Occasionally politicians need to be reminded war comes at a human cost WARNING. This column contains language and descriptions which some people might find offensive. READ MORE
FORFEITURE of honours and awards should be the absolute last resort for those convicted of crimes prescribed under either civil or military law and regulations. READ MORE
I see no ships but hardships. Sail on! Finally, some sense on subs | Australian Defence History, Policy and Veterans Issues (targetsdown.blogspot.com)
ANNOUNCING the SAS will from now be commanded by a full colonel delivered an unintended insult to every serving Australian lieutenant colonel. Read More
August 18, 2021, is a date that will now resonate with Australian veterans of another war, frustrated how their Afghan colleagues have been shamelessly abandoned. Their fate seems as final as our withdrawal. READ MORE
THERE are multiple historic examples why the nation known variously as Afghanistan has been termed “the graveyard of empires”. Now, after 20 years of continuous involvement in the latest failed international intervention in Afghan affairs, Australia has also become...
AS the inimitable Sir Humphrey Appleby once opined, “Minister, two basic rules of government: Never look into anything you don’t have to. “And never set up an inquiry unless you know in advance what its findings will be.”. It should have been the first caution given...
After several overseas military interventions, Australia post-Afghanistan faces what will likely prove a long period of introspective planning for a potential invasion of its mainland. READ MORE
THE extended ADF community has never been so divided against itself as it is right now. The ADF’s current “leadership” — a severely overstated assessment — may have finally met an equally formidable opponent in tyro Defence Minister Peter Dutton. The mere mention of...
The ADF does not have a monopoly on suicide in Australia. It is a national scourge that respects neither age, status, profession, rank, race nor social circumstances. No singular interest group has ownership of its causes, its consequences and, possibly more...