RAN’s first centenarian admiral
On 1 March, the RAN’s 122nd birthday, Rear Admiral Guy Griffiths AO, DSO, DSC, RAN Rtd, celebrated his 100th birthday. He is the first...
Command: The Politics of Military Operations from Korea to Ukraine
Command: The Politics of Military Operations From Korea to Ukraine. By Lawrence Freedman. Allen Lane, London 2022.
Reviewed by Tim Coyle
Lawrence Freedman is Emeritus Professor of...
WWII US submarine wreckage found
The wreckage of a US Navy submarine, which sank at least 10 enemy ships during World War II, has been discovered off the coast...
Massacre of naval personnel in the Solomons, 1880
By Clive Williams*
Solomon Islands (formerly the British Solomon Islands Protectorate) was in the news again in 2022 because of its closer association with China,...
Women get award for secret code cracks
Eight decades after secretly cracking codes in a Brisbane garage, three women have been recognised for their World War II service, The Canberra Times...
Time to rethink Morrison doctrine
By Hamish McDonald*
Scott Morrison didn’t end last year well: blamed by his own party for its election loss; censured by parliament for his secret...
Museum ship tugged to Garden Island
A decommissioned warship usually on display at the Australian National Maritime Museum has been moved through Sydney Harbour to Garden Island for conservation work, the ABC...
Scrap Iron Flotilla wins the 2022 Commodore Sam Bateman Book Prize
The winner of the Australian Naval Institute’s Commodore Sam Bateman Book Prize was announced on 14 December in an on-line ceremony by Captain Simon...
Biographer seeks Sir Victor Smith reminiscences
In 1992 the Australian Naval Institute published A Few Memories of Admiral Sir Victor Smith. Sir Victor played a leading role in the formation of the...
Australia’s Navies e-memorial
On 1 December, the Australian War Memorial launched Australia's Navies: Under the Southern Cross; a dynamic online exhibition about the history of the Royal Australian...