Diggers’ plea: Don’t let Ukraine distract us from these allies in need
Military veterans and advocates are calling on Australians to not let the Russian invasion of Ukraine overshadow the Federal Government’s commitment to other critical allies.
Talisman Sabre 2021
US navy, Fijian military help with Brisbane flood clean-up
Close to 100 US sailors and military personnel from Fiji will help with Brisbane’s ongoing flood clean-up and are heading into one of the city’s hard-hit suburbs.
Afghan judge meets Aussie women who helped her flee the Taliban
An Afghan judge has met face-to-face in Brisbane with the four Australian women who helped her and her family escape from the Taliban as they took over Afghanistan.
Operation Tonga Assist underway as navy ship leaves port
At least four Tongans hoping to find family members they have not heard from following a volcano eruption were aboard the HMAS Adelaide as it left Brisbane overnight en route to the devastated pacific island nation.
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Chinese spy ship off Queensland as massive war games kick off
A Chinese surveillance ship has been spotted just outside Australian waters as a massive joint Australia-US military operation moves into high gear.
US aircraft arrive as largest military exercise ramps up
As submarine, US aircraft arrive and members of foreign militaries complete hotel quarantine, the director of Australia’s largest military exercise has warned of an increase in defence vehicles on land, sea and air.
Bush isolation tents, no US sailors: How huge military exercise has changed
No US sailors or marines will be allowed off their ship, while isolation tents will be set up in the field in case any Australian or foreign service member falls ill with Covid-19 as Talisman Sabre 2021 ramps up.
‘Ready for anything’: The unbreakable US-Australia bond
Preserving peace was the aim of a 70-year-unbreakable bond between the Australian and US militaries, according to officials at the opening ceremony of Exercise Talisman Sabre.
US Patriot missile to be fired for the first time in Australia
US forces are scheduled to fire a Patriot missile for the first time in Australia at Queensland’s Shoalwater Bay on Friday.
Land combat to launch Australia-US military exercise
The opening ceremony for the ninth iteration of the biennial exercise will be held on Wednesday.
Talisman Sabre: 700 foreign soldiers to quarantine in Qld
Neither Queensland Health nor Defence would reveal whether any of the soldiers in quarantine had tested positive for Covid-19.
1800 foreign soldiers to land on Qld soil amid Covid crackdown
Close to 2000 overseas soldiers will descend on Queensland next month for a huge joint military exercise, but they will face stringent Covid restrictions both before and during their time here.
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