Task Group Taji 4 home from Iraq About 300 Australian Defence Force personnel deployed to Operation OKRA either have or are about to return to Australia after a six-month deployment to Iraq. Read more… 1RAR warms a few guns in Townsville As ‘The Big Blue One’ prepares to go on line as Australia’s ‘ready battalion’, […]
Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Dan Tehan today (17/06/2017) said more than 1,000 jobs flagged as suitable for veterans had been advertised on the Government’s jobactive website as part of the Prime Minister’s Veterans’ Employment Program. Mr Tehan praised the positive response since the Government had added a ‘Defence Force Experience Desirable’ category to its jobactive […]
This week on The CheckUp, Dr Ross Walker reveals the best drug in the world that’s OK to take in high doses. READ MORE
Safe Journey, Cobber In his early days of soldiering, Dutchy was on many occasions a Regimental Sergeant Major’s nightmare. However by the time he finally grounded arms he was the RSM’s right hand man and highly regarded by all ranks. He was a soldier of many years’ experience in both peace and war and always […]
A trip down memory lane for those who sailed on the HMAS SYDNEY. In this case 8 RAR forward and 9 RAR return.
Watch this video for a glimpse into the innovative Human Performance Framework at 3rd Brigade in Townsville. Supported by RSL (Queensland Branch), the framework enhances the resilience of soldiers and their families via three main pillars – the Vasey Resilience Centre, which builds performance and resilience, Geckos Family Centre, which looks after their families, and […]
For an Organisation whose fundamental inspiration was the bonds of mateship forged in war, the Returned and Services League of Australia is in deep crisis. The model those old Diggers envisaged is in danger of splintering beyond repair. It has become an organisation at war within itself, including the very demographic from which it should […]
A Proud and Sacred Place When you visit this memorial of granite stone Its silent sentries forever standing on guard alone No matter your walk of life, young or old, you are part of it all They are you and you are them, […]
The Casualty List now contains details of most of the people, both Aussie and Kiwi, Military and Civilian who were killed, wounded, hurt or murdered in South Vietnam during the period. The research into the information required to put together this list has taken the author Bob Coker over 30 years of on-and-off study: […]
“As a community, we’ve started to turn our thoughts towards veterans who die by suicide. But who is paying attention to the silent distress of military families?” Psychologist Dr Gail MacDonell is an expert on the mental health of military partners. She is executive director of the Australian Families of the Military Research and Support […]
Defence analysis from Ross Eastgate drawing on Winston Churchill’s experience with ‘Mohammadans’ in both Afghanistan and the Sudan. Preparing for the long war ahead while discovering there is nothing new under Allah.. READ MORE
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