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Aussie soldiers' bodies found 107 years after battle

The remains of four World War I soldiers have been discovered by a dedicated team during a fieldwork activity in northern France ahead of Anzac Day.

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Top army brass diplomatically tiptoes over Signal use

Australian military officials are playing by the rules sticking to classified channels rather than copying their US counterparts using messaging apps.

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Officer stripped of security clearance over Israel loyalty still in Australian defence force

Officials decline to tell Senate estimates if defence force has undertaken review of other members who may have done similar overseas training

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Officer stripped of security clearance still in ADF

An army officer is still in the Australian Defence Force after ASIO made an adverse assessment against him, in the belief he was more loyal to Israel.

AAP

Defence has 'failed' veterans, army chief says

Australia's army chief has acknowledged Defence has fallen short in its response to suicide and the mental health struggles of personnel.

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Grounded Taipan helicopters 'not suitable' for Ukraine

Problems with the Taipan helicopters' reliability and cost mean they are not suitable for what Ukraine wanted them for, the defence department says.

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Taipan helicopters may not be flown by ADF again, experts say, as search for missing crew continues

The cause of the accident is still unknown and is being probed by investigators who arrived on Sunday

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Federal budget to allocate $4bn for long-range missiles and Australian production of key weapons

Defence minister says army’s artillery range will ‘grow from 40km to in excess of 500km’

The Guardian - AU

Australian army chief urges soldiers to adapt amid dispute over Labor’s defence overhaul

Lt Gen Simon Stuart says troops will face ‘opportunities and challenges’ but shadow defence minister says army will be weakened by changes

The Guardian - AU

Retired US admiral who has previously advised Australia on shipbuilding to lead fresh review of navy's warship fleet

The reviews, recommended by the Defence Strategic Review, will ensure that the navy's warship fleet "complements" the new AUKUS nuclear-powered submarines.

ABC News

Chief of army says there are no plans to accelerate retirement of Taipan helicopter fleet

Lieutenant General Simon Stuart has declined to comment on the assertion but has conceded army's planned transition to US-made Black Hawks will come with "challenges".

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Australia and New Zealand armies expand their military co-operation with Plan Anzac, sharing intelligence and technology

The new "Plan Anzac" cooperation agreement will allow both armies to share operational intelligence and technology as New Zealand's new PM prepares to meet Anthony Albanese in Australia.

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Jervis Bay helicopter crash landing renews focus on Australian Army's troubled Taipan fleet

The Defence Flight Safety Bureau has begun a formal investigation into why the multi-role helicopter was forced to ditch into the sea while taking part in counterterrorism exercises.

ABC News

Inquiry after 10 survive army chopper crash into water

Ten ADP personnel have survived after the helicopter they were on plunged into water off the NSW south coast during a routine training exercise.

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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.

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ADF taking too long to enact reforms after Afghanistan war crimes inquiry, watchdog warns

Exclusive: Report reveals oversight panel appealed to chief of ADF and chief of army to act with ‘a sense of urgency’

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Australian Army chief warns Vladimir Putin's nuclear threat must be taken 'very seriously'

Australia’s new chief of army warns the prospect of nuclear war in Europe must be taken “very seriously” with the world now entering a strategic era different to the past 80 years.

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North West Defence Alliance says army boss 'speaking carefully' about under-defended WA

The head of the North West Defence Alliance says Australia's Chief of Army was "speaking carefully" when responding to concerns that WA's north is under-defended.

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Army fights to keep multi-billion-dollar vehicle project amid fears of defence review cuts

When the army's M113 personnel carriers were deployed to the streets of Somalia in the 90s they were already obsolete. Soldiers fear a $20 billion project to replace them could be on the federal government's chopping block.

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Australia's Chief of Army rejects WA government claims the state's north is under-defended

The Chief of Australia's Army rejects the idea WA's north is under-defended, while giving insight into how the state is on the "leading edge" of efforts to transform the fighting force.

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Outgoing army chief farewelled in Canberra

Lieutenant General Rick Burr is handing over the role as army chief after four years in the position.

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