At 125, RAN most consequential decade
By Jennifer Parker*
1 March 1901 marked the establishment of Australia’s Commonwealth military and naval forces, the foundation of today’s Royal Australian Navy and Australian...
A new Naval Reserve – tradition and future
By Tim Coyle*
‘The reservist is twice the citizen’ – Winston Churchill
The articles penned by Jennifer Parker and Commander Paul Pelczar published in the ANI...
Selling off the farm
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
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
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
Call for Papers: Applied History and the Coastwatchers – Lessons for Modern Military Operations. Hosted by: UNSW Canberra | Sea Power Centre–Australia.
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Mike Carlton honoured
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
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
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
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...