Defence
Obama announces Afghanistan troop withdrawal
United States’ President Barack Obama has today announced a significant withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan by the middle of 2012.......
HMAS Adelaide scuttle a benefit for Australia?
The retired navy ship HMAS Adelaide was scuttled off the NSW Central Coast today despite protests from environmental groups. The......
The battle over women on the frontline of war
Defence Minister Stephen Smith has announced that combat positions previously denied to women will be opened to them. It’s one......
Another scandal rocks the Australian Defence Force
A young female recruit has alleged that a male cadet streamed live video of himself having sex with her to......
Cracks appear in defense of Libyan civilians
The Arab League originally supported the UN security council’s resolution to enforce a no fly zone over Libya, and to......
No Fly Zone
The United Nations last night voted for a no fly zone over Libya bringing some reprieve to anti Gaddafi rebels......
Cluster munition ban threatened by legislation loop hole
A loophole in a new law to ban cluster bombs has seen Australian NGO’s calling for amendments to the draft......
Fat Soldiers
Like the rest of society, our Defence Force is too fat. But the lives of soldiers are very different to......
Parliamentary debate misses the impact of war on soldiers
Stand Fast, a group of returned soldiers and military personnel say that our representatives in Canberra need to consider more......
ADF Soldiers on Charges over Deaths
Three SAS Soldiers are now facing court martial over the deaths of six civilans in Afghanistan in 2009. The decision......