Bearing the silvery blue colors of a wintry Canberra sky, the newest US Navy ship to be commissioned does well to highlight the bonds of blood that run strong between […]
Read MoreTough sell on defence
Thank goodness we have an army of bureaucrats with economics and arts degrees informing our defence policy as we line up to sell the national farm to afford our $368bn […]
Read MoreThis is a disgrace
As the ADF has chosen to consider Australian troops in Afghanistan to have behaved badly in the fever pitch of battle against an innocent, unarmed and obviously good-hearted enemy, perhaps […]
Read MoreTime to give our veterans peace
The involvement of Australia in the Afghanistan War could not be criticised, as the inspirational call to arms reverberated around the globe after the ‘Twin Towers attack on 9-11. Osama […]
Read MoreCome and join our defence farce
Defence Minister Richard Marles’s call for young Australians to join the ADF does have a hollow ring to it. (ST, 4/12). Last week’s demand by ADF chief Angus Campbell to […]
Read MoreAunty’s war on military
The strong anti-military bias and hurtful disregard for those lost in battle is not helping the ABC. (Aunty proves she is out of touch with Australia, 31/8). Condemning soldiers for […]
Read MoreThanks Diggers.
Curtis McGrath undoubtedly speaks for many of the 26,000 Australian soldiers who fought in Afghanistan as he rightly shares his opinion on our recent withdrawal and the Taliban reoccupation. (ST, […]
Read MoreVeterans’ inquiry a good start
No words could extol the gratitude of a nation to those whose lives are lost in the historic battlefields of our time. Yet, great is the sacrifice of those surviving, […]
Read MoreSave our diggers
Senator and former soldier Jacqui Lambie reiterates the adage that history teaches us nothing and we keep making the same mistakes. (Mentally troubled soldiers sent onto shooting ranges, ST, 27/12). […]
Read MoreDisbanding SAS squad destructive to morale
Australians are clearly distressed by purported military misconduct in Afghanistan. Equally distressing is the plague of suicidal ideation among our outstanding veterans. News of the disbandment of Squadron 2 does […]
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