The Latest Breaking News from the Australian Army

Battle brewing over booting veterans in barracks sale

A prized military barracks is being put up for sale by the federal government to shore up its finances triggering a fierce fight over national heritage.

AAP · Sep 23

A Hunter soldier has been identified more than a century after his death

Families of fallen soldiers get 'long-awaited answers'.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 7

Military honours for personnel across land, sea and air

High-performing Australian Defence Force personnel across the Navy, Army and Air Force have been recognised for their outstanding service and contribution.

AAP · Jun 7

King's Birthday 2024 Military Honours List

Military honours as part of the King's Birthday include 26 Conspicuous Service Cross and 31 Conspicuous Service Medals.

AAP · Jun 9, 2024

‘No longer useful’: the dark history of Australia’s post-war Asian deportations

After the second world war, many Asian-born servicemen and their families were ordered to leave the country they had fought for – leaving a trauma that persists to this day

The Guardian - AU · Mar 30, 2024

'Universally loved': Fitzgibbon family remember their larrikin, Jack

Lance Corporal Fitzgibbon lost his life in a parachute accident.

Newcastle Herald · Mar 12, 2024

World War II veteran who grew up in Great Depression turns 100

Les Thomson could become Australia's last World War II veteran.

Newcastle Herald · Dec 20, 2023

Australia commits $160m to build more Bushmasters after donating 90 to Ukraine in war against Russia

Bendigo-based Thales Australia signs a contract to build another order of 78 troop-carrying and command vehicles for the Australian Army, as the Netherlands and pledge to build an "international coalition" to provide fighter jet support for Ukraine

ABC News · May 17, 2023

Auxiliary power: in wartime, Australian women fought germs, fired shells – and took on gender norms

Sheila Sibley enlisted in the Australian Army in 1942 with a vision of becoming a wartime nurse – “an angel of mercy, the wounded man’s guide … the Rose of No-Man’s Land”, in her own words.

The Conversation · Apr 24, 2023

Army honours largest ever First Nations battalion in 80-year WWII commemoration

When war was on the doorstep to Australia's north 80 years ago, nearly 900 Torres Strait Islanders signed up to help protect the country despite not being able to enter pub, earn a fair wage, or be counted in the Commonwealth census.

ABC News · Mar 19, 2023