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...
2025 Bateman Prize announced
The ANI is pleased to announce that the 2025 winner of the Sam Bateman Book Prize is Dr Albert Palazzo with his book The...
HMAS Toowoomba’s SE Asian FON trip
In 1991, a young sub-lieutenant in the Royal Australian Navy stepped off HMAS Westralia at the Port of Tanjung Priok, Indonesia, on the first...
Carrier strike groups: change on way
Naval analysts have long warned that the one-size-fits-all model of carrier strike group deployment is reaching its limits, stretching the tolerance of crews and...
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...
Managing the US robotic fleet
Buoyed by billions in investments into robotic systems, the Navy is considering how it will manage the swarms of unmanned surface, subsurface and aerial...
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...
RN tightens alcohol rules
The Royal Navy has tightened the rules of alcohol use aboard its ships to a maximum of 14 units a week per sailor, the...