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The 5 RAR Association in cooperation with the Australian National University Press have recently published a new book titled “Vietnam Vanguard – The 5th Battalion’s Approach to Counter Insurgency 1966”. The book recounts 5 RAR’s insertion into Vietnam as the initial major unit of the 1st Australian Task Force, the securing of Nui Dat and major […]

The Afghanistan Inquiry and the spotlight on Special Operations soldiers conduct in a theatre of war is very emotive with a very wide spectrum of opinions within the RAR Family, as many of the soldiers are former members of The Royal Australian Regiment. Regardless of personal opinions on the Inquiry, it is important to be […]

The RAR  bibliography records the known published and unpublished history of the Regiment since its formation in 1948. Here is the latest update from our RAR Registrar Russell Linwood who reports an additional 101 entries in April. “The RARA Bibliography has now reached 1,235 entries. Data entry, and the great bulk of the research, has been carried […]

TOMORROW, Australia remembers one of the most significant battles in our history, the Battle of the Coral Sea, which ended the attempts by the Japanese to capture Port Moresby by a seaward invasion. Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Darren Chester said the Battle of the Coral Sea was a naval engagement between Australia and the United […]

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Expressions of Interest are invited for this voluntary position, located in Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera, Brisbane. The RAR National Memorial Walk, the spiritual home of The Regiment, is a “living memorial” dedicated to those infantrymen of the RAR who died while serving overseas. It is a place of contemplation and serenity where visitors can reflect and […]

Update from Liz Cosson AM CSC Secretary Department of Veterans’ Affairs to ESORT members for distribution As you know we have been working closely with a number of supermarket chains to ensure vulnerable veterans can access a range of priority assistance services from supermarkets when purchasing online or shopping in-store. While the Gold Card is not a […]

This article by Robert O’Neill on the significance of Anzac Day was written for the Virtual War Memorial Australia. It is kindly reproduced here with their permission. Sometimes I am confronted by people who ridicule the notion that Australia became a significant actor on the international scene on 25 April 1915. There are, of course, […]

As you are aware, the Federal Government instigated strict measures to combat the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic which has placed restriction on the numbers that may attend commemorative events. As our members are in the COVID–19 high risk category the committee has decided to cancel all our 2020 commemorative events. This will be reviewed […]

The National Council meeting and Annual General Meeting was held in Canberra over the period 23 – 25 July 2019. One of the outputs from the meeting was the RAR Association Service Development Roadmap 2019-2025 which was approved by the State, Territory and Battalion Associations.

The RAR Foundation and the RAR Association (ACT Branch) will again join to host the Royal Australian Infantry Corps Annual Dinner on 21 November 2019 at the Canberra Institute of Technology Restaurant (1st Floor, Building K, Constitution Avenue, Reid). The Dinner is open to all Infantry soldiers and officers, serving or retired, ARA or ARES, […]