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Selling off the farm

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By Clive Williams* The decision to sell Victoria Barracks in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane is being presented by the Albanese government as a necessary act of...

Statement on sale of Defence assets

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Below is a statement by the Minister for Defence Richard Marles on the sale of Defence assets. Today, the Albanese Government is announcing the most...

HMAS Leeuwin: when service was close to home

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By Commander Paul D Pelczar OAM, RAN* The recent public release of the Defence Estate review, and the announcement that a number of long-held establishments...

Coastwatchers event. Call for papers

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Call for Papers: Applied History and the Coastwatchers – Lessons for Modern Military Operations. Hosted by: UNSW Canberra | Sea Power Centre–Australia. Save the Date...

Mike Carlton honoured

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Mr Mike Carlton AM - author, historian and journalist known for his stories of the people behind some of Navy’s most notable missions was...

Remembrance Day Commemorative Address

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The outgoing RSL President Major General Greg Melick AO RFD (retired) delivered the Remembrance Day Commemorative Address at the Australian War Memorial on 11...

The Australian Navy in Antarctica

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The Australian National Maritime Museum is presenting a talk on the Australian Navy in Antarctica. On 13 November from 2pm to 3.30pm at the...

Lessons from Nelson and Trafalgar

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By Tom Sharpe* At 11.45am, on Oct 21, 220 years ago, Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson ordered the most famous military message ever sent to be hoisted...

New WWII shipwrecks revealed

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A new expedition to Guadalcanal reveals WWII shipwrecks for the first time By Tom Metcalfe, National Geographic Shipwreck hunter Bob Ballard recalls the solemn sense of...

Mogami and naming schematics

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Naming the upgraded Mogami-class: a nod to tradition, a symbol of friendship Author: Matthew Bell The acquisition of the upgraded Mogami-class frigates from Japan marks a...