Commentators

Warriors to Wonder if Sacrifice is Worthwhile

Warriors to Wonder if Sacrifice is Worthwhile

JUST when you thought it was safe to leave the bunker, someone called an election.  This column tries to focus on defence, though Australia’s future defence is critically dependent on who controls the treasury benches come June.  Whoever has their hands on...

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SUBMISSIONS TO RCB DHAAT INQUIRY

SUBMISSIONS TO RCB DHAAT INQUIRY

At long last the Minister decided to appoint an independent inquiry into medallic recognition of RCB service with the DHAAT. Information about the inquiry, and how to make a submission, can be found on the Tribunal’s...

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Opinion – Russia ready to kill those who oppose it

Opinion – Russia ready to kill those who oppose it

There’s one thing Russia’s rulers can’t tolerate. It is those who challenge their self-assumed total authority. If there’s one thing history has demonstrated about Russia’s behaviour it is that they will ruthlessly eliminate those who do. READ MORE

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Commentary – RCB Nature of Service as Warlike

Commentary – RCB Nature of Service as Warlike

There is a long running dispute between the RCBRG and the Defence Department on the rightful categorisation of RCB’s service in Malaysia 1970 – 1989 to protect the RAAF assets at Air Base Butterworth (ABB) during the Communist Insurgency (1969-1989). Defence records...

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Opinion – Russia ready to kill those who oppose it

Opinion: Where are the strategists and tacticians?

There’s nothing like the whiff of distant grapeshot to energise Australia’s plethora of armchair military strategists. Military professionals, on the other hand, spend an inordinate time pondering where strategy ends and tactics begin. Australia, in its short history,...

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