Australasia

On the 10th of January 1940, the first convoy of the Second Australian Imperial Force departed Over 5,000 men aboard the liners Ortranto, Orcades, Orford and Strathnaver left Sydney ……Read More

Defence Reserves Support Council National Chair Jack Smorgon AO, has announced the appointment of Colin Radford as Chair of the Defence Reserves Support Council Victoria. “As my last official duty as ……Read More

The Chief of the Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin, has congratulated Australian Defence Force personnel engaged in the fight against terrorism, during a recent visit ……Read More

Due to the threat of bushfire in the Cribb Point area of Victoria, all non-essential personnel were evacuated from HMAS Cerberus at 3:45pm Saturday, 3 January. The threat to ……Read More

HMAS Launceston assisted in the medical evacuation of a critically ill Chinese mariner from a Chinese fishing vessel, 80 nautical miles south-east of Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean on ……Read More