“I wish the Australians were with us”. Eighty years ago this week, as the Allies launched the greatest seaborne invasion in history, a key British general voiced what many were thinking. Knowing that the D-Day landings – the first step in liberating Western Europe from the Nazis – would beContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese says the Australian Defence Force is ready to fly in to rescue hundreds of Australians who are trapped in New Caledonia amid riots “when it is permitted to do so”. Violent protests have broken in the French-controlled South Pacific territory out plans to change voting rules, with atContinue Reading
The Vatican is set to hold a press conference announcing updated church doctrines on “apparitions and other and other supernatural phenomena” on Friday. Notice of the press conference, which will be held in the Holy See Press Office at midday (8pm AEST), sparked a wave of tabloid headlines earlier thisContinue Reading
A globally qualified Australian pilot with 60 years experience says the terrifying situation that unfolded at Newcastle Airport on Monday, where a plane was forced to land on its belly, is more common than you might think. About 12.20pm on Monday, a 13-seater commercial charter plane skidded to a stopContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese has been grilled over China’s accusation the Australian military deliberately “trouble” when it approached Chinese airspace on Saturday. The prime minister trod lightly in his response when probed on the tense matter by Gareth Parker of Nine, which in partnership with Business News presented ‘Breakfast with the PrimeContinue Reading
An army major who knew airmen killed in a military training exercise last year has broken down during a public inquiry, as he hit back at “sensationalist” claims about what may have led to the fatal crash. Captain Danniel Lyon, Lieutenant Maxwell Nugent, Warrant Officer Class Two Joseph Laycock, andContinue Reading
Vice Admiral David Johnston will replace Angus Campbell as the nation’s next Defence chief in July. Anthony Albanese announced the major defence shake up on Tuesday alongside Defence Minister Richard Marles. “Vice Admiral Johnson is a proven leader, with the experience, intellect and resolve to lead the ADF in aContinue Reading
A photo of two air force jets at a regional airport has sparked controversy, after it was revealed the Prime Minister and his Energy minister chartered one jet each to attend the same event promoting renewables. On Monday, the image of two RAAF jets at the Scone Memorial Airport inContinue Reading
A “catastrophic failure” in senior government and Defence leadership has led to a “senseless loss of life” in Australia’s military community, the man leading the Royal Commission into Australia’s military suicide crisis has said in scathing remarks delivered at the close of the three-year inquiry. Deaths by suicide have takenContinue Reading
Australia’s defence personnel do not have access to enough professional mental health workers, the man leading the Defence department has warned, and simply throwing more money at the problem is not a viable solution. Department of Defence Secretary Greg Moriarty told the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide onContinue Reading