FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Susan coyle - Caught on Camera

Army pauses use of vehicle involved in training death

A troop carrier vehicle won't be used by the defence force while an investigation is carried out into the death of a soldier during a training exercise.

AAP · Oct 7

Australian army soldier killed and five others injured in training exercise in the Northern Territory

Australian defence force identifies soldier killed in a vehicle rollover near Darwin as Corporal Brendan Hannam

The Guardian - AU · Oct 6

After 125 Years of Male Leadership, Australia Names Its First Female Army Chief – Who Is Susan Coyle?

Lieutenant General Susan Coyle becomes the first female chief of the Australian Army, breaking a 125-year tradition of male leadership and advancing gender equality in military history.

International Business Times UK · Apr 20

Breaking barriers: Susan Coyle becomes first woman to command Australian Army

Australia has appointed a woman to command its army for the first time since the force was founded 125 years ago, with defence minister Richard Marles hailing the "deeply historic moment" on Monday.

The Times of India · Apr 13

Woman to lead Australian army for the first time in history

Australia has appointed its first female Chief of Army, in a landmark 125-year first for the armed forces

Evening Standard · Apr 13

Afternoon Update: first female chief of army announced; rapist sacked from One Nation; and a show-stopping poodle

The defence minister, Richard Marles, says Coyle’s appointment to the role is ‘a deeply historic moment’

The Guardian - AU · Apr 13

Australia gets its first female army chief, Susan Coyle

Australia will get its first female chief of army, with the appointment of Lieutenant General Susan Coyle to the post.

The Conversation · Apr 13

Susan Coyle to be first woman to lead Australian army in ‘deeply historic moment’

Appointment part of senior defence changes as navy chief Mark Hammond promoted to chief of defence force

The Guardian - AU · Apr 13

Nan Shepherd: Naked and Unashamed review – the poetry, prose and passion of a Scottish modernist

Richard Baron and Ellie Zeegen’s play follows the writer from wide-eyed child discovering nature in rural Scotland to feisty care-home resident

The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2025