UNCOVERED: 4 - The Untold Story

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.

ABC News · Sep 20, 2022

The Hunter researchers giving Australian Defence Force children a 'voice'

Wellbeing of ADF families 'critically important' in the mental health support of veterans.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 14, 2022

As Covid crippled aged care sector only 30 ADF personnel a week were sent to help

As death toll in aged care facilities hit 3,000 in 2022, the numbers of deployed Australian defence force personnel peaked at 47 a week

The Guardian - AU · Sep 12, 2022

Hero SES unit: a year's worth of calls for help in just two weeks

The SES Cessnock City unit received 232 callouts in the first two weeks of July alone.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 20, 2022

Australian soldier used social media to entice underage girl into sex, court told

An Australian soldier has used social media in an attempt to lure an underage girl into sex, a court in North Queensland hears.

ABC News · Jul 15, 2022

Six months after volcanic eruption and tsunami, Tongans who lost everything have plans for their future

Hundreds remain in limbo after a COVID-19 outbreak slowed Tonga's efforts to recover from January's volcanic eruption and tsunami, but spirits remain high and ambitious plans are in place to rebuild.

ABC News · Jul 14, 2022

Training program helps boost Indigenous Australian Defence Force recruitment

Damien Seden wants to continue centuries of Indigenous and family tradition and serve in the military, but at first did not meet the entry standards.

ABC News · Jul 7, 2022

ADF ready for Hunter flooding impact

Some 250 troops and three helicopters have been mobilised as the Australian Defence Force continues to assist those struggling with NSW's devastating floods.

AAP · Jul 7, 2022

ADF report into alleged misconduct in East Timor warned of culture issues in special forces, years before claims of Afghanistan war crimes

An internal Australian Defence Force report explicitly warned of a "code of silence" and a culture of cover-up in the special forces, years before allegations of war crimes in Afghanistan emerged.

ABC News · Jul 5, 2022

PM triggers federal flood support payments

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will tour flood-affected communities in NSW alongside Premier Dominic Perrottet.

AAP · Jul 5, 2022