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Take a look at the final designs for Rathmines' new skate park

A final concept plan has been thrashed out for the $2 million Rathmines Skatepark and Youth Hub development, expected to draw skaters from across the region to Lake Macquarie.

Newcastle Herald

RAAF to fly emergency supplies to Lord Howe Island after rat forces ship into quarantine

Peak tourist season is underway on the island 600km off the coast of NSW, but essential supplies are depleting after the rodent sighting stopped the ship from delivering its usual goods.

ABC News

Australia to decide on further Triton maritime drone orders after defence review

Australia will decide on whether to order up to four more Northrop Grumman Corp MQ-4C Triton maritime surveillance drones after a defence review next year, a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) official said.

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RAAF releases 360 vision of F/A-18F jet skimming Brisbane River during Riverfire rehearsal

The RAAF releases 360 vision of an F/A-18F jet skimming the Brisbane River during Riverfire's rehearsal.

ABC News

Craigmore teen dies after car crashes into fence at Edinburgh RAAF Base, 16-year-old charged

Police say three people were seen running from the car and a 17-year-old was found on the ground next to it.

ABC News

Memories from Canberra, Queen Elizabeth II's most visited Australian city

Her Majesty made 14 trips to Canberra, out of a grand total of 16 visits to the nation itself.

ABC News

Rescue mission for sailors stranded in the Tasman Sea after severe weather brings 10-metre seas

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority, the RAAF and NSW Police are combining their efforts to rescue the crew members, who rain into severe weather about 300 kilometres east of Lord Howe Island.

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Euro air tanker jets to NT after Ukraine

A European air tanker has soared into the skies above the Northern Territory after finishing a NATO mission refuelling jet fighters for the Ukraine conflict.

AAP

The Hunter's historic role in defence may yet be reprised, as Australia faces a growing security threat

The Hunter's role in national defence

Newcastle Herald

Defence says 30 kilograms of toxic PFAS is still flowing into creeks in Darwin each year

Recent studies reveal 30 kilograms of PFAS is making its way off the Darwin RAAF Base into popular creeks each year, as Defence embarks on a major operation to mitigate potential health risks.

ABC News

Is Australia in danger of becoming the US's 'deputy sheriff' in the South China Sea?

Recent comments by Defence Minister Richard Marles about Australia, China and the international law of the sea raise the spectre of Australia acting as an Indo-Pacific “deputy sheriff” for the United States, enforcing the rules-based international order.

The Conversation

South China sea patrols to continue as RAAF declares China's air defences are 'not impenetrable'

Australia's new Air Force Chief says surveillance missions of the South China Sea will continue, as he confirms a "recent spate of unsafe incidences" in the contested region claimed by Beijing.

ABC News

Exercise Pitch Black begins in Darwin after COVID hiatus, with Germany, Japan and South Korea joining for the first time

Featuring high-stakes training scenarios and up to 100 fighter jets from across the world, the Royal Australian Air Force's biggest international training exercise is back after a four-year hiatus.

ABC News

More sonic booms likely over NT RAAF base

The Australian Defence Force says NT residents near the Tindal RAAF base may hear more sonic booms with the arrival of new supersonic jets.

AAP

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Newcastle Herald

Retail royalty: Verdun Hiles has been in retail at Toronto for 67 years

Verdun Hiles owns a menswear store in Toronto and has a story or two to tell about war, his home town, and fashion.

The Canberra Times

Bomber inspires today's aviators behind the scenes at AWM

Members of 460 Squadron were shown around the Lancaster

Newcastle Herald

Death of a Williamtown RAAF worker lands Defence in court on criminal charges

The suicide of a RAAF worker at Williamtown lands Defence with criminal charges

ABC News

Defence to truck PFAS-contaminated soil from Katherine's RAAF Base Tindal to Melbourne

Defence has begun tackling the toxic legacy of the firefighting foam used for decades at Northern Territory RAAF base, but some residents say action should have been taken years ago.

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The Canberra Times

Solving the mystery of the Old Parliament House air tragedy

Until now, the location of a fatal plane crash at the opening of Old Parliament House has been sketchy, at best.

ABC News

Koolendong military exercise set to wrap up in the Kimberley, with experts divided on its significance

As the latest annual Koolendong exercises come to a close in Western Australia, a soldier says his brigade learned lessons — but experts are divided on its significance.

Daily Mirror

Roswell conspiracies still thriving after 75 years from Nazi UFOs to burned alien bodies

Decades after the 1947 incident some believe it was proof that aliens landed on Earth, while others insist the bizarre wreckage was that of a Nazi-built spaceship

ABC News

Defence Department silent on latest Chinese military encounter with Australian warship

Officials refuse to comment on reports the Chinese military has closely tracked an Australian warship through international waters.

ABC News

RAAF sent second jet into South China Sea hours after Chinese air force's 'dangerous' interception

Australia's air force was not deterred by a "dangerous" interception by a Chinese fighter jet last month, with new details emerging that the RAAF deployed a second Poseidon aircraft to the South China Sea the day after the incident.

ABC News

China's 'dangerous' behaviour towards RAAF planes should 'worry us all', US Defence Secretary says

The former US army general says there has been "an alarming increase in the number of unsafe aerial intercepts and confrontations at sea by PLA aircraft and vessels".

ABC News

Investigators find pilot error responsible for aborted Super Hornet takeoff outside Brisbane

Human error has been officially blamed for a dramatic incident in which a RAAF Super Hornet pilot and a weapons officer ejected from their aircraft during an aborted take-off.

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