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,...
Minister for Defence Personnel Darren Chester today announced 28 servicemen will be posthumously awarded the Commendation for Gallantry.The servicemen identified were killed while escaping Japanese...
The outstanding service of Royal Australian Navy’s Helicopter Flight Vietnam (RANHFV) was today recognised with the presentation of the Unit Citation for Gallantry at a ceremony conducted by the...
Minister for Defence Personnel Darren Chester today announced that, following a competitive tender process, One Tree Community Services has been selected as a new contract provider for the Defence...
Minister for Defence Personnel Darren Chester has thanked Australian Defence Force men and women in the Middle East for their ongoing efforts during a visit to Afghanistan and Iraq last week. In...
Minister for Defence Personnel Darren Chester is urging young Australians looking for an adventure out of the ordinary to apply for a voyage in Sail Training Ship (STS) Young Endeavour. “A...
The partial remains of Private Thomas Hurdis had been re-interred with his substantive remains at the Mont Huon Military Cemetery in Le Treport, France, Minister for Defence Personnel Darren Chester...
Nine Australian World War I soldiers identified by the 2018 Fromelles Project Identification Board have had their new, named headstones unveiled at the Battle of Fromelles Commemoration and...
Minister for Defence Personnel Darren Chester today announced the confirmation of the identity of a World War One (WWI) Australian soldier, previously recorded as unknown.The soldier can now be...
Joint media release with, The Senator The Hon Marise Payne, Minister for DefenceAustralia will field its largest ever team at this year’s Invictus Games to be held in Sydney.Minister for Defence,...
MINISTER for Defence Personnel Darren Chester today commended employers of Australian Defence Force Reservists at the annual Defence Reserves Support Council National Employer Support Awards ceremony...
Minister for Defence Personnel, the Hon Darren Chester MP, today announced the extraordinary gallantry displayed by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Helicopter Flight Vietnam (HFV) will be recognised...
National Reconciliation Week 2018 has commenced with an invitation to Australians to explore their past and learn more about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and culture.Minister for...
Minister for Defence Personnel Darren Chester and Senator for the ACT the Hon Zed Seselja, today announced the Government will be relocating Defence Housing Australia (DHA) from its head office in...
The extraordinary gallantry displayed by members of the 1st Australia Task Force (Forward) and associated units deployed to Area of Operations SURFERS during the Battles of Fire Support Bases Coral...
Some of the best combat marksmen of the Navy, Army and Airforce were on display at the 2018 Australian Army Skills at Arms Meet (AASAM) hosted by the Combined Arms Training Centre at Bridges...
Minister for Defence Personnel, the Hon Darren Chester MP, today confirmed the identity of a World War I Australian soldier previously recorded incorrectly as an illegal absentee. Mr...
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