An Australian who fought alongside the Ukrainian army in the war against Russia will be tried as a “mercenary” by Russian authorities. Oskar Jenkins, a 33-year-old from Melbourne, allegedly fought ...

Thomas Blamey, born near Wagga Wagga on 24 January 1884, became the first Australian army officer to reach the rank of field marshal. Originally a teacher, Blamey received a commission in the ...

Meanwhile, the drone is an urgently needed weapon. Oleksandra Molloy, in her Australian Army paper called Drones in Modern Warfare, has plucked lessons from Ukraine where drones in mid-air shocked ...

After four years of training she was registered with the Australasian Trained Nurses' Association on 14 May 1913. Cawood enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 14 November 1914 as a staff nurse ...

Australian women have long played a vital role in defence of the nation.

The Australian Army currently permits only moustaches that are “neat and trimmed”, although commanders have ultimate discretion on the battlefield. “Air Force (personnel) are allowed ‘heritage’ or ...

Into the oasis of calm created by the man’s charisma and faith stepped an Australian cameraman in army fatigues who introduced himself as George Gittoes. George Gittoes with his painting of a ...