Australia has mothballed a $550m tank fleet. Ukraine would like a word

Australia has mothballed a $550m tank fleet. Ukraine would like a word

Bought for $550 million in 2004,the 59 tanks weigh 63 tonnes each and are equipped with cannons and machine guns.

  • byMatthew Knott

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Authorities seize 12 devices in case of alleged Russian spies

Authorities seize 12 devices in case of alleged Russian spies

Australian army soldier Kira Korolev allegedly told her partner how to log into Defence systems on her official work account from their Brisbane home.

  • byCloe Read
Ukraine fury as Australia offloads military gear on ‘military eBay’

Ukraine fury as Australia offloads military gear on ‘military eBay’

Ukrainians are dismayed that retired Defence Force cargo trucks,troop carriers and inflatable boats are on sale online when they could be sent to the front.

  • byMatthew Knott
Royal commission accidentally leaks secret report

Royal commission accidentally leaks secret report

The sweeping review of Australia’s military justice watchdog found too many of its inquiries were conducted with “insufficient sensitivity”.

  • byJames Massola
‘Moral accountability demands more’:Calls for top brass to hand back medals

‘Moral accountability demands more’:Calls for top brass to hand back medals

Former Defence Force chief Angus Campbell and other leading military figures are facing growing calls to surrender their military honours after more junior Afghanistan war commanders were stripped of theirs.

  • byMatthew Knott
The blasts,the battle and at last an apology. Now it’s time for action

The blasts,the battle and at last an apology. Now it’s time for action

Soldiers injured by explosion shockwaves in combat or training have at last won acknowledgement from Defence. They want more action.

  • byNick McKenzie andSerge Negus
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Children’s indoor lifestyle stunts their imagination

Children’s indoor lifestyle stunts their imagination

Daisy Turnbull’s point is well made. Where are the backyards to play in? Where are the creeks to dam? Where are the places to cycle to? It would be nice to think we can turn this around,but for many this will not be possible.

Ben Roberts-Smith welcomed at Defence party days before Marles strips officers’ medals

Ben Roberts-Smith welcomed at Defence party days before Marles strips officers’ medals

The war criminal attended a gala to mark a Special Air Service Regiment anniversary days before the government stripped officers of honours earned in Afghanistan.

  • byNick McKenzie andMatthew Knott
‘National shame’:Richard Marles strips medals from Afghanistan war commanders

‘National shame’:Richard Marles strips medals from Afghanistan war commanders

Opposition defence spokesman Andrew Hastie choked with emotion as he said “our soldiers must tell the truth,and those in leadership must seek it out”.

  • byMatthew Knott
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Why veterans want pokies clubs to remove ‘RSL’ from their names

RSL boss Mick Bainbridge made the call as analysis shows the $1.3 million that clubs donated to veteran welfare is about the same that one club donated to its own golf club.

  • byHarriet Alexander,Andrew Taylor andNigel Gladstone
‘The enemy within’:Royal commission damns Defence for needless deaths

‘The enemy within’:Royal commission damns Defence for needless deaths

The landmark inquiry found current and former service personnel are 20 times more likely to take their own lives than to die in combat.

  • byMatthew Knott