Letters to the Editor

“Ukraine and Russia deploy drones for every tactical purpose imaginable: intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, artillery spotting, electronic warfare targeting, psychological operations, logistics

Will Lieutenant General Susan Coyle, the first woman to be Chief of Army, be the saviour of the Royal Australian Armoured

“Our attack was timed to start at 12.30am on 23 July 1916.  Three shrill blasts on a whistle, was the

Dear Editor, Many eminent writers have expressed their individual and collective concerns about Army decisions concerning significant change to Armoured

After the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide, veterans were promised structural reform. Instead, the Budget now introduces a

Why was 1 Armd Regt nominated to become the Army’s experimentation unit, instead of any other unit?   Why not,

Trust … the result of a working environment in which human values are paramount: the dignity of the individual is

The Defence Connect headline on 26 September 2023 was “Rumours are swirling that the 7th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR)

This was a cry from the heart by the Deputy Chief of Army, Major General Chris Smith, DSC, AM, CSC, during

Dear Editor, Welcome to Country on Anzac Day has become a sharper issue than many institutions seem willing to admit.

They are both held high in the Parthenon of military ethos, but do they have significance and real meaning?  

Dear Senator Paterson,  Congratulations on your appointment as the Shadow Minister for Defence.  I write to you as someone who is concerned about our Nation’s defence

The allegations of war crimes against Ben Roberts-Smith echoes a similar occurrence during the Anglo Boer war and the trials

 Is it really possible for a unit’s heritage to be stolen?  How could it happen?  Stolen in what sense?    Stolen in the very real context that something that existed for 75 years, has suddenly

How do you stand your ground in a fiercely hierarchal organisation like the Army, if you’re not the Deputy Chief?

Success in battle?  This would have to take the prize; but fortunately, appearances on the battlefield are few and far

What is it that will convince Australian citizens that the government has produced a well-thought-out plan to defend our Nation? 

What happens when a tank regiment that has served the Nation in the same role for 75 years is suddenly

This is a story about a misuse of power.   Her Excellency, the Governor General, is the Commander-in-Chief of the