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Significant digital data in accused Russian spy case

The couple accused of spying for Russia had 12 digital devices when arrested and prosecutors need more time to examine the data, a magistrate has heard.

AAP

Australian war crimes whistleblower David McBride jailed for six years

Eight years after Australia began investigating war crimes in Afghanistan, a whistleblower is the first to be punished.

Al Jazeera

Sky's the limit: The veteran in charge of 600 drones

The drone display will light up Canberra this month.

The Canberra Times

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Human remains found in search for Australian army helicopter that crashed at sea with four crew aboard

The search for an Australian army helicopter that crashed at sea killing four people during a military exercise with the United States has found human remains but not the black box crucial to explaining the tragedy

The Independent UK

'Immediate affection and awe': After years of waiting, War Memorial unveils Vivian Bullwinkel statue

'She garnered this incredible sense of love, admiration, and profound respect.'

The Canberra Times

4 air crew members are missing after an Australian army helicopter ditched off coast

Officials said the incident happened during joint military exercises with the U.S. A search involving U.S., Canadian and Australian personnel was underway to find the crew who are all Australian men.

WEKU

'A war crime has been censored': Truth revealed about a WWII massacre on Bangka Island

Vivian Bullwinkel was the sole survivor of a wartime massacre, but the full extent of the horrors she experienced is only now being told.

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How should Australia defend itself in the 21st century? Silencing the drums and dogs of war

The following is a paper by retired Australian Army Major General Michael G Smith AO. This paper addresses the most significant issue facing the

The New Daily

Former soldier levels allegations of sexual abuse by Department of Defence staff

An Australian Army veteran, who alleges she was sexually assaulted twice while serving, blasts the response from the Department of Defence at the time.

ABC News

Army's MRH-90 Taipan helicopter fleet is back flying after Jervis Bay ditching incident

The Australian Army's Taipan helicopters return to flying after an incident last month where one of the European-designed aircraft was forced to ditch into the sea on the NSW South Coast.

ABC News

Australia on brink of signing $3 billion defence export deal to sell combat vehicles to Germany

The federal government says a letter of cooperation has been signed that may see more than 100 Boxer combat reconnaissance vehicles built in Brisbane for the German Army, which will be its largest ever defence export deal.

ABC News

Army veteran's wife tells Q+A her husband tried to take his life more than 30 times, as she calls for more funding from government

Australian Army veteran Dave has tried to end his life more than 30 times since returning from Timor-Leste. He and his wife have used a Q+A appearance to implore the government to better support defence personnel.

ABC News

Australian army uses telepathy to control robot dogs

Soldiers commanded a four-legged droid with their brain waves during simulated drills

Evening Standard

Australia to buy 40 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters from United States to replace troubled Taipan fleets

On Wednesday the government will announce it will acquire 40 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters for the Australian Army for an estimated $2.8 billion.

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Orroral Valley fire inquiry hears pilot of helicopter that started blaze did not see long grass before landing

An Australian Army helicopter pilot tells the first day of an inquest into a fire sparked by a light on the chopper he didn't take the area's long grass into account before landing.

ABC News

Camp Kerr army training exercise focuses on urban warfare

The Australian Army’s 7th Brigade soldiers have been tested at an off-limits base that a veteran says has changed remarkably since his days in the service.

Newcastle Herald

Coronation Street in Hamilton South

Topics: A queen's coronation in Hamilton South and crew-cut hairdos.

AAP

Indigenous soldiers war service remembered

The Australian Defence Force has joined Indigenous leaders in the NT to commemorate the formation of an Arnhem Land army unit that protected the nation in WWII.

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Afghan interpreters, who worked with the Australian Defence Force, waiting on protection visas one year after Taliban seized control

More than 200,000 Afghans have sought humanitarian protection in Australia and almost half are still waiting for their applications to be considered.

The Conversation

Eddie Betts' camp saga highlights a motivational industry rife with weird, harmful ideas

Former AFL star Eddie Betts’ revelations about the 2018 Adelaide Crows training camp, which left him feeling like he had been brainwashed and sapped his passion for football, raises all sorts of questions.

ABC News

Survivor TV star and former SAS commander Mark Wales opens up about childhood sexual abuse

Mark Wales describes reporting the childhood sexual abuse he and his brother suffered as the hardest thing he has ever had to do, taking more courage than walking through minefields in the Middle East.

The Canberra Times

Defence did little to stop former army major from $91k rent fraud: lawyer

The prosecution, however, criticised the notion more of the onus should be on Defence Housing Australia in preventing fraud.

ABC News

Indonesian Army joins Australian and US forces for humanitarian response training

On a fictional island ravaged by a cyclone, the Indonesian Army has joined Australian and US forces in mock humanitarian disaster training.

Newcastle Herald

'The Hunter is rapidly becoming the hub for simulation capabilities for Defence'

The platform will allow Army to train within an integrated virtual environment.

Newcastle Herald

'You're there because you want to serve'

'It's a time to be grateful for the country we live in and the freedoms that we enjoy.'

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