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Australian Defence Force soldiers training everyday Ukrainians in combat operations

As the war in Ukraine reaches its first anniversary this week, Australian soldiers are helping everyday Ukrainians prepare for combat, and will be there for months to come.

ABC News

Defence launches bomb at plans for Hunter tourist facility

Council and ADF join forces in bid to scuttle Hunter art gallery plans.

Newcastle Herald

What the heck was that radioactive capsule emergency in Western Australia all about?

It began as the scarcely believable tale of a very tiny and very lost radioactive "Tic Tac" in the Australian desert, and ended up a planet-sized news story.

ABC News

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ADF flies students and teachers back to school in flood-ravaged WA

The ADF has played a key role in getting the school year underway in the state's flood-ravaged north.

ABC News

Hero dad loses both legs diving in front of snowplough to save his two young daughters

Australian Defence Force veteran Dave Miln threw himself in front of a snowplough to save his daughters Isla, three, and one-year-old Anna at a ski resort in California, USA

Daily Mirror

Father loses both legs shielding his family in snow blower accident on California ski trip

Australian Defence Force veteran spends ‘over an hour in machine until rescuers able to free him’

The Independent UK

Long wait before flooded WA bridge reopens

The flood-damaged bridge on WA's only sealed road to the north of the state could take more than a year to repair, the emergency services minister says.

AAP

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Australian defence force to spend $1bn acquiring naval strike missiles and army rocket systems

Government says purchase of truck-mounted rockets ‘largest expansion of army strike capability in living memory’ with range extended from 50km to 300km

The Guardian - AU

Australian Defence Force steps in as Kimberley's flood emergency intensifies

The ADF is evacuating stranded Kimberley residents from Fitzroy Crossing to Broome after record flooding in the region.

ABC News

Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton thank emergency services, defence force members in Christmas messages

The prime minister and opposition leader wish Australians relaxed and happy holidays and thank emergency services and defence personnel for their ongoing service.

ABC News

Meg Lanning returns to captain Australia

Australia's limited-overs series with Pakistan will feature the return to international cricket of captain and all-time great Meg Lanning.

AAP

Hunter on shortlist to host national defence project

Newcastle could be at the epicentre of one of the biggest strategic defence projects in Australia, potentially creating jobs and injecting millions of dollars into the region.

Newcastle Herald

Australian Defence Force chief gives Afghanistan veterans 28 days to explain why they should keep war honours

The chief of the defence force has demanded senior officers justify why they should keep honours and medals, as the fallout from the inquiry into alleged war crimes continues.

ABC News

Federal review launched into visa program for Afghans who assisted ADF, amid Taliban threat

The federal government will review its program to prioritise visas for Afghans who worked for the Australian Defence Force in a bid to help those now threatened by the Taliban — but one former interpreter says those desperate for refuge can't afford to wait.

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The Guardian - AU

Failed Senate candidate Heston Russell allegedly shot at unarmed Afghan civilians, ABC claims in court documents

Exclusive: Russell, a former special forces major, denies any wrongdoing and is suing the ABC for defamation over its reporting of alleged war crimes in Afghanistan

AAP

Concern China targeting Australian secrets

The Australian Defence Force is reviewing whether any changes need to be made after allegations China was trying to poach ex-military personnel.

Reuters

Australia launches review into former pilots training Chinese military

Australia will launch a review into the obligations former Defence Force personnel have to protect state secrets, following reports Australians were among Western military pilots who had been approached to help train the Chinese military.

AAP

Afghan war crimes investigations get boost

More than 100 staff are now involved in a complex investigation into alleged war crimes committed in Afghanistan by Australian Defence Force personnel.

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AAP

Ex-soldier lambasts ABC defamation defence

An ex-commando has attacked the ABC's defamation defence in a case over reports an Afghani prisoner was shot because they did not fit on a military helicopter.

ABC News

Constable Zachary Rolfe 'failed to declare' discipline issues, 'violent behaviour' fine, to police, inquest hears

An inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker has heard Constable Rolfe failed to disclose to police a fine received for "violent behaviour" or declare disciplinary matters with the Australian Defence Force.

ABC News

Royal commission into veteran suicides to commence hearings in Darwin this week

Ahead of a fortnight of sittings in Darwin, the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide is seeing a surge in new submissions from current and former service members.

AAP

Defence works to disrupt flights in Darwin

Darwin International Airport says flights are being disrupted for more than a year to allow the Australian Defence Force to complete runway maintenance.

ABC News

Defence rescue choppers fly in, troops on stand-by as NSW deluge worsens

As the ADF prepares to mount flood rescues across NSW, yet another rain trough is forecast to sweep across water-logged eastern Australia.

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.

ABC News

Videos shot by Australian soldiers in Afghanistan raise questions about conduct of 2nd Commando Regiment

ABC Investigations has obtained hours of footage filmed by Australian commandos in Afghanistan and never before seen publicly, raising fresh questions about the conduct of special forces soldiers in the nation's longest war.

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