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A colourised studio portrait of S/4449 Ordinary Seaman Thomas Welsby Clark.

Rededication ceremony for HMAS Sydney II ‘unknown sailor’

24/06/202224/06/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1864 Views 0 Comments

More than eighty years after HMAS Sydney II was sunk, the Royal Australian Navy has re-dedicated the remains of Able

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New govt to hire more staff/other initiatives to address DVA backlogs

24/06/202224/06/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2110 Views 5 Comments

A key report into the Department of Veterans’ Affairs’ claims processing system has today been made public. Minister for Veterans’

The Australian National Flag at full mast alongside the Aboriginal Flag and the Torres Strait Islander Flag at Darwin's Larrakeyah Barracks. Photo by Leading Seaman James Whittle.

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Greens leader insults National Flag at press conference

21/06/202221/06/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1979 Views 0 Comments

An Australian Greens Party official removed the Australian National Flag from a rostrum – leaving the Aboriginal and Torres Straight

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Suicide Royal Commission hearings in Townsville

20/06/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1378 Views 0 Comments Suicide Royal Commission

The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide has begun a public hearing in Townsville, where the city’s most senior

This photo of Corporal George Beardow (right) and his mates features in the George Beardow’s War in the Pacific exhibition at the Amberley Aviation Heritage Centre.

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War from a carpenter’s perspective

16/06/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1429 Views 0 Comments

A Royal Australian Air Force carpenter who served in the Pacific Theatre during WWII is the subject of a unique

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Free veteran and families golf day in Nowra

17/05/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1363 Views 0 Comments Invictus Australia

Invictus Australia invites serving and ex-serving Defence members and their families to participate in a free golf event on the

The foyer of the Australian National Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour.

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National Maritime Museum recruiting veteran volunteers

12/05/202212/05/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1552 Views 0 Comments

The Australian National Maritime Museum, in conjunction with long-term partner Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC) yesterday launched an expansion of the

Participants in the first Veterans Surfing Program, which was launched at Gerroa, NSW, on 10 February 2021. Story and photo courtesy Robert Crawford, South Coast Register.

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Lockheed Martin sponsors Keith Payne VC Veterans Benefit Group

10/05/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1813 Views 0 Comments

The Keith Payne VC Veterans Benefit Group and Lockheed Martin Australia have launched a three-year veterans’ sponsorship to support the

The medals of No. 252 Private Thomas Lowe, of Mitiamo, Victoria, in front of the 8th Light Horse Regiment panel at the Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli, on Anzac Day. Story by Lieutenant Anthony Martin. Photo by Corporal David Cotton.

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Medals taken to battlefield in family tribute

28/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1861 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day 2022, Gallipoli, Lone Pine, Turkey, WWI

Anzac Day was particularly significant for Petty Officer Geri Martin as the medals of her great-grandfather were taken to the

Australian Defence Force and New Zealand Defence Force personnel stand by the cenotaph after the Anzac Day commemorations in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Story and photo by Captain Edward Pym.

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How Anzac Day was commemorated in the Middle East

28/04/202228/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2057 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day 2022, Middle East

Following a two-year hiatus because of COVID-19 restrictions, Anzac Day was commemorated in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on April

CONTACT Editor Brian Hartigan participates in the Veteran Surf Project, reported on WIN News Illawarra.

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Your editor made the news last night

28/04/202227/04/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1579 Views 2 Comments

CONTACT Editor Brian Hartigan – and friends – were featured on WIN News Illawarra 5.30 Local News on 27 April

Crowds line the strreet to see the ANZAC Day march in Camden, NSW. Photo by Leading Seaman David Cox.

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Defence supports post-pandemic ANZAC-Day events at home and abroad

25/04/202226/04/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2105 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day 2022

On Anzac Day, we remember not only the Australian & New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) soldiers who died on 25

Soldiers from 1st Intelligence Battalion remove a large tree trunk as part of Legacy’s Backyard Assist program in Brisbane. Story by Captain Evita Ryan.

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Soldiers happy to get hands dirty for Legacy widow

23/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1550 Views 0 Comments 1st Intelligence Battalion, Legacy

While 96-year-old Legacy widow Gwenyth (Gwen) Davis looked on from her front porch, 1st Intelligence Battalion soldiers donned their gloves, grabbed the