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'Bring her home' son's vow over missing murdered mother

A man sentenced to life in prison for murdering his wife and disposing of her body in 1986 is likely to die in jail, as his son vows to find his missing mother.

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Australia is sending an aircraft and personnel to the Middle East. Does this mean we are entering the war?

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is off to another Middle Eastern war, which is likely a surprise to many given how contentious the country’s involvement in the Iraq war was.

The Conversation

5 members of Iranian women’s soccer team defect, Australia deploys RAAF plane and missiles to Gulf

The Albanese government has given humanitarian visas to five members of the Iranian women’s soccer team, including its captain, to enable them to remain in Australia, and is offering protection to any more of the women who want to defect.

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Australia has been asked to assist Middle East nations coming under fire from Iran. What could that look like?

Defence analysts say the world-class capability of the RAAF’s Wedgetail aircraft could help against drone and missile strikes carried out by Iran

The Guardian - AU

RAAF UFO Files Reveal Object Racing 3,600mph Over Nuclear Test Range Before Vanishing Into Upper Atmosphere

Declassified files reveal a 1954 RAAF UFO encounter where radar tracked a mysterious circular object flying 3,600 mph over the Woomera nuclear test range.

International Business Times UK

Australia protests after Chinese fighter jet releases ‘unsafe’ flares near its aircraft in South China Sea

Australia lodges diplomatic protest after Chinese fighter jet releases flares near Australian surveillance aircraft

The Independent UK

Australia says Chinese fighter jet released flares near RAAF aircraft in ‘dangerous’ incident

Richard Marles condemns Chinese military after flares let off ‘very close’ to Australian surveillance aircraft over South China Sea

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China fighter jet flares scare sparks Australian alarm

Australian soldiers were put at risk when a Chinese fighter jet launched flares in front of their plane, the defence minister says.

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What's Going On With Boeing Stock Friday

The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) traded lower Friday. Boeing announced that the company and the Royal Australian Air Force, RAAF, said the MQ-28 Ghost Bat Collaborative Combat Aircraft completed a slate of trials that demonstrate it can operate alongside crewed jets.

Benzinga

Air Force power to wow crowds in anniversary airshow

Fighter jets, cargo planes and aerobatic manoeuvres will be on display at an airshow celebrating the centenary of one of the country's oldest Air Force bases.

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An RAAF fighter jet shattered windows in a small Queensland town. Two years later, the air force still hasn’t helped fix them

The aircraft’s ‘terrifying’ shockwave damaged homes and the pub in Greenvale. Defence says supersonic airspeeds are approved in the area

The Guardian - AU

Poignant salute to tragic heroes of historic 'babylift'

The heroism of Australian women dedicated to saving war's most vulnerable victims has been remembered at a memorial service marking an unimaginable tragedy.

AAP

All eyes to the sky as air show readies for take-off

More than a quarter of a million aviation fans are awaiting a show of the fastest, loudest and most expensive aircraft, and chats with the pilots who fly them.

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Australia confronts China over apparent live-fire exercises conducted off coastline

Deputy PM Richard Marles says explanation for the drills, which were conducted in international waters and according to international law, are ‘unsatisfactory’

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Chinese Military Ships Spotted Near Australia's Coast

Australia and New Zealand monitor Chinese military ships near their coasts. Unsafe interaction between Chinese and Australian aircraft in the South China Sea.

The Guardian - AU

Australia condemns ‘unsafe’ airspace encounter and rejects Chinese allegations RAAF plane ‘deliberately intruded’

Australian defence department says it is monitoring three Chinese ships in the Coral Sea

AAP

Deadly warning over Chinese military 'intimidation'

Security experts fear repeated and dangerous near-misses involving the Chinese military could lead to serious injury or a potential loss of life.

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'Intrusion' before Chinese flares near RAAF plane

An Australian military aircraft has been targeted by a Chinese fighter jet after what Beijing described as "deliberate intrusion" into its airspace.

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Disaster team back home after marathon Vanuatu mission

A Queensland-based team of 66 including paramedics, engineers and firefighters has spent almost a week helping locals following Vanuatu's deadly earthquake.

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Shaken Vanuatu hit by new quake as Aussies return home

Vanuatu has been hit by another earthquake as Canberra announced more financial assistance and hundreds of Aussies returned home.

AAP

More Australians on the way home from quake-hit Vanuatu

Two more defence flights will bring stranded Australians home from quake-hit Vanuatu as rescue efforts continue amid severe damage and looming cyclone threats.

Evening Standard

‘Can’t wait’ – King and Queen depart Australia ahead of Samoa visit

Samoa’s prime minister Afioga Fiame Naomi Mataafa will be waiting to greet the royal couple.

Newcastle Herald

From military guard to the backyard: Williamtown military dog Drak retires

The six-year-old RAAF Malinois, retires in Newcastle.

Newcastle Herald

Newcastle Legacy 'fills the gap' for veterans' widows and children

'I would be lost without them, I really would.'

Newcastle Herald

Mass casualty plane crash response: exercise prepares frontline workers

The training day at Newcastle was inspired by a real-life wheels up landing.

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