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.
Defence
‘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’.
ADF ‘is now a strategic liability’ to our US allies
Former chief of army Peter Leahy has warned Australia has become a ‘strategic liability’ to the US, arguing the ADF is unprepared for war.
‘Watching for boats hurts ADF capability’
The Albanese government has been accused of undermining the Australian Defence Force’s warfighting capabilities by using sophisticated RAAF aircraft to hunt for people-smuggling boats.
Base upgrades ‘will help protect’ US B-52 bombers
The US’s top air force commander in the Pacific says upgrades to Australia’s Tindal air base to accommodate B-52 bombers will give American forces the flexibility they need in a future conflict.
AUKUS cost ‘a fraction of NDIS’: new report
The AUKUS partnership will deliver a powerful new level of deterrence against Australia’s potential adversaries at a fraction of the cost of the National Disability Insurance Scheme, a new report argues.
Fears of armed conflict with China double in a decade
Most Australians expect we’ll face war with China within 20 years. But will Uncle Sam race to our rescue?
No weapons: Ghost Bats shifted to spy missions
The Albanese government has shelved plans to develop the $800m-plus Ghost Bat drone as lethal weapon after the company designing the aircraft was struck out of a US government program.
Defence nuclear waste site slammed
Defence’s decision to build a storage facility for low-level radioactive waste at HMAS Stirling naval base has been questioned by a former defence minister.
MP takes on ‘armchair generals’
Liberal MP and Afghanistan veteran Phillip Thompson has accused Defence of lagging behind the major sporting codes in protecting personnel from serious brain injuries.
Compo plan for Afghan killings
Entire villages in Afghanistan could benefit from a scheme to compensate victims of unlawful killings and abuse by Australian special forces while on deployment.
Chiefs to blame for lack of action on brain injury
Defence’s failure to come to terms with the risks to soldiers from blast-induced brain injuries makes a mockery of its claim to always put its people first.
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