Air Vice Marshall Peter Criss was interviewed at 7.30 am this morning on the 2UE Jason Morrison Show Click here to listen to the full interview. Jason’s main reason for asking Peter to conduct an interview was that the Government can keep finding money to throw at a...
Month: August 2011
The RAR Corporation offers its Condolences – 22nd August 2011
The Chairman of the RAR Corporation, Michael von Berg has offered his deepest sympathies to the family of Private Matthew Lambert, who was killed in action during operations in Afghanistan on 22nd August 2011. Private Lambert was a member of the Mentoring Task Force -...
Defence culture has to change, says new chief
Stefanie Balogh From: The Australian August 19, 2011 12:00AM Reviews into defence Reviews into defence The new Defence Force chief has foreshadowed a wave of reforms'at the Australian Defence Force Academy following the Skype sex scandal. TEN19 August 2011 Close...
Standing by Your Mates
In military campaigns, specific engagements or events often come to symbolise and connect the public to the character of that war at large. Breaker Morant in the Boer War, the Gallipoli landings in the Dardanelles through to the Somme on the Western Front in WWI. ...
TV STAR JOINS THE FIGHT FOR FAIR INDEXATION
Ian Stenlake, the lead actor in the popular Sea Patrol TV series, has come out fighting in support of a fair system for military retirement pensions. Ian has said through the role he played, he had come to know some remarkable people who s erved in the Australian...
70th ANNIVERSARY OF WOMEN’S SERVICES
70th ANNIVERSARY OF WOMEN’S SERVICES This year heralds 70 years since the formation of three specific military services for the women of Australia. The first of the services to be formed, the Women’s Australian Auxiliary Air Force (WAAAF) was established in...
SMOOTHER TRANSITION FOR DEFENCE PERSONNEL
The Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, Warren Snowdon, today announced that from October 2011, dedicated staff from the Department of Veterans’ Affairs will operate at more than 25 military bases around Australia to provide...
Sitrep 6 – A Friendly Reminder
SITREP Issue 6 11 Aug 2011The Siege Operation Letter RaidURGENT ALERT! IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO WRITE YOUR THREE LETTERS.PLEASE DO NOT LET OUR MATES DOWN. THIS WILL TAKE NO MORE THAN 30 MINUTES OF YOUR TIME AND IT”S SOMETHING YOU CAN DO, SO PLEASE DO IT. IF YOU HAVEN’T...
FGC – OPERATION ‘LETTER RAID’
Leaders and Campaigners, We seek your active involvement in this direct action phase for the fair indexation of military superannuation pensions. As part of the Fair Go Campaign we urge you, your family and friends, to become part of “OPERATION LETTER RAID”. The...
A Call to Arms – Sitrep 5
Issue 5 12 Aug 2011The Seige Consolidation - Supplimental Don't forget to post your letters on 12th /13th August to Parliament House! Have you got your letters ready to post on 12th /13th August yet? If not, you only have a few days left.......so please, don’t...