Stain of Brereton to linger long for ADF
Many believe Brereton gave a leave pass to senior commanders including Angus Campbell with his finding that ‘responsibility and accountability does not extend to higher headquarters’.
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Army is happy to buy arms off Israel
Israel’s top arms companies have defied protesters and rising international criticism over the war in Gaza to spruik cutting-edge capabilities at the Land Forces expo in Melbourne.
‘Broaden AUKUS to cover SAS-SEALs ties’
Leading defence experts have backed a proposal from opposition defence spokesman Andrew Hastie to expand the AUKUS framework to cover co-operation between the SAS and US Navy SEALs.
Commission made me grow up: vet
Peter Rudland, an Australian commando caught in a horrific helicopter crash, said mental issues probed by the Royal Commission extend to the most elite.
‘National tragedy’: ADF brass, governments and bureaucrats fatally failed our Diggers
A landmark Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide has proposed a new way to transition former defence personnel into civilian life and sounded the alarm on the high rates of military sexual violence.
Show sex-crime Diggers the door, ADF told
Defence personnel convicted of sexual offences will be automatically discharged under sweeping recommendations made by the Royal Commission into Veteran Suicide.
Bring in changes or else, Labor told
Julie-Ann Finney, one of the leading figures who pushed for a royal commission into veteran suicides, has vowed to haunt the government at the next election if it fails to take swift action.
Suicide report must not just collect dust
The royal commission into defence and veteran suicide final report recommendations can deliver better outcomes for our former and serving military personnel. They deserve no less.
Vets seek to break ‘malinger mindset’
Former ADF members caught with months-long support waits are turning to private support services to get government recognition.
‘Prepare for a more dangerous world’: warns Cosgrove
Australia is confronting a much more dangerous world which demands a growing and sustained upgrading of defence and national security, General Sir Peter Cosgrove has warned.
Top End to host Japanese marines
Australia will host more Japanese military in northern Australia, including elite Japanese marines, as part of a major plan to ramp up trilateral exercises with US marines in Darwin.
Indo-Pacific our priority theatre: US Navy boss
The US Acting Under-Secretary of the Navy says the US is ‘here to stay’ and that Australia will retain full sovereignty over future Virginia-class submarines.
Target for AUKUS is challenging, says subs chief
US admiral William Houston says providing Australia with nuclear-powered subs will be ‘challenging’ but that ‘we are on the path to achieve this’.
Jakarta defence pact ‘a historic milestone’
New Australia-Indoesia defence deal reflects mutual concern over China, the South China Sea and the potential for open hostility between Beijing and Washington.
Inertia blamed for ADF tragedies
The Defence Department has been called out for looking out for itself instead of the welfare of our past and serving ADF members.
Veteran soldier secures visa reprieve
The veteran – whose mental health is in decline – had previously been denied a visa for his wife due to a ‘mistake’ in the Department of Home Affairs’ assessment.
‘No one better placed’: New cyber spy chief named
Former naval officer Abigail Bradshaw will lead the nation’s fight against soaring cyber threats as the new director-general of the Australian Signals Directorate.
Labor pulls the trigger on new missile factory
The Albanese government has expanded plans to build guided weapons in Australia, greenlighting a new manufacturing facility.
Ukraine pleads for our Abrams tanks
A decorated Ukrainian commander says Australia’s soon-to-be-retired Abrams tanks could play a ‘crucial role’ in turning the tide against Vladimir Putin’s forces.
Jakarta pact of ‘strategic trust’
Australia and Indonesia will ramp up joint military exercises to unprecedented levels and boost maritime security co-operation under a historic new defence agreement aimed at countering growing Chinese threats.
Upgraded Jakarta defence pact is a wise investment
Whether by design or good luck, the upgraded defence pact has turned out to be an exercise in A-grade diplomacy that gives Australia a head start with Indonesia’s next administration.
Deterrence starts at the Top (End) for US
A key US congressman says Australia is ‘the central base of operations’ for America’s military to deter Chinese aggression in the Indo-Pacific.
End this disgrace and bring our hero home
A major campaign is being launched to pressure the Australian government into repatriating Private Samuel Pearse killed in the little-known Anzac campaign against the Bolsheviks in 1919.
Allies vow joint response to cyber threats
Australia and New Zealand have moved to modernise the nations’ defence alliance, declaring a major cyber strike on either country would be treated as an armed attack under the ANZUS Treaty.
A voice of sense amid Labor’s AUKUS mire
It was left to opposition senator Simon Birmingham to talk some sense on AUKUS this week – something the PM and Defence Minister seem unwilling or unable to do.
AUKUS ‘get-out clause’ for US, UK
An updated AUKUS agreement and political ‘understanding’ between the countries includes an escape clause if the US or UK decides the pact weakens their own nuclear submarine programs.
‘Transfer of reactors, radioactive material’ in ‘secret’ AUKUS pact
Australia has made undisclosed ‘political commitments’ to the US and UK under a revamped AUKUS agreement, prompting demands for greater transparency.
Increased US forces headed for Top End
More US bombers, fighter jets and surveillance aircraft will operate from Australia’s Top End bases to deter Chinese aggression.
Australia’s strategy is clear: lean on the US
Australia has a potent strategy to fill the gaps in the nation’s defence preparedness over the next decade. It can be summed up in three words: ‘The United States.’
Tom’s wish: remember all Rats, not just me
Last man standing Tom Pritchard will have his dying wish honoured after he is laid to rest on Thursday: a send-off for all the Australian Rats of Tobruk, not just him.
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