Suicides: royal commission will take too long
The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide is a welcome announcement, and one that the defence community has been seeking for a very...
How my father earned the Arctic Star
By Hamish McDonald*
It began when my brother Andrew noticed the British Ministry of Defence had belatedly recognised in 2012 that the wartime arctic convoys...
China’s actions not Australian words are the problem
By Michael Shoebridge*
There’s a greater likelihood of major conflict in the Indo-Pacific region now than at any time since the end of the Vietnam...
Indonesian sub loss: lessons for Australia
By Denis Mole*
The loss of any submarine should be a catalyst for countries with submarines to review the likely causes and responses to determine...
Little bit of panic in China’s rhetoric on Australia
By Peter Jennings*
After another tumultuous week in the Australia–China relationship, four conclusions are becoming increasingly clear. First, we are going to be on this...
LGBTI campaign pushes for apology
Ex-Defence members traumatised from being dishonourably discharged under historic policies banning lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people will use the recently announced royal commission...
Carrier to protect Afghan withdrawal
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has decided to keep an aircraft carrier in the Middle East to help provide protection for American and coalition troops...
US cruiser’s new exercise with drone
The U.S. Navy is pairing an MQ-9B Sea Guardian drone with a guided-missile cruiser capable of firing anti-air, anti-surface and anti-submarine missiles as a...
Rich pickings for military strategists
Now is the time for those who like to play war games or develop notional military strategies. There have seldom been so many rich...
Lessons from Afghanistan
By Ian Dudgeon*
The announcement of the withdrawal all US, NATO and other allied (including Australian) forces from Afghanistan by 11 September this year represents...