The Latest Breaking News from Susan Coyle

After 125 Years of Male Leadership, Australia Names Its First Female Army Chief – Who Is Susan Coyle?

Lieutenant General Susan Coyle becomes the first female chief of the Australian Army, breaking a 125-year tradition of male leadership and advancing gender equality in military history.

International Business Times UK · Apr 20

Attacks on incoming female army chief 'despicable'

A minister has hit out at those spreading hate against the first woman to lead Australia's army, saying she was the most qualified candidate.

AAP · Apr 14

Eye-watering drone spend dismissed as 'window-dressing'

Australia will spend up to $15 billion to beef up its drone capabilities over the next decade, but a defence expert has warned it won't go far enough.

AAP · Apr 13

Afternoon Update: first female chief of army announced; rapist sacked from One Nation; and a show-stopping poodle

The defence minister, Richard Marles, says Coyle’s appointment to the role is ‘a deeply historic moment’

The Guardian - AU · Apr 13

Australia gets its first female army chief, Susan Coyle

Australia will get its first female chief of army, with the appointment of Lieutenant General Susan Coyle to the post.

The Conversation · Apr 13

Susan Coyle to be first woman to lead Australian army in ‘deeply historic moment’

Appointment part of senior defence changes as navy chief Mark Hammond promoted to chief of defence force

The Guardian - AU · Apr 13

Nan Shepherd: Naked and Unashamed review – the poetry, prose and passion of a Scottish modernist

Richard Baron and Ellie Zeegen’s play follows the writer from wide-eyed child discovering nature in rural Scotland to feisty care-home resident

The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2025