NUSHIP Canberra makes waves in Port Phillip Bay
The largest ship ever built for the Royal Australian Navy wows Melburnians during sea trials in Port Phillip
View ArticleAustralian Defence Force planes on display at Avalon ahead of international...
The Australian Defence Force says it hopes a display of past and current aircraft will serve as a reminder of the importance of history as it prepares for next year's Australian International Airshow.
View ArticleOne in 10 people sleeping rough in Melbourne are war veterans
New research by a Melbourne charity has found that almost one in 10 people who sleep rough in the city each night are Australian war veterans. The homelessness support organisation 'Homeground' says...
View ArticleSAS veterans helped by cricket memorabilia auction
SAS former commanding officer Brigadier Terry Nolan joins Bruce Esplin and Dr Andrea Phelps to talk PTSD and the David Williams collection of cricket memorabilia.
View ArticleDefence Minister Kevin Andrews urges local firms to compete for $10 billion...
Defence Minister Kevin Andrews says tenders will open shortly for a $10 billion project replacing the Army's ground fleet.
View ArticleAllegations of sexual abuse at Gippsland boarding school, Navy training base...
Two separate alleged sexual abuse cases at a Gippsland boarding school and a Navy training facility on the Mornington Peninsula are being investigated, with police urging victims and witnesses to come...
View Article3D printing to revolutionise battlefield logistics: army insider
The Australian Army could use 3D printers to make everything they need on the battlefield, according to an army insider.
View ArticleSteve Vamos talks disruption and growth
Steve Vamos is a business leader and Telstra director, who has spent decades in tech companies. Grace McQuilten has curated an exhibition about drones.
View ArticleOperation Slipper: Parades marking end of military operation in Afghanistan...
Soldiers and others who served in Afghanistan as a part of Operation Slipper are officially welcomed home in parades across the country.
View ArticleWar medals stolen from Melbourne home of veteran who served in Iraq, Afghanistan
War medals belonging to a soldier who served in Iraq and Afghanistan are stolen from his Melbourne home, with Victoria Police releasing images of the suspected thieves.
View ArticlePoster girl Beccy Cole and comic Nick Cody
Beccy Cole is proud to be a lesbian role model. Nick Cody has a show in the Comedy Festival. They have both performed for Australian troops serving overseas.
View ArticleHoddle Street killer Julian Knight no longer bound by plea bargain, Canberra...
The Hoddle Street killer Julian Knight tells a Canberra court he feels cheated by tough Victorian parole laws designed solely to keep him in jail.
View ArticleTales of rescue on the high sea
At 17, Jerry Grayson was the youngest pilot in British Royal Navy. Over the next 8 years he would also become its most decorated after playing a central role in rescuing sailors caught in the...
View ArticleThe Forgotten History of RAAF Butterworth Base, Malaysia
It's Australia's biggest single engagement with Asia but is it forgotten history? Mathew Radcliffe has recently completed a fascinating history of the RAAF Butterworth Base, which existed in Malaysia...
View ArticleDaring deeds of World War II commandos Z Special Unit kept secret for 30 years
For 30 years members of Australia's World War II commando Z Special Unit were sworn to secrecy and their heroism unacknowledged.
View ArticleNaval shipbuilders to undergo 'major reform' ahead of a 'storm' of projects
Australia's naval shipbuilders will need to undertake major reform of management and worker structures if upcoming projects are to be successful, Federal Defence Minister Marise Payne says.
View ArticleRoyal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Troops from around the world brought...
Hundreds of pipe and drum musicians from around the world are preparing for a huge performance in Melbourne for the world-renowned Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.
View ArticleNew photographic exhibition reflects on the Vietnam war and the Battle of...
A new photographic exhibition at the Shrine of Remembrance hopes to tell the story of the veterans of the Vietnam War.
View ArticleElection 2016: Malcolm Turnbull, Bill Shorten honour RSL 100-year anniversary
The national leaders visit the Shrine of Remembrance and lay wreaths in honour of the Returned Services League's 100-year anniversary.
View ArticleWhat influence did Australia have on the end of WWI?
In 1918, Australia struggled to cope with the Great War and the strain of maintaining huge armies halfway across the globe, the bitter divisions over conscription, anxiety from the rise of Communism in...
View ArticleSoldiers shocked by powerlines during training at Puckapunyal
Two Australian Army soldiers are in hospital, one in a critical condition, after receiving an electric shock during a training exercise in central Victoria.
View ArticleLong Tan anniversary: Services held around Australia to remember victims of...
Services are held around Australia to mark the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War's Battle of Long Tan, which killed 18 Australians the deadliest of Australia's involvement in the conflict.
View ArticleDozens of airports across Australia being monitored for toxic foam contamination
Investigations continue into the impact of toxic firefighting chemicals at 36 airports across the country, Airservices Australia says.
View ArticleArmy Black Hawk helicopters conduct training over Melbourne
Is there a large Army helicopter hovering above you? Don't panic, we're not under attack.
View ArticleArrival of Growler attack aircraft marks new era for Australia's defence...
Australia's latest multi-billion-dollar defence spend is put on display for the first time, with the arrival of the EA-18G Growler attack aircraft marking the country's first entry into electronic...
View ArticleChristopher Pyne spruiks major defence industry projects as Joint Strike...
The Prime Minister and a clutch of senior ministers will witness first-hand today the arrival of two Joint Strike Fighter aircraft in Australia, which will take to the skies at the Avalon Air Show near...
View ArticleWill the Joint Strike Fighter's first Australian flight silence its critics?
Two Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighters will fly at Victoria's Avalon air show this weekend, but questions remain about the aircraft's effectiveness and operational readiness.
View ArticleJoint Strike Fighter jets forced to stay at Avalon Air Show after lightning...
Two Joint Strike Fighter planes, worth around $100 million each, are forced to stay an extra day at the Avalon Air Show west of Melbourne because there could be lightning near their next destination.
View Article'No-one cares, mate': Being a war veteran at 27
Chris May survived two missions to Afghanistan and being hit by an improvised explosive device. Then came the battle to fit back in to society.
View ArticleShipbuilding plan leaves Williamstown shipyard on brink of closure: Victorian...
Melbourne's Williamstown shipyard could be forced to close after the Federal Government's naval shipbuilding plan prioritised South Australia and Western Australia, Victorian Industry Minister Wade...
View ArticleSoldier killed at Mount Bundey, Jason Challis, remembered as 'happiest person...
More than 500 family and friends farewell Victorian man Private Jason Challis, who was killed during a live-fire training exercise in the Northern Territory two weeks ago.
View ArticleVictoria's Casey Council passes motion supporting conscription
A Victorian council has moved a motion to support the re-introduction of conscription. Casey Council in Melbourne's deep south will now write to the Defence Minister asking her to consider national...
View ArticleDepartment of Veterans' Affairs accused of contributing to digger's suicide
Combat veteran Jesse Bird took his own life after losing a claim for permanent impairment he had been pursuing for almost two years. Now his family is accusing the Department of Veterans Affairs of...
View Article'They deserted him': Veterans' department accused of contributing to digger's...
Combat veteran Jesse Bird took his own life after losing a claim for permanent impairment he had been pursuing for almost two years. Now his family is accusing the Department of Veterans Affairs of...
View ArticleDVA rally: Families want royal commission after series of veteran suicides
More than 100 people rally outside the Department of Veterans' Affairs in Melbourne to call for a royal commission into the department, in response to the rising tide of veterans committing suicide.
View ArticleRoyal Commission finds widespread abuse of HMAS Leeuwin recruits in Fremantle
The Navy failed in its duty of care for recruits who were abused at the former HMAS Leeuwin base in Fremantle, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse finds.
View ArticleJesse Bird: Department of Veterans' Affairs failed suicidal veteran, inquiry...
An official inquiry into the treatment of army veteran Jesse Bird, who took his own life, finds there were significant failures by the Department of Veterans' Affairs that increased his risk factors,...
View ArticleKokoda veterans reflect on 75 years since battle against Japanese they were...
Australia's surviving Kokoda veterans meet in Canberra to remember the campaign to recapture Port Moresby, 75 years on.
View ArticleClimate change-related disaster relief is increasing demand on Defence...
Australia's Defence Department has spelled out clearly to a Senate enquiry that climate change is increasing demand and will create "concurrency pressures" for the Defence Force as a rise in disaster...
View ArticleWar veterans find new meaning in civilian life by responding to disasters
An Australian solider who was nearly killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan gives struggling war veterans a 'reason to get out of bed' by responding to disasters.
View ArticleAustralian Defence Force veterans can feel marginalised at university, study...
Former defence personnel who study in Australia feel university can be difficult, demoralising and isolating, researchers have found.
View ArticleDefence families' changing face as more women join ranks of the military
A new generation of 'army wives' is emerging in the military. They're the husbands and partners of an increasing number of women who are joining the ranks.
View ArticleMelbourne researchers flag potential for new hearing loss treatment using...
Melbourne researchers say they have come up with a treatment using nanoparticles for hearing loss that could potentially replace hearing aids for millions of people worldwide.
View ArticleUncensored diaries celebrate the courage and camaraderie of women in World War I
The newly discovered diaries of an Australian Army nurse describe in vivid detail the fear of young Anzacs and the camaraderie of women in World War I.
View ArticleSoldier's death in live-fire exercise caused by 'catastrophic systemic...
A coroner finds that the death of a Victorian soldier in a live-fire exercise south of Darwin was partly the result of a "long-held mindset" against rehearsals for dynamic combat settings.
View ArticleBombing of Darwin survivor Herbert Kriloff dies aged 103
A survivor of the biggest World War II attack on Australian shores, Commander Herbert Kriloff, is remembered as "one of the pioneers, in more ways than one, of the alliance between the United States...
View ArticleUnited Kingdom Ministry of Defence linked to mysterious outback aviation...
Reports emerge of reconnaissance-style drone crashing in outback Western Australia as Airbus says one of its aircraft was involved in an incident in the region.
View ArticleIncarnations of a digger
This teacher fought a seemingly shirtless, swashbuckling war in Vietnam, having what he calls "a boys' own adventure".
View ArticleDefence Department charged after death of Private Jason Challis in live-fire...
The Commonwealth Department of Prosecutions lays charges against the Defence Department over the death of a young solder during a live-firing exercise at Mount Bundey in 2017.
View ArticleNazi memorabilia auction in Western Australian city condemned as 'morally...
Private collectors snap up dozens of artefacts from the Third Reich at an auction, showing the popularity and value of Nazi military memorabilia is on the rise.
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