There are none so blind as those who would not see If CDF-for-life Angus Campbell has his way, seven senior special forces, some of whom served operationally under his command, will be stripped of their distinguished service awards. None has been tried or convicted of...
Commentary
Opinion: We now have a Defence Strategic Review but where is the National Risk Assessment, the National Security Strategy, and the plan?
Opinion: A failure to resource the DSR changes adequately could mean that our deployable military operational capability will in reality be less at the end of this decade than it is today, writes Air Vice-Marshal (Ret’d) John Blackburn AO, former Deputy Chief of the...
Opinion: Defence Strategic Review: Without money and clarity it’s business as usual
There is much to like in the Defence Strategic Review. The emphasis on missiles, on longer range, on the need for urgent action are all desperately necessary. The classified version is hopefully sharper in identifying the source of the threat. The review slips into...
Anzac Day Address 2023 – Saint Mary’s College Cairns
By George Mansford April 2023 Australia, in the 50s was alarmed at the spread of communism in our region. North Korea had invaded South Korea. Malaya, as it was in 1948, a British Colony, was under threat by increasing insurgent attacks from established bases in...
Opinion: All ranks should be aware about what’s coming
The Nuremberg Trials set a precedent defining what was allowable as a defence to war crimes. This week Australia’s CDF General Angus Campbell warned Australians to expect more charges against Defence personnel over alleged war crimes. The International Military...
Commentary – Holy lands sown with Australian sacrifice
Peace remains elusive in the lands described on British maps as the Middle East, or Moyen-Orient on French maps. “What,” its multifaceted citizens might ask, “Has Australia ever done for us?” READ MORE
RCB Update – DHAAT Second Hearing 3-4 April 2023
The second hearing for the Tribunal’s inquiry into medallic recognition for service with Rifle Company Butterworth will be held in Brisbane on Monday and Tuesday at the Royal On The Park 152 Alice Street. It will be livestreamed from the Tribunal’s...
Commentary: Australia’s Defence Strategic Review is Albanese’s last chance to save military
“History’s a game that’s played for keeps in my sort of work – and it will be in yours. But for most Australians, it’s a dimension of reality that’s only found on TV – don’t you agree? The reason Australia’s half asleep is that it’s outside history. The Japanese...
Opinion: Planning for Australia to win ‘must win’ wars
The world is back to being a dangerous place. In Europe, Russia is fighting a major war as it tries to capture Ukraine. In the Indo-Pacific, China is building a very large, high-technology, all-domain military force, some say to use very soon,...
DHAAT – RCB Update
Recall the DHAAT Tribunal Hearing video on the 23 November 2022 and the access to all submissions. And note the critical reporting by News Limited media’s Charles Miranda titled ADF defend pretext to war for 9000 veterans and the Channel 9 TV...