New group put in capable hands
Andrew Stackpool profiles LTGEN David Hurley, the chief of the new Capability Development Group (CDG).

Robust system of military justice
On March 1, 2004, in an address to the Senate References Committee, Chief of the Defence Force, General Peter Cosgrove, provided an overview of the effectiveness of the Military Justice System (MJS) , to complement the detailed Defence submission and subsequent evidence of other Defence witnesses.

Navy tackles the hard issues
Chief of Navy VADM Chris Ritchie spoke candidly about several serious issues affecting the RAN during his statement to the Senate Inquiry on Military Justice on March 1.

Defend the flag Ballarat II
Nuship Ballarat, the RAN’s sixth Anzac Class frigate, has commenced contractor sea trials in preparation for delivery to the Navy.

Voyager disaster marked
A memorial service marking the 40th year since the RAN’s most significant peacetime incident was held at HMAS Creswell last month.

Cheering up the troops
High kicks and pom-poms aren’t your usual military fare, but for a group of Australian soldiers based at Camp Victory in Iraq the arrival of a US cheerleader squad was cause for cheering.

Those magnificent men and their flying machines
HMAS Bunbury (LCDR Andy Schroder) recently conducted flight trials of a very different nature.

Both sides of the WRA debate
The Armed Forces Federation comments on negotiations towards the Workplace Remuneration Arrangement (WRA). Director of Military Salaries and Allowances Policy, Defence Personnel Executive, CAPT Marcus Peak, responds to the Federation’s claims.

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