ABC NEWS By national health reporter Elise Worthington and Emily Jane Smith Warning: This story contains details of a suicide and may disturb some readers. Australian scientists examining the brain of a deceased veteran have found evidence of an unusual...
Defence The Australian Army is undergoing a major phase of adaptation and proof of the transformation to the Army of 2030 will be on display during Exercise Talisman Sabre, according to Chief of Army Lieutenant General Simon Stuart. “This exercise is particularly...
Defence Media Australia’s largest and most complex bilateral military exercise, Talisman Sabre 2025, officially commenced with a ceremonial launch aboard HMAS Adelaide at Garden Island, Sydney. The opening event was attended by Vice Admiral Justin Jones, Chief of...
The Albanese Labor Government is continuing to deliver on our response to the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide through swift action on key recommendations. The Albanese Government has appointed Mr Michael Manthorpe PSM as the Interim Head of the...
Source: The Australian 18th September 2024. Article by Ben Packham The military watchdog that ruled the ADF’s most senior officers were not accountable for war crimes by Australian soldiers in Afghanistan is widely seen as being “umbilically linked” to...
The Royal Australian Regiment Association (RARA) is deeply concerned with the Government’s decision to revoke distinguished service awards from a number of young ADF officers named in the final Brereton Report (6 November 2020). Of the Report’s 143 recommendations,...
Yesterday, the Albanese government formally closed the Afghanistan Inquiry Report in Parliament.The Deputy Prime Minister, Richard Marles, announced that he had taken the decision to strip some Army officers of the medals that were awarded to them during the period...
The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide Final Report has been delivered to the Government and tabled in Parliament today. The Report is an important body of work which marks the culmination of the most significant and comprehensive inquiry conducted into...
9 Sep 2024 The Commissioners at a press conference at Parliament House this morning.The Commissioners have delivered the Final Report Commissioners Nick Kaldas APM (Chair), the Hon James Douglas KC and Dr Peggy Brown AO delivered the Final Report of the Royal...
DEFENCE Minister Richard Marles’ inspired decision to open ADF recruiting to non-Australians was, well, brave and courageous. Or was he being courageously braver when he seemed to sidestep responsibility and credit his deputy Veterans Affairs Minister Matt Keogh...
