Sheean VC case: awards tribunal head takes issue with Minister
The Chair of the Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal, Mark Sullivan AO, has taken issue with statements by Defence Minister Senator Linda Reynolds about the...
Anniversary of Bismarck sinking
Under the cover of darkness in the early morning hours of May 19, 1941, the most formidable battleship to have ever been built slipped...
VC not to go to Teddy Sheean, Govt decides
Defence Minister Linda Reynolds confirmed to the Senate on 13 May 2020 that a VC would not be awarded to Teddy Sheean for his...
White Ensign flies over HMAS Sydney memorial
By LCDR Desmond Woods
The HMAS Sydney (II) Memorial at Geraldton in WA has become a place of pilgrimage for 65,000 visitors each year. Some 20,000...
Detailed description of Battle of Coral Sea
A detailed description of the Battle of the Coral Sea (4-8 May 1942) has been published on the Royal Australian Navy website. It...
Battle of the Coral Sea remembered
Seventy-eight years ago this week was the Battle of the Coral Sea.
Three navies, four aircraft carriers, 255 aircraft and 76 ships in a...
White Ensign to fly over Sydney memorial
The Chief of Navy, VADM Mike Noonan, has given permission for the Australian White Ensign to flys over the HMAS Sydney Memorial in Geraldton.
The...
Film on RAN’s role in WWI
A short film made for Anzac Day by Sea Power Australia on the role of the RAN in World War I is here.
Shark 02 loss remembered
In the close-knit world of Naval Aviation, April 2 is a sombre day for many personnel as they remember and reflect on the loss...
WO who paved the way for women
The Royal Australian Navy has paid tribute to a sailor who paved the way for women in service by becoming the first woman promoted...