New war on terror in Afghanistan
US President Donald Trump made a speech this morning Australian time – Monday night in America – outlining America’s new
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Editor’s Blog
CONTACT Editor Brian Hartigan muses on life, the universe and everything to do with CONTACT
Claims that RAAF halted ‘air strikes’ in Syria misleading/wrong
Recent reporting in mainstream media across the globe claiming that “RAAF halts air strikes over Syria after Russia threat” are
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Is Plan Beersheba ‘old hat’?
A recent letter to the editor here at CONTACT asked about apparent changes happening in infantry battalions, which have not
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CONTACT magazine invests in drone capability
CONTACT magazine recently bought a new DJI Mavic Pro drone, which we obviously look forward to taking out ‘bush’ with
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Casey Neistat fanboy ready to quit YouTube after 3 months
Do any CONTACT fans monitize videos on YouTube? If so, what has been your experience? I was inspired by YouTube
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Weapons of the ADF pocket guide – Part 2 OUT NOW
Download Part 1 HERE Download Part 2 HERE In researching these two booklets, it struck me how hard
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Personal and CONTACT credentials as Defence reporters
CAPTION: Kylie Minogue gets a pick-me-up from then Corporal Brian Hartigan in East Timor, reporting for ARMY News in 1999.
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Become a blogger – win this Leatherman
CONTACT has a Blog Spot where fans and budding writers can air their thoughts and scratch a writing itch – and maybe win
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
From all of us here at CONTACT, we wish all of you and yours a very happy, healthy and safe
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Aussie blockbuster immortalises US Medal of Honour medic
Army medic Private Desmond T Doss has been immortalised in the Aussie movie blockbuster Hacksaw Ridge. Private Desmond Doss who, for religious
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Government commissions head-count of ‘veteran homelessness’
Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Dan Tehan announced today that the government has commissioned a research project into homelessness in the veteran
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Seventh annual wounded, injured and ill digger forum
Army’s efforts to support wounded and ill soldiers to return to work would provide valuable lessons for the Australian community,
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CONTACT magazine now on our homepage
Did you know you can now read the latest CONTACT magazine directly on our homepage? That’s right – the most recent
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Tuesday-night Army Reserve parades – Defence responds to soldiers’ concerns
Some of you will be aware that I raised this issue last week and sought clarification from Defence about their
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“Frequency of Tuesday night parading varies from unit to unit” – I didn’t know that
It was brought to my attention recently that some Army Reserve units that have traditionally paraded every Tuesday night, may
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CONTACT confused by PM/DefMin statement
A recent joint statement from Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Defence Minister Marise Payne said “the Australian Defence Force now
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CONTACT v Navy Daily – worth bragging about
I noticed an interesting statistic today and thought it was worth bragging about. I visited Navy Daily this morning – an official
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3 reasons our limited-edition Yearbooks don’t sell well
I got some feedback from a man who bought and loved our 2015 Yearbook and one of the very nice things
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US Marines embark on HMAS Adelaide – CONTACT editor vomits
The Australian Defence Force put out a press release today that said Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, US Army and
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Should pollies wear pollies – or cams?
What do you think about the furore over politicians wearing uniforms on their campaign posters? Personally, I don’t have a
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