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Today, Australians have come together both at home and around the world to commemorate Anzac Day and
A national commemorative service will be held in Canberra on Saturday, 14 February 2026, recognising the 75 years since the beginning of National Service (conscription) in Australia during the Cold War.
A Perth-based Exercise Physiologist appeared before the Perth Magistrates Court today charged with
A national commemorative service will be held in Canberra on Wednesday 25 June 2025, recognising the 75th anniversary of Australian service in the Korean War.
Today, Australians have come together both at home and around the world to commemorate Anzac Day and
Mr Kahlil Fegan DSC AM has been reappointed as Australia’s Repatriation Commissioner for a further five years from 6 August 2025.
Mr Mark Brewer AM CSC and Bar has been appointed as Deputy President of the Repatriation Commission following the retirement of Ms Kate Pope PSM.
A statement from the Chief of The Defence Force, the Secretary of the Department of Defence, and the Secretary of the Department of Veterans' Affairs
This year marks twenty-five years since Australian peacekeepers deployed as part of International Force East Timor (INTERFET), and led by Australia’s General Sir Peter Cosgrove, AK, CVO, MC (Retd), it remains Australia's largest peacekeeping mission to date, and Australia’s largest overseas military deployment since the Vietnam War.