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Australia’s Federation Guard has made its annual trip to the battlefields on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Türkiye.

CAPTION: Gunner Daniel Mazzaferri, of Australia’s Federation Guard, at Lone Pine Cemetery on the Gallipoli Peninsula, Türkiye. Story by Flying Officer Freya Hansen. Photos by Corporal Andrew Shaw.


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An Australian Army nurse killed in World War II was honoured by an all‑female catafalque party during a Last Post ceremony at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra on April 15.

CAPTION: An all‑female Federation Guard catafalque party reflects on Lieutenant Irene Singleton’s legacy and the broader contributions of women in military service...


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On March 25, 1917, in Bapaume, France, Lance Corporal Jules Schuller of the 20th Infantry Battalion was sheltering in a town hall alongside his comrades when a German delayed-action explosive detonated, killing him and those around him.

CAPTION: Able Seaman Rachel Brandt lays poppies for her great-great uncle at the Bapaume...


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Witnessing what artillery and bullets can do to a man following the carnage of Long Tan in 1966 has stayed with former mortarman, Robert Dean.

CAPTION: Veteran Robert Dean when he was a young soldier, after returning to Hobart hospital for a hand injury in 1967. Story by Corporal Luke Bellman.

At 19, Mr Dean ...


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Dear Senator Paterson,

Congratulations on your appointment as the Shadow Minister for Defence.

I write to you as someone who is concerned about our Nation’s defence preparedness and readiness. I offer this view on the basis of twenty years’ service in the Royal Australian Armoured Corps (RAAC). During this time, I was a tank troop leader with 1st Armoure...


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