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Author: Posted by Brian Hartigan

Australian Army recruits in training at 1st Training Battalion, Kapooka, NSW. 1RTB photo.
Letters to the Editor 

Is it integrity or ethical behaviour that should guide our army?

05/07/202605/07/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 436 Views 0 Comments

“Ethics refers to the principles, values, and standards that guide people in determining what is right and wrong. It influences

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Editor's Vlog 

Bunker door gets finished

04/07/202604/07/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 551 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

Guess what – I got the bunker door finished and hung. And I was so excited by the result, I

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Ministers are using Senate adjournments to bury bad news

03/07/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 561 Views 0 Comments

Dear Editor, Accountability requires daylight. The Senate ran an inquiry into Australian Defence Force superannuation and pension schemes, initiated by

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An AGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missile launches from the wing of an RNZAF P-8A Poseidon. RNZAF photo supplied.
New Zealand News Royal Australian Air Force USA 

RNZAF P-8A Poseidon successfully launches Harpoon missiles

03/07/202604/07/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 672 Views 0 Comments

A Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) P-8A Poseidon has launched Harpoon missiles for the first time, during an international

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Conroy must define ‘the system’ Defence says it will fix

03/07/202603/07/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 311 Views 0 Comments

Dear Editor, Pat Conroy says Defence workers were let down by “the system”. Fair enough. But ‘system’ is a slippery

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Soldiers of the 1st Armoured Regiment honour their unit's Standard in Adelaide. Photo by Private Sophie Hartley.
Letters to the Editor 

The significance of 1st Armoured Regiment’s Standard

02/07/202602/07/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 364 Views 0 Comments

On 29 June 2026, the outgoing Chief of Army gave an address at the Australian War Memorial.  He referred to

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Every Count Matters turns a hidden footprint into a chorus

02/07/202602/07/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 506 Views 0 Comments

Dear Editor, DVA is very good at handling veterans one at a time. One claim. One delay. One family worn

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An Australian Army M1A1 Abrams tank fires during Exercise Jericho Dawn 2016. Photo by Sergeant Pete Gammie
Letters to the Editor 

What can be done to save the Royal Australian Armoured Corps (part 2)

02/07/202602/07/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 238 Views 0 Comments

The following is a follow-up to this letter. Unfortunately, the options available are few indeed.  One might hope that Lieutenant

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An Australian Army M1A1 Abrams fires while working side-by-side Indonesian National Armed Forces Leopard 2 tanks during a combined joint live-fire practice on Exercise Keris Woomera 2024 in East Java, Indonesia. Photo by Leading Seaman David Cox.
Letters to the Editor 

What can be done to save the Royal Australian Armoured Corps?

30/06/202602/07/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 379 Views 0 Comments

The need to save the RAAC is both obvious and urgent.   1st Armoured Regiment has been stripped of its

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Your thanks mean less if you cannot count us

29/06/202629/06/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 356 Views 0 Comments

Dear Editor, Veterans already have power. It is called a vote. The problem is not that veterans, families, carers, friends

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An Australian Army explosive ordnance disposal technician on Operation Render Safe 26 prepares a charge to destroy unexploded ordnance in Rabaul, Papua New Guinea. Photo by Sergeant Andrew Sleeman.
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International team blows WWII-era explosives in PNG

28/06/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 866 Views 0 Comments

Six New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel were part of a multinational effort in Papua New Guinea to destroy about

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Editor's Vlog 

Bunker door part 2

28/06/202628/06/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 422 Views 0 Comments

Building and fitting the bunker door is a big undertaking. It’s already more than 50kg and not fully clad with

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DVA repair being turned into budget control

28/06/202628/06/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 528 Views 0 Comments

Dear Editor, DVA is confusing repair with control. Veterans were told the system would be fixed after the Royal Commission

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One Nation is turning law into loyalty

27/06/202627/06/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 387 Views 0 Comments

Dear Editor, Hastie versus One Nation is being sold as politics, but CONTACT readers should hear something louder. It puts

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The art of the non-decision

27/06/202627/06/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 218 Views 0 Comments

Although it’s a truism, it’s none-the-less worthy of emphasizing:  defending a land mass the size of Australia, means defending a

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DVA’s doctor game fails the pub test

26/06/202626/06/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 253 Views 0 Comments

Dear Editor, Veterans should not have to guess which doctors the Department of Veterans’ Affairs will count. A recent veterans

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A Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130J Super Hercules takes off from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, during Exercise Red Flag-Alaska 26-2. US Air Force photo by Senior Airman Owen Daives.
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Kiwi Herc flies home from Alaska

23/06/202623/06/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 489 Views 0 Comments

A Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130J Hercules has successfully taken part in the United States Air Force-led Exercise Red

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What’s wrong with tanks and cavalry being part of the same unit?

23/06/202623/06/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 826 Views 1 Comment

The provision of close fire support by tanks, is a completely different undertaking to that of intelligence gathering by reconnaissance

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Albanese Labor Simplified DVA Law, Not Yet Veterans’ Lives

22/06/202622/06/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 452 Views 0 Comments

Dear Editor, Albanese Labor’s veterans reform now has a date, a booklet and a ministerial storyline. From 1 July 2026,

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An Australian M1A2 Abrams SEP v3 fires sabot rounds during a live-fire to confirm the aiming system of the tank and to qualify crews on the new systems at the Puckapunyal Military Area, Victoria, November 2024. Photo by Corporal Michael Currie.
Letters to the Editor 

The tragedy that’s befallen the Royal Australian Armoured Corps (RAAC)

21/06/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 461 Views 0 Comments

If a Shakespearean tragedy had cast the RAAC as MacBeth, it couldn’t have been more appropriate.  The RAAC has recently

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