Cadet’s bravery awarded
In recognition of a most extraordinary feat of individual bravery, 13-year-old Australian Army Cadet Austin Appelbee, has been recognised with
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Author: Posted by Brian Hartigan
Dozens of soldiers injured in photo shoot
Dozens of Australian soldiers were injured on Friday when a tiered bench used for standard military group photos collapsed during
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1st Armoured Regiment: How long to reform?
Making 1 Armd Regt an experimentation unit has reduced the capacity of our Nation to defend itself. 3 Brigade in
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Grafting and grinding
This week’s work was more of an effort than it should have been. As usual, the issues were of my
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Edinburgh Tattoo hits Brisbane
Tartan, kilts, pipe bands and breathtaking cultural displays from around the world mean only one thing – the Royal Edinburgh
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Why has the RAAC been decimated?
Why has 1st Armoured Regiment been stripped of all its tanks and given a new role as a non-combatant, evaluating
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Prize idiot (nearly) installs dust collector
I’ve been plugging away with the dust collector move. It’s not a big deal – or shouldn’t be. All I’m
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The RAAC: Back to the future … the sooner the better
“From the start of 2025 … the 2nd Cavalry Regiment will be the heaviest and most combat capable manoeuvre regiment
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FOR SALE: 3 x Vic Bks in massive estate purge
The Australian government received an audit report of Defence estate at the end of 2023 and today made public that
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How to fix the problems facing RAAC
“The role of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps (RAAC) is to locate, identify, capture and destroy the enemy, by day
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VALE Major Bill Burton, OAM, RAAC
Willam ’Bill’ Thomas Burton died in hospital in Cairns in the presence of his wife, Deidre, on 27 January 2026 In
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Dust collector move pt2
Moving a dust collector is no small task. Preparations for the move are dangerously dusty in themselves. The hardest, dustiest
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Incompatibility: 2 Cav Regt’s recon and close fire support roles
Stripping the tanks from 1 Armd Regt meant that 2 Cav Regt (Townsville) had to take on dual roles: close
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Why is it that the Armoured Corps has to continually justify itself?
“If we’re going to make a mistake, let’s only make half a one”. Commander, Australian Forces Vietnam (COMAFV), 1968
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Australia’s first Peregrine arrives
The first of four MC-55A Peregrines – Australia’s inaugural airborne intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and electronic warfare (ISREW) aircraft – has
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Preparing to move my dust collector
To progress my basement project, I’m upstairs preparing to move and re-build my dust-collection system. Reason being, the dust collector
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Trump’s latest ‘foot-in-mouth’ upsets all allies – Aussies included
The Returned & Services League of Australia categorically rejects the assertion by United States’ President Donald Trump that allied forces
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“The destruction of the Regiment weighs heavily on my heart …”
“The destruction of the Regiment weight heavily on my heart. The current-serving decision makers do not care about heritage, history
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Does 1st Armoured Regiment’s reputation matter?
“Why should it be of any importance whether it’s a tank regiment or an experimentation unit?”. Apart from the now
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SHOTS END TIMOR RAID – Diggers thwart enclave incursions
Following is a page-1 story from ARMY Newspaper published 3 February 2000By Corporal Brian Hartigan – now CONTACT Editor OECUSSI, JAN
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