Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has revealed the biggest threat facing Australia over the next decade in the face of the largest military build-up the “world has seen” since World War Two. Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has said Australia’s major investment...
The RAR bibliography records the known published and unpublished history of the Regiment since its formation in 1948. Here is the latest update from our RAR Registrar Russell Linwood RARA-Bibliography-Master-Author-Title-Database-as-at-30-Apr-23Download The...
The Regiment is saddened by the passing of a noble Australian warrior and international strategist. After graduating from RMC into the Signals Corps in 1958, Bob O’Neill gained an electronic engineering degree with first class honours at Melbourne University. At the...
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...
LEST WE FORGET – three words that will be heard across Australia tomorrow as we join together as a nation to pledge to never forget the service and sacrifice of those who have served and their families. Waltzing Matilda with Last Post Spirit of the ANZACS...
The Australian Government encourages all Australians to take a moment tomorrow to honour those who served in the Battle of Kapyong and the Korean War. In April 1951, the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment was positioned in Kapyong Valley as part of a UN...
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...
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...
Soon will arrive the One Day of the Year when our people gather throughout the nation to honour our fallen who gave all to defend our precious way of life. Those we salute were citizens from all walks of life who in troubled times exchanged plough, hammers, pens,...
The Defence Subcommittee of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade has completed its examination on how Australia makes decisions to send service personnel into international armed conflict. Australian soldiers prepare a Shadow 200 UAV for...
