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Proud veterans continue the march

World War II veterans have rejected an RSL request to abstain from marching on Anzac Day and travel by bus for safety.

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Holsworthy terror plot blamed on intellectual disability

Defence lawyers in Melbourne have claimed a borderline intellectual disability from kickboxing was to blame for three men planning to attack soldiers at Holsworthy Army Barracks in south-west Sydney.

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Sentencing debate prompts fresh criticism of terror laws

A Victorian Supreme Court judge is now considering how to sentence three would-be terrorists over a plan to attack Sydney's Holsworthy army base. The case has raised fresh questions over the Howard...

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F-111 becomes a museum piece

An F-111, one of the fleet of RAAF jets to be retired, arrives at the RAAF museum at Point Cook, west of Melbourne, on the back of a flat-bed truck on May 27, 2011, after a road trip from the RAAF Base...

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Soldiers' bodies to return to Australia

The bodies of two Australian soldiers killed in Afghanistan last week will be returned home today.

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Fallen soldiers arrive back in Australia

Defence personnel and 30 family members gather at Melbourne airport to honour two Australians killed in Afghanistan last week.

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Diggers' bodies return home

The bodies of two Australian soldiers killed in Afghanistan last week have returned home to Australia.

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PM attends funeral for fallen digger

Julia Gillard has attended the Melbourne funeral of Lieutenant Marcus Case who died in a helicopter crash while serving in Afghanistan.

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Family, friends gather to farewell soldier

Hundreds of people have gathered in Melbourne to farewell Lieutenant Marcus Case, who died in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan last month.

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Melbourne funeral held for fallen digger

Mourners have farewelled Lieutenant Marcus Case at a funeral in Melbourne after he was killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan.

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Shot soldier farewelled in Melbourne

Hundreds of mourners have gathered to remember the life of Australian soldier Lance Corporal Andrew Jones, who was shot dead in Afghanistan. Lance Corporal Jones, 25, was shot by an Afghan soldier who...

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Fallen soldier farewelled in Melbourne

Hundreds of mourners have gathered to remember Lance Corporal Andrew Jones who was shot by a rogue member of the Afghan army.

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Ceremony honours Army reservists

An annual remembrance march has been held in Melbourne to commemorate the efforts of the Army Reserve.

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Knit to support our troops in Afghanistan

The Geelong District CWA is coordinating a drive to supply every ADF member in Afghanistan with a knitted beanie and gloves.

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Victoria Cross fetches $1m at auction

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A Measure Of Courage - Transcript

LISA MCCUNE, PRESENTER: Hello, I'm Lisa McCune and for the last five years I have had the honour of working alongside members of the Royal Australian Navy in the making of the Television drama series...

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Jury shown footage of sailor's alleged rape

A Royal Australian Navy sailor is standing trial accused of raping a female member of the Defence Force.

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Jury shown alleged rape footage

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A Measure Of Courage

Captain Hec Waller and Ordinary Seaman Teddy Sheean both saw service during the darkest days of the Japanese advance towards Australia during World War II. Despite their heroism neither was ever...

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John Howard 'saved my life on 9/11'

Mackenzie Gregory survived some of World War II's fiercest naval battles - but he would have died in the 9/11 attacks if it were not for John Howard.

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