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MINISTER for Defence Personnel Darren Chester today announced the identification and burial of two World War One (WWI) Australian soldiers, previously recorded as missing.The soldiers can now be...
THE Australian public is being asked to participate in compiling an updated Roll of Honour listing the 300 Australian Navy personnel who gave their lives in the First World War. Minister for...
MINISTER for Defence Personnel Darren Chester today announced that two unknown Australian soldiers were buried on 6 November 2018 at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s Tyne Cot Cemetery in...
STS Young Endeavour and her world class youth development program were on show today when Minister for Defence Personnel Darren Chester met with the youth crew in Sydney Harbour.Mr...
THE fourth Invictus Games draws to a close tonight, ending a week of sporting and personal victories for more than 500 competitors from 18 nations across the world. Minister for Veterans’...
THE healing power of adaptive sports to help ex-serving Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel will be adopted as a key measure to support the wounded, injured and ill (WII) community, with the...
Joint media releaseThe Hon Christopher Pyne MP, Minister for DefenceAustralian Army special operations military working dog ‘Kuga’ has been posthumously awarded the PDSA Dickin Medal for conspicuous...
THE healing power of adaptive sports to help ex-serving Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel will be adopted as a key measure to support the wounded, injured and ill (WII) community, with the...
Minister for Defence Personnel, Darren Chester has announced the commencement of the Workplace Welfare Dogs Program at RAAF Bases East Sale, Williamtown and Pearce.As part of the Program, which will...
AUSTRALIA is all set to host the fourth Invictus Games in Sydney from 20 to 27 October 2018.As the Invictus Games Sydney 2018 begins tonight with the Opening Ceremony at the Sydney Opera House, the...
Sydney will have a new hub recruiting the nation’s next generation of Australian Defence Force personnel following the successful relocation of the Defence Force Recruiting Centre Sydney from...
Joint media releaseThe Hon Christopher Pyne MP, Minister for Defence The Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) Roulettes today unveiled the new colour scheme for their PC-21 aircraft.Minister for...
ADF members and their families transitioning from the permanent Australian Defence Force (ADF) will have access to a more tailored approach to manage the transition process thanks to a refresh of the...
THE Australian Invictus Games Sydney 2018 Wheelchair Rugby Team will take on the nation’s best, when they take part in the National Championships at the Penrith Valley Regional Sports Centre in...
THE Australian Invictus Games Sydney 2018 Wheelchair Basketball squad, the ‘Wheeling Diggers’, will put the finishing touches to a near perfect Games preparation when they take on the competition at...
The Australian Invictus Games 2018 Wheelchair Tennis team will hit the courts in the ACT this week to take part in the prestigious Canberra Wheelchair Tennis Open.Commencing today and concluding...
TODAY marks 25 days until the fourth Invictus Games kicks off in Sydney, bringing together 500 serving and former serving Defence personnel from 18 nations who have been wounded, injured or become...
Two hundred ex-Army Land Rovers will be made available to Returned and Services Leagues (RSL) for use on ANZAC Day and at other ceremonies according to Minister for Defence Personnel and Veteran’s...
Minister for Defence Personnel, the Hon Darren Chester MP, today announced Australian Defence Force members who served with the Australian Army 547 Signal Troop during the Vietnam War had been...
The start of the 2018 Defence Blood Challenge was announced by Minister for Defence Personnel, Darren Chester today.Held from 1 September to 8 December, Mr Chester said the Defence Blood Challenge,...
