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The Defence Science and Technology Group leads a comprehensive program to explore, test and develop safer, higher performance battery technologies for Australia’s Defence platforms and systems. Story by Ilana Pender-Rose.

Safer, stronger batteries power Australia’s defence

20/02/202620/02/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 400 Views 0 Comments DSTG

As Australia moves toward more advanced and self‑reliant defence capabilities, the energy systems that power Defence platforms and systems have

The RUTHLESS program aims to cut red tape and help restore accountability to frontline commanders. Story by Corporal Michael Rogers.

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Red tape in Army’s crosshairs

18/02/202622/02/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 609 Views 1 Comment

Army is taking aim at bureaucracy with a new program to strip administrative burdens away from soldiers and commanders to give

A typical Lavarack Barracks tiered group photo – this one from Exercise Suman Warrior 2013. Photo by Corporal Matthew Bickerton.

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Dozens of soldiers injured in photo shoot

15/02/202615/02/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 946 Views 2 Comments

Dozens of Australian soldiers were injured on Friday when a tiered bench used for standard military group photos collapsed during

Exercise Kanga Return 2025 participants begin the hike through the Kokoda Trail in Papua New Guinea. Story by Flight Lieutenant Ambarose. Photos by Corporal Johnny Huang.

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Walking in the muddy footsteps of Kokoda’s fallen

13/02/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 671 Views 0 Comments Exercise Kanga Return, Kokoda Trail, PNG, WWII

Twenty junior Australian Defence Force leaders took part in Exercise Kanga Return late last year, following in the footsteps of

Penrith Training Depot in NSW. Story by Corporal Luke Bellman.

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Defence estate set for overhaul

12/02/202612/02/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 381 Views 0 Comments

Sixty-eight Defence sites have been flagged for divestment as part of a major estate reset to align infrastructure with future

International senior enlisted leaders held a panel discussion during the Senior Enlisted Leader Symposium at the Australian Defence Force Academy. Story and photos by Corporal Michael Rogers.

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Enlisted perspectives shape strategic dialogue

12/02/202612/02/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 763 Views 0 Comments ADFA

More than 200 senior enlisted leaders from 19 nations attended the inaugural Senior Enlisted Leader Symposium in Canberra. CAPTION: International

Sapper Veronica Bonner from 13th Engineer Regiment shows a combat ration pack to Army Reserve civilian employers at RAAF Base Curtin, Western Australia. Story by Corporal Michael Rogers. Photo by Corporal Andrew Sleeman.

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Feedback fuels ration-pack improvements

10/02/202611/02/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 1100 Views 1 Comment Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG)

So you’ve just spent six weeks in the bush living off ration packs, and as the finest makeshift chef in

Australian, New Zealand and Fijian Multinational Force and Observers contingent members with the Australian Ambassador to Egypt Dr Axel Wabenhorst and New Zealand Ambassador to Egypt Louise Searle at the El Alamein Cemetery. Story and photos by Captain Lucas Benjamin.

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Multinational forces remember Battle of El Alamein

04/02/202604/02/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 779 Views 0 Comments Battle of El Alamein, MFO, Operation Mazurka, WWII

In a moving tribute to history and heroism, Australian Defence Force personnel deployed to Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula under Operation Mazurka

The Army sailing team competes on Army’s Rising Sun in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race. Story by Corporal Luke Bellman.

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Sydney-Hobart berth a dream come true

04/02/202604/02/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 510 Views 0 Comments Sydney to Hobart

Battling 30‑knot winds and four‑metre swells, the Army’s Rising Sun crew completed the Sydney to Hobart yacht race last month just six

Participating members of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo perform during the 2019 event in Sydney. Story by Major Carolyn Barnett. Photo: byLeading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez.

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Pipes and Drums prepare for Tattoo

04/02/202604/02/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 685 Views 0 Comments

The Pipes and Drums of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) came together in November 2025 to hone their skills ahead

Then a sergeant, Warrant Officer Class 2 Rick Scott surveys flood waters in Lismore, New South Wales, from an MRH 90 Taipan helicopter during Operation Flood Assist 2022. Story by Corporal Michael Rogers. Photo by Bradley Richardson.

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Night-time rescue earns award

04/02/202604/02/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 675 Views 0 Comments 6th Aviation Regiment, Australia Day Honours, MRH-90 Taipan

During an unprecedented weather event, Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO2) Rick Scott found himself winching down 30 metres to rescue

Soldiers from 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment conduct live-fire training at the new marksmanship training range at Greenbank Training Area, Queensland. Story by Corporal Michael Rogers. Photos by Corporal Janet Pan.

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New training range sets high mark

29/01/202629/01/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 1401 Views 1 Comment 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment, Greenbank Training Area, marksmanship training

A former infantry soldier has helped deliver a new Army training capability with the opening of a 600-metre marksmanship training

Corporal Jessica Hoult from the Regional Driver Training Wing at Robertson Barracks says the pay increase makes sense. Story by Captain Jacob Joseph. Photo by Private Darcy Fisher.

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Pay boost for Army drivers

27/01/202627/01/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 949 Views 0 Comments Driver

The driver specialist trade will be restructured so soldiers who operate Army’s fleet of medium and heavy trucks receive a

Medics, nurses and doctors carry out blood training during a scenario as part of Exercise Surging Forward. Story by Captain Chris Wade. Photos by Corporal Adrian Murphy.

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Medics confronted with multiple challenges

23/01/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 852 Views 0 Comments 3rd Health Battalion, Exercise Surging Forward, RAAF Edinburgh

Personnel from the 3rd Health Battalion trialled innovative ways of deploying their equipment into the field swiftly and efficiently, under

An Army HX81 truck pulls a water tanker to demonstrate the new weighbridge at RAAF Base Amberley. Story by Warrant Officer Class 2 Max Bree. Photos: byPrivate Mikayla Abson.

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Base overhaul a boon for Defence’s big haulers

22/01/202622/01/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 1121 Views 0 Comments 9th Force Support Battalion's (9FSB), RAAF Amberley

Defence’s MAN truck drivers will no longer struggle when weighing or washing their vehicles at RAAF Base Amberley thanks to

Australian Army Lieutenant Mitchell 'Tex' Walker in tank number 51 during the delivery of Australian M1A1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine. Story and photos by Lieutenant Commander John Thompson

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Aussies who prepared tanks for Ukraine delivery

22/01/202625/01/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 1259 Views 2 Comments M1A1 Abrams, Operation Kudu, Ukraine

The recent delivery of the final batch of M1A1 Abrams to Ukraine had special meaning for Townsville-born – and now

Wargamers from Defence Science and Technology Group and the Army Battle Lab engage in an analytical wargame. Story by Robert Nutbrown. Photo by Mandom Paje.

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Wargamers explore tech of tomorrow

20/01/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 900 Views 0 Comments DSTG, Wargaming

Defence has staged the first Innovation and Asymmetry Wargame to explore how emerging technologies might shape future military operations. CAPTION:

Private Mathew Guy, A Company, 3RAR, keeps a keen eye on suspected militia activity across the border in West Timor, from East Timor's Oecussi Enclave. Photo by Corporal Brian Hartigan.

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SHOTS END TIMOR RAID – Diggers thwart enclave incursions

17/01/202617/01/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1938 Views 0 Comments

Following is a page-1 story from ARMY Newspaper published 3 February 2000By Corporal Brian Hartigan – now CONTACT Editor OECUSSI, JAN

A black-and-white newspaper clipping from a 1980s Army Newspaper showing military personnel.

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Defence funds newspapers digitisation

13/01/202617/01/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 1167 Views 0 Comments

Step back in time this summer with Defence early service newspapers, which capture the spirit of Australia’s armed forces and

A photo from the 1984 newspaper article.

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The 30-year-old mystery of the wallet

13/01/202613/01/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 846 Views 0 Comments

Step back in time this summer with defence early Service Newspapers, which capture the spirit of Australia’s armed forces and