulted in 5533 Australian casualties in one night. The Sydney Morning Herald
Out of the blue, an echo of the Great White Fleet comes calling
30 Aug 08
EVEN the seemingly innocuous parts of the USS John S McCain can kill you. The Age
A Baghdad Love story
29 Aug 08
ONE of the last places you’d expect to find a member of the Royal Australian Navy is deep inside Iraq in Baghdad. South Coast Register
Defence optimistic about recruiting
29 Aug 08
Defence has reported significant success in attracting recruits and hanging onto those already in the ranks. The Age
Diggers repel Taliban attacks while building bridges in record time
29 Aug 08
The 350-strong reconstruction taskforce based at Tarin Kowt consists of engineers, mechanised infantry and cavalry from the Brisbane-based 6th Engineer Support Regiment, the 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR) and 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment, as well as troops from the Sydney-based 3rd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR). The Australian
Top officer praises Afghanistan Diggers
Military to visit site where Kokoda Track airman found
29 Aug 08
MILITARY officials are planning to visit the Kokoda Track to confirm what are believed to be the remains of a World War II airman found hanging from trees. The Courier Mail
ADF to visit 'WWII skeleton' hanging on Kokoda Track
Kokoda guide hopes soldier will be laid to rest
Fatal fall haunts pilot
28 Aug 08
Vet recalls how SAS soldier died. The Gold Coast Bulletin
Runner ends Sydney-Adelaide trek
28 Aug 08
A soldier has finished a month-long run from Sydney to Adelaide, raising thousands of dollars for breast cancer research. ABC News
New army chief flags shake-up to fight modern war
28 Aug 08
THE Australian Army has too many headquarters and a command structure that has not evolved to keep up with modern warfare in the "email and Blackberry age", the army's new chief said last night. The Age
Army chief launches restructure
Revamp a sign of 'adaptive army'
Tomorrow's army to swap battle for Blackberries
Defence IT was a mess: CIO
28 Aug 08
DEFENCE is set to overhaul its ICT procurement strategy, staffing arrangements and service delivery processes, following the completion of a review aimed at aligning the technology operations closer to the business. Australian IT
Timor troops may be home next year
28 Aug 08
AUSTRALIA'S 750-strong troop commitment in East Timor could be over by the end of next year as security in the fledgling nation improves, the East Timorese Prime Minister has said. The Age
Top-level shake-up to bolster national security
27 Aug 08
Duncan Lewis, a former special forces commander and currently the deputy secretary who leads the PM&C's national security office, is tipped to become the Rudd Government's first national security adviser. The Australian
Troops to farewell G-G today
27 Aug 08
AUSTRALIA'S troops will farewell their commander-in-chief today when Governor-General Michael Jeffery is honoured at a defence force parade. The Australian
Jeffery farewelled by armed forces
Alliance rescue did not fail signalman
27 Aug 08
EVACUATION procedures for wounded soldiers in Afghanistan are appropriate and were not to blame for the death last month of Signalman Sean McCarthy, an internal Defence Force review has found. The Sydney Morning Herald
'Too few' troops confront Taliban
27 Aug 08
ONE of Australia's most experienced military officers believes the war in Afghanistan will be won only when the number of coalition troops is increased significantly. The Age
Retired Australian general warns of Afghan errors
Traffic controller merger plan stalls
27 Aug 08
AN ambitious plan to save taxpayers more than $300million by ending the wasteful separation of the nation's civil and military air traffic management systems has stalled. The Australian
Air force in bid to stop staff exodus
Armed forces training in Parkes
25 Aug 08
Members of the Singapore Armed Forces are in Parkes for the next three weeks to carry out parachute training. Parkes Champion-Post
Aussie troops brush with death in Iraq and Afghanistan
25 Aug 08
CONFIDENTIAL combat reports reveal how close many Australian soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan came to being battlefield casualties. Herald Sun
Singer John Schumann wants to perform for our soldiers
25 Aug 08
JOHN Schumann has been trying for more than two years to perform for Australian troops overseas. Herald Sun
Anti-war anthem
Vietnam veteran has doubts about suicide inquiry
24 Aug 08
The psychological damage to Vietnam veteran soldiers scorned on their homecoming in the 1970s continues to take its human toll. Sunshine Coast Daily
Great white lie about our US ties
23 Aug 08
CONSIDER the words of two past Australian prime ministers. One says: "No other federation in the world possesses so many features of likeness to that of the United States as does the Commonwealth of Australia, and I doubt whether any two peoples can be found who are nearer in touch with each other, and are likely to benefit more by anything that tends to knit their relations more closely." The Australian
Menace of the growing red fleet
Navy welcome forged strong bond
Independent study into veteran suicides
22 Aug 08
AN INDEPENDENT study into suicide among former defence force members will try to identify veterans at risk of harming themselves. The study, announced yesterday by Veterans Affairs Minister Alan Griffin, will also try to establish the incidence of suicide in the ex-service community and the factors contributing to it. The Age
Mentally ill troops medicated, deployed
Mentally ill Aussie troops being treated in secret
Study begins into veteran suicide
Govt launches veterans suicide study
The Reinado tapes
22 Aug 08
A SECRET recording of the last meeting between East Timor's President Jose Ramos Horta and rebel leader Alfredo Reinado reveals that the two men had run out of ways to end a stalemate that had held the country moribund for almost two years. The Australian
Remains of Aussie soldier unearthed
21 Aug 08
THE remains of an Australian World War I soldier have been unearthed at a battle site in Belgium, Australia's embassy in Brussels said today. The Australian
DNA testing could reveal WWI Digger's identity
Buried where he fell - the digger who went down fighting
Battlefield detectives examine digger mystery
Keith Clegg wants closure for Centaur victim father
20 Aug 08
HOSPITAL theatre technician Percy Clegg was one of 268 non-combatants who died when the Centaur was torpedoed off the Brisbane coast in 1943. The Australian
Search for WWII ship Centaur being considered
Diggers kill Taliban commander in Afghan airstrike
19 Aug 08
CRACK Australian troops have killed a Taliban war-leader who waged a campaign of intimidation and violence in Afghanistan's Oruzgan province. The Courier Mail
Townsville forced to wait for free defence health care
19 Aug 08
The Federal Government admits it may not meet an election promise of free health care for the families of Townsville soldiers until 2010. ABC News
Defence health delays under fire
Vietnam vets stand tall on day marked for them
19 Aug 08
VIETNAM veteran Ian Fruend attributes the breakdown he suffered six years ago to one thing - it was "because of some of the things I did and saw" in battle.
After a harrowing war, the infantryman, who served with 8RAR in Nui Dat, Vietnam, returned to Australia without fanfare, landing in Sydney to find the airport in darkness. There was no one to meet him, or offer support. Seeking solace at nearby Liverpool RSL, he was singled out by an old Digger who, identifying his short hair and bandaged arms as that of a soldier recently returned from Vietnam, spat an insult: "You're a mob of f..king babykillers." The Australian
Out of the political twilight, Vietnam veterans stand proud
Home at last: fallen Vietnam diggers commemorated
HQ beat frontline fighters to war awards
19 Aug 08
MORE awards were given to headquarters personnel during the Vietnam conflict than frontline Diggers involved in actual combat, a military historian hasclaimed The Australian
PM unveils Vietnam Digger's plaque
18 Aug 08
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has unveiled a plaque to a fallen Vietnam War Digger (John Gillespie) as part of the 42nd Anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan on Vietnam Veterans Day. The Sydney Morning Herald
Vietnam vets recall the 'gore' of Long Tan
18 Aug 08
Forty-two years have done little to dim Doug Fabin's memories of the horrors of Long Tan. BrisbaneTimes
Vietnam vets still fighting for a cause (Kerry White)
Vets of Vietnam have their day (Ron Shoebridge)
Service to honour Vietnam War dead (Mackay, Qld)
Search for WWII ship Centaur being considered
18 Aug 08
A SEARCH for the sunken World War II hospital ship Centaur has moved a step closer with state and federal governments showing interest in seeing the mystery solved. The Australian
Heroes at last Vietnam Veterans have their day of pride
18 Aug 08
TODAY is a significant day for Peter Vincent and Terry Smith. They will be attending their first Vietnam Veterans’ Day Memorial Service. South Coast Register
Vietnam vets remember their mates (Redlands, Qld)
Veterans bravery honoured, finally (Graham Davis)
A special anniversary (Dave Beahan)
Diggers 'may face problems from Iraq, Afghan'
18 Aug 08
More Australian soldiers are likely to have health problems in the future as a result of being deployed to war-torn Iraq and Afghanistan, Veterans' Affairs Minister Alan Griffin said Sunday. National Nine News
Big welcome for returning Townsville troops
18 Aug 08
FAMILY time was the top priority for Townsville troops returning home to loved ones yesterday after six months serving in the Middle East. Townsville Bulletin
Voyager claim up for mediation, 44 years later
18 Aug 08
A FORMER naval seaman who celebrated his 17th birthday a week before being part of the 1964 Voyager disaster is one of 13 claimants whose cases are being mediated in Melbourne from today. The Age
Vets given a place to recuperate
17 Aug 08
PAUL Anforth admits with brutal honesty if it wasn’t for St John of God (SJOG) hospital, he’d be dead by now. Hawksbury Garzette
The enemy within
When the historian becomes a victim of history
17 Aug 08
In Pilgrimage: A Traveller's Guide to Australia's Battlefields, Garrie Hutchinson writes: "Long Tan was a powerful initiation into battle, and although other actions were bigger, and just as fierce, Long Tan is the one that has come to represent the resourcefulness and mateship of the Vietnam diggers." Hutchinson did not fight in Vietnam. Like many Australians of his generation, he disapproved of the war and resisted the draft. In Not Going to Vietnam, he wrote: "I remember Tet as a defeat (for the Vietcong), one of the most depressing events of 1968. I didn't think the NLF (National Liberation Front) could win, and this was an important factor in my leaving Australia." The Age
Korean war hero Ben O'Dowd given hope by Vietnam medal decisionArticle from
17 Aug 08
THE belated award of medals to three officers who fought at the Battle of Long Tan in Vietnam 42 years ago is but a fading echo of a distant war. The Courier Mail
Vietnam vet Roy Zegers finds peace by returning to battle scene
17 Aug 08
ROY Zegers' journey into hell began with a 15-minute helicopter ride. The Courier Mail
Remains found in search for Vietnam vet
17 Aug 08
The Federal Government will announce today that a Defence Department forensic anthropologist, an archaeologist and army historians will fly to Vietnam to conduct the dig. Defence Science and Personnel Minister Warren Snowdon said extensive research had helped the Australian investigative team pinpoint a possible location. The Sydney Morning Herald
Missing Vietnam digger David Fisher's remains may have been found
Remains in Vietnam may be SAS soldier
Missing soldier may be found soon
Truth still a casualty long after Vietnam
17 Aug 08
Australia's Vietnam War officially ended in 1972, but another war is still being fought. It's a fight over remembrance, over ownership of tradition, over who served and who didn't, over the limits of dissent, and who was right and who was wrong in a war that divided the nation. The Age
Veterans outraged at draft dodger's role
Town's campaign soldiers on
16 Aug 08
THEIR township is named after a famous World War I battlefield and now proud residents of El Arish want it to be a war memorial in its own right. Cairns Post
$68m to be spent on Orion upgrade
15 Aug 08
THE federal Government will spend $68 million to upgrade Australia's fleet of Orion aircraft, used for maritime surveillance. The Australian
Anzac spirit but not battle ready
15 Aug 08
Recently retired major general Jim Molan has written one of the most important books published about Australia's defence, called Running the War in Iraq. It details his experience in 2004 as chief of operations in the US-led coalition in Iraq. It is extremely rare for an Australian general to write a memoir concerning operational matters in depth. However, the Iraq part is not the most important in Molan's book. Instead, it is the critique he mounts of defence policy during the past 40years. The Australian
Nelson denies army truck bungle
15 Aug 08
FEDERAL Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson has denied the former coalition government bungled a $1.6 billion defence tender for trucks last year. The Australian
Defence truck 'bungle may cost $330m
Forgotten heroes of Long Tan
15 Aug 08
On August 18, 1966, it was Major Smith and the gallant 100 men of D Company 6RAR - mostly conscripts - who resoundingly defeated a vastly superior force of 1500 North Vietnamese regular troops and Viet Cong guerillas. That battle, fought in driving monsoon rain at a rubber plantation outside the Australian base at Nui Dat in Phuoc Tuy province, continues to serve as a classic study in the use of combined arms to defeat a superior enemy. It claimed 18 Australian lives and left 21 wounded, with hundreds killed and wounded among the estimated 1500-strong enemy force. The Australian
Long Tan medal battle won
Long Tan veterans to get recognition
Long Tan awards 'long overdue'
Long Tan veterans win medal battle
Three ex-army officers finally to receive their medals
Vets to wear medals at last
D Company commander says Long Tan vets get recognition they deserve
Long Tan vets get justice at last
Forgotten hero finally awarded
Medals For Long Tan Veterans + RAAF Ubon Response
RAAF likes the sound of the Growler
15 Aug 08
THE Rudd Government has sought US export approval for a cutting-edge electronic-warfare aircraft, the Growler, which is capable of performing escort and radar-jamming missions. The Australian
Soldiers were guinea pigs for chemical weapons in the North
15 Aug 08
Australia's little-known chemical weapons armourers dealt with the testing, storage and disposal of devastating substances such as phosgene and mustard gas. Some of their stories are detailed in Chemical Warfare in Australia, written by Defence Department employee Geoff Plunkett. Townsville Bulletin
Troops need 'extra medical chopper'
14 Aug 08
The lives of Australian troops in Afghanistan are being put at risk by a shortage of medical helicopters, says a contractor who helps manage the airfield where the troops are based. The Age
Forces stuck with borrowed choppers
Injured soldiers wait six hours
Injured Aussie soldiers wait six hours
Chopper shortage puts troops at risk
Aussie troops in Afghanistan chopper crash scare
Ex-officer slams lack of medical support in Afghanistan
Emergency landing after air force jet damages wing
14 Aug 08
AN RAAF jet had to make an emergency landing on the North Coast after reportedly clipping power lines after take-off. The Sydney Morning Herald
DNA proves unearthed remains are those of WA Digger
13 Aug 08
The 91-year-old mystery over the final resting place of a missing World War I Digger was solved yesterday, with cutting-edge DNA technology identifying remains found in an unmarked Belgian grave as those of WA soldier George Storey. The West Australian
Injured digger exposed to bombs in Afghanistan
13 Aug 08
AN Australian soldier seriously wounded in Afghanistan was half-exposed when his armoured vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb. The Herald Sun
Three Diggers injured in Afghanistan
US Navy rescues Melbourne woman on Kokoda Track
12 Aug 08
A MELBOURNE woman who fell ill on the Kokoda Track is recovering in the intensive care unit of a US naval hospital ship. The Australian
Witch doctor, US Navy save hiker
Daring jungle rescue by US Navy at Kokoda Track
Witchdoctor guards Debra Paver on jungle track
Diggers injured in blast
12 Aug 08
TWO Australian soldiers serving in Afghanistan have been wounded, one seriously, as their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device (IED) on a road in the southern Oruzgan province. The Australian
Three Diggers injured in Afghanistan
Australian peacekeepers head to Sudan
12 Aug 08
Australia is about to begin its role in the peacekeeping mission to the troubled Sudanese region of Darfur. ABC News
Welfare check on Melton Vietnam veterans
12 Aug 08
THE Melton Vietnam Veterans Association is trying to track down former members and veterans in the area. Melton Leader
S'pore, Australia sign defence cooperation pact
12 Aug 08
SINGAPORE and Australia on Tuesday signed a defence cooperation agreement to further expand bilateral defence ties. The Straits Times
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