The first signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between a private sector employer and the Australian Defence Force (ADF) regarding part time Defence personnel, has been signed at Victoria Barracks, Paddington. Parliamentary Secretary for Defence, Senator...
Month: July 2012
Soldier ‘ramp riding’ before death, inquiry told
From Evernote: Soldier 'ramp riding' before death, inquiry told Clipped from: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-30/adf-to-probe-soldier27s-death/4164068 Updated July 30, 2012 18:16:53 CLICH HERE TO WATCH Video ON ABC NEWS Jeff Waters reports on an inquiry into an...
UN arms trade deal blocked by key nations – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
From Evernote: UN arms trade deal blocked by key nations - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Clipped from: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-28/un-arms-trade-deal-collapses/4161190 Photo: The UN draft treaty would have regulated the international arms...
Hangout with the PM – Pete Criss Speaks
Many members of the Defence family are angered and dismayed with the PM's responses to David Jamison's questions on fair indexation of military superannuation on the recent online forum program, "Hangout with the PM". In this video, AVM Peter Criss (Retd) reflects...
WEAPONS-MAKER DROPS A BOMB
From Evernote: WEAPONS-MAKER DROPS A BOMB Clipped from: http://www.brisbanebusinessnews.com.au/article3433/WEAPONS-MAKER%20DROPS%20A%20BOMB.html ASX-LISTED Metal Storm (MST) today entered voluntary administration with debts exceeding $11.9 million. The decision came...
World’s most wanted Nazi arrested
From Evernote: World's most wanted Nazi arrested Clipped from: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-19/worlds-most-wanted-nazi-arrested-in-hungary/4140540 Source: ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), view full post at link above Updated July 19, 2012...
Diggers given their names back in Fromelles
From Evernote: Diggers given their names back in Fromelles Clipped from: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-24/brown-australian-soldiers-given-their-names-back/4148666 Source: The Drum - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) click on the link above for the...
‘Iconic’ Long Tan cross arrives in Canberra –
From Evernote: 'Iconic' Long Tan cross arrives in Canberra - Clipped from: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-26/long-tan-cross-in-canberra/4156620 Source: ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) When 6 RAR deployed on its second rotation to Vietnam, a...
Veterans Retreat
See http://veteransretreatsofwesternaustralia.org.au/ An old cattle station in Western Australia's Pilbara region has been transformed into a camping getaway for war veterans and servicemen and women from all around the country. Along the banks of the Nullagine River,...
A Pictorial History of the “Long Tan Cross”
Dave Sabben, Commander 12 Platoon, D Company, 6 RAR at the Battle of Long Tan has gone live with a page on his website that traces the history of the Long Tan Cross in pictures. The page is not meant to be a Masters Thesis - just a collection of photos (with or...