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Long-dead Australian soldier from World War I coming home
Location of WW I, August – September 1916, Pozieres and Mouquet Farm, France The body, bones, revolver, leather and other miscellaneous items believed to be of buried Australian soldier from World War I in Somme, France will be flown to Australia. With no full assurance or confirmation that the remains to be of dead Australian [...]
Senior Australian military doctor says Australian forces are faking stress for cash and claims?
Australian Navy yard, Sydney Australia. Photo: AP Senior defence force doctor has blown the whistle and estimated 90 per cent of mental illness pension claims by the Australian defence personnel could be false. Stress claims costing about $160 million each year. He singled out Navy personnel to be the worst offenders.
Australian soldier shot in the arm in Chorah Valley Afghanistan
Chorah Valley, Uruzgan, Afghanistan An Australian soldier has been shot in the arm while on patrol in Afghanistan. This is the first Australian casualty in Afghanistan for the year 2011. According to Defence the soldier was work part of Afghan national army patrol in the Chorah Valley in Uruzgan yesterday morning (Afghan local time) when [...]
Australian Navy has thwarted a pirate attack on a UK-flagged chemical tanker in the Arabian Sea.
Australian sailors have stopped a pirate attack on British tanker in the Arabian Sea The guided-missile frigate HMAS Melbourne steamed to the aid of the UK-flagged tanker after it was boarded by pirates on Monday night Australian time. Australian Navy was more than 260km away when alerted to the incident but was able to cover the [...]
Australian Navy under investigation over alleged use and supply of drugs at Naval base in Sydney
Australian Navy chief has issued drug warning to sailors in an open letter to Navy personnel addressing the recent findings of an alleged use and supply of drugs. It has been claimed the drug ring infiltrates all ranks of the navy. Vice Admiral Crane has warned there would be dreadful consequences for anybody who broke [...]
Fake War Veteran sentenced to jail in Brisbane
Fake World War II Veteran, Arthur ‘Rex’ Crane, Brisbane, QLD. Photo: Dean Saffron An elderly man, Arthur “Rex” Crane who posed as a World War II veteran for 22 years was uncovered of his deceit last year by a military historian, Lynete Silver. 84-year-old man from Brisbane who held a position of the president of [...]
Four more Super Hornets for Australian Defence
RAAF received four more new Boeing Super Hornet jets. Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft will be replacing the F-111s that served RAAF for more than three decades. Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet, Amberley, QLD
Australian Navy Junior goes to sea on Canterbury
89 members of the Royal Australian Navy on the flight deck of HMNZS Canterbury. Photo: Australian Defence HMNZS Canterbury, the Royal New Zealand Navy’s Amphibious Sealift vessel will be home to 89 Royal Australian Navy Officer Cadets and seven other staff members for the next three weeks. The young Australian Officers joined Canterbury in Davenport, Auckland [...]
Australian Special Forces left for dead in Afghanistan
Former SAS Roy Mayrol, one of the Australian soldiers left for dead in Afghanistan by the Dutch. Photo: Supplied Former SAS soldier Rob Maylor has written a book about his experience during his time in Afghanistan. Where he reveals that Australian Special Forces troops were left for dead by Dutch attack helicopters during a deadly [...]
Australian soldier who was wounded in Afghanistan treated his own wound
Baluchi Valley region where wounded Australian soldier gave himself first aid. Photo: Mick Davis Australian soldier who was shot while on patrol in Afghanistan gave himself first aid, treated his own wound, a gunshot he received on his leg. Soldier kept fighting until his fellow soldier came to his aid. He was later evacuated for [...]
Are the three commandos facing criminal charges? So should the army chief, government and the Prime Minister Julia Gillard.
Australian soldiers’ story in Afghanistan. Is this what Australian army chief’s job and responsibility is? Telling soldiers who are risking their lives daily in the enemy territory to defend peace and freedom are being disrespectful when he himself is expressing the attitude by being disrespectful one? This is the abstract from The Australian: Earlier yesterday, [...]
The decision to prosecute three commandos have angered the soldiers
Australian Solider in Afghanistan. Defence says the commandos from the elite Special Operations Task Group were acting on the intelligence they received to raid on a compound in Afghanistan’s Oruzgan province searching for a senior Taliban leader who was alleged to be hiding in the house. Upon the arrival they were fired on, in return [...]
Tony Abbott slammed Gillard government of failing to support Australian soldiers facing criminal charges
Tony Abbott meeting Australian troops at Tarin Kowt during his visit to Afghanistan. Photo: Gary Ramage Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has slammed the Gillard government of failing to back three soldiers facing criminal charges over the deaths of Afghan civilians during a night raid hunting for Taliban insurgent. Mr Abbott said, “The last thing that [...]
Three Australian Commandos should not be charged
Australian Troops in Afghanistan Three Australian soldiers, the former members of the Special Operations Task Group are facing court martial, about to be charged over killing of six Afghan civilians in an accidental death that occurred during an armed conflict in Afghanistan. The commandos were in Oruzgan province in Afghanistan going after a Taliban insurgent [...]
Australian Navy intercepts another asylum seeker vessel in Australian waters
Navy patrol escorts recent illegally arrived boat to Christmas Islands. Photo: Australian Navy intercepted another new asylum seeker’s vessel in far north-west coast of Australia. The boat with about 37 passengers and four crew on board was intercepted by Navy patrol boat HMAS Matilda north of Ashmore Islands on Friday afternoon. The recent arrival will [...]
