Defence


SBS Insight Tuesday, August 15, 2017 – 20:30 Are our soldiers equipped for the transition to everyday life? This week, Insight speaks with veterans to see how prepared they were for civilian life and what can be done to make it easier. READ MORE

A KEY factor in New Zealand’s defensive posture is its geographic isolation. While Australia’s air-sea gap from potential aggressors has also been cited as a key defensive asset, that gap has become less reassuring. Pundits are speculating whether rogue Marxist state North Korea’s latest rocket technology could deliver nuclear weapons to Australia. How far that […]

IT was a travesty narrowly avoided — an ex-soldier estranged from his family who had taken his own life almost ending up in a pauper’s grave because no one would pay for his funeral. That was until Perth-based charity Bravery Trust stepped in to ensure this man — who had served his country, but like many others […]

ONLY someone who has attempted to take a large bone from a small terrier understands the fury it can generate. Multiply that by several terriers and bones and the fury increases exponentially. Larger dogs usually, but not always, tend to be less possessive, particularly if they have taken control of all the bones. Australia’s state […]

A trip down memory lane for those who sailed on the HMAS SYDNEY. In this case 8 RAR forward and 9 RAR return.