RAInf clerks and storemen have been on the incorrect pay group since 1996. This will be changed now the outcome of a case before the Defence Force Remuneration Tribunal on December 11 has been determined. Photo by Cpl Belinda Mepham, Army newspaper

Fair hearing
Pay groups for infantry clerks and storemen fixed

MORE than 400 infantry combat clerks and storemen have gained greater financial stability after a Defence Force Remuneration Tribunal (DFRT) handed down its decision on December 11, ending several years of uncertainty.

Merry Christmas from ARMY

Merry Christmas and a happy, safe New Year to all our readers from the ARMY news team - editor David Sibley; sub-editor Lt Simone Heyer; senior reporter Cpl Belinda Mepham; reporters Cpl Damian Shovell, Pte John Wellfare and Andrew Stackpool. We would like to acknowledge the excellent contribution of two reporters, Cpl Sean Burton, who is leaving the newspaper, and Cpl Alisha Welch, who is on extended leave. Both contributed greatly with their reportage, feature writing, photography, lay-out and eye for detail. - Army newspaper will be back on February 12 next year.

Pte Ben Peardon, 4RAR(Cdo), has won the 2003 ADF Amateur Photography Competition in a field dominated by Army shutterbugs.

ARMY takes a brief look back on one of our busiest years.

On the line

Soldiers from 5/7RAR returned to war-fighting basics recently with a mortar course and live fire in the Northern Territory's Mt Bundy Training Area, following a year of lead-up training and deployment on peacekeeping operations in East Timor.

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