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Author: Posted by Brian Hartigan

New Zealand Army Reserve soldiers embark an a Royal New Zealand Air Force NH-90 as they deploy on exercise. NZDF photo supplied.
Australian Army New Zealand News Overseas 

New Zealand hosts ANZAC reserves exercise

18/07/202618/07/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1324 Views 0 Comments

Nearly 500 New Zealand Army and Australian Army Reserve personnel will gather in Gore this week for 10 days of

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Letters to the Editor 

DVA is asking how to run the policy, not whether it should exist

18/07/202618/07/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 381 Views 1 Comment

Dear Editor, DVA is asking veterans, families and clinicians to help shape its allied health reforms. But the $5000 annual

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Albanese Labor’s price tag on the promise of mending veterans

18/07/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 298 Views 0 Comments

Dear Editor, Albanese Labor wants veterans to applaud higher allied health fees while ignoring the $748 million saving attached to

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Editor's Vlog 

Bunker hardwood shelf

18/07/202619/07/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 254 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

This week’s video sees me giving the bunker a proper workout, with my dustiest, noisiest tool in full flight. I

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An Australian Army Abrams M1A2 SEPv3 main battle tank during a live-fire serial as part of a qualification course for Royal Australian Armoured Corps soldiers at Puckapunyal Military Area, Victoria. Photo by Corporal Jacob Joseph.
Letters to the Editor 

A Concise History of the RAAC

17/07/202617/07/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 419 Views 0 Comments

Alternative title: The Fighting Spirit of Soldiers: What NOT to do … to Keep it Alive! “The Australian Army still

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David Humphry receives his Veteran Defence Common Access Card from Squadron Leader Lancelot Monteiro, alongside Flying Officer Reece Jansen, left, and Warrant Officer Wayne Wilson, right.
ADF People News Veterans 

Two-year base pass for retiring service members

17/07/202617/07/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1852 Views 0 Comments

Veterans transitioning to civilian life are now able to continue accessing Defence bases for up to two years under a

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'T-wall' art in Tarin Kot, Afghanistan. Photo by Brian Hartigan
ADF Middle East News 

Service to mark 25 years since start of Afghanistan campaign

15/07/202615/07/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 543 Views 0 Comments

A national commemoration service will be held in Canberra on Sunday, 11 October 2026 to honour the service and sacrifice

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Letters to the Editor 

New roles defined for RAAC tank and cavalry units!

14/07/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 386 Views 0 Comments

The Royal Australian Armoured Corps (RAAC) used to have three roles.  With armoured mobility having been taken over by infantry,

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Letters to the Editor 

PEOPLE WILL DIE – Veterans’ Count founder tells Sky News

12/07/202612/07/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 570 Views 0 Comments

Dear Editor, I joined Jaynie Seale live on Sky News on Sunday morning to explain why the $5000 allied health

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Editor's Vlog 

Making a chunky latchbolt

11/07/202611/07/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 446 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

I spent some time with my brother recently and, during one of our conversations, he mentioned he was on the

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Is persistence really the answer? What if it’s not having an impact?

10/07/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 619 Views 0 Comments

Is it too much to expect that more than 100 published letters would make a difference?  Maybe it’s time to

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The new Chief of the Australian Army Lieutenant General Susan Coyle (left) with the Chief of the New Zealand Army Major General Rose King at Australian Army Headquarters, Canberra, sign a renewed Plan ANZAC. Photo. by Corporal Robert Whitmore.
Australian Army New Zealand News 

Army chiefs renew Plan ANZAC

10/07/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 728 Views 0 Comments

The New Zealand Army has reinforced its long-standing commitment with Australia with the signing of the renewed Plan ANZAC in

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Letters to the Editor 

Keogh is using one gate to hide another

09/07/202612/07/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 239 Views 0 Comments

Dear Editor, Matt Keogh has now shown his trick regarding the Allied Health Cap. On Sky News Politics Now, he

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Why returning 1 Armd Regt to combat role should be high on new CA’s priorities list

08/07/202612/07/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 372 Views 0 Comments

Will returning 1st Armoured Regiment to its combat role be something Lieutenant General Susan Coyle should list high among her priorities?

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Albanese Labor’s defence system test just got harder

06/07/202608/07/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 494 Views 0 Comments

Dear Editor, Pat Conroy has now put more shape around “the system”. Earlier, he said Defence workers were let down

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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 524 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 607 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 631 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 770 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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Letters to the Editor 

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

03/07/202603/07/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 396 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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