Defence Magazine

Cover story

Moments that made 2005...

Recent publications, including the Defence Annual Report, have looked back on the highs and lows of Defence achievements for 2005. Karlene Sargent and Harry Baxter compiled some of the highlights for this, the last edition of the Defence magazine for the year...

Features

Operation SUMATRA ASSIST - a command perspective

| The Boxing Day 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami was a disaster of a magnitude that is difficult to comprehend from the relative security of our Australian lounge rooms. Brigadier Dave Chalmers shares his experiences as Commander Combined Joint Task Force 629.

Remembrance Day

Commemorative Address by Chief of the Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal, Angus Houston, AO, AFC on 11 November 2005. Today we commemorate Remembrance Day and pay tribute to Australian soldiers, sailors, airmen and airwomen lost in the service of our country.

Defence personnel have their say

In an increasingly competitive job market, senior leaders in Defence face two key challenges: ensuring that Defence continues to attract high calibre people; and retaining a significant proportion of the existing workforce.

Next DECA on track

With the current Defence Employees Certified Agreement (DECA) 2004-2006 due to expire on 30 June 2006, significant work is being undertaken to develop a new agreement. The DECA sets out the pay and conditions for Defence Australian Public Service (APS) staff, from APS 1 through to Executive Level 2.

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