The people jump for a football while other team members stand around.
30 Jun 2026
Army
News

Kicking goals in the Top End

For NORFORCE soldiers, competing in an Aussie rules football carnival is as much about readiness as competition.

Community engagement | Sports, health & wellbeing
A woman in camouflage uniform sits on the grass surrounded by children wearing school uniforms.
30 Jun 2026
Army
News

Community engagement key to building trust in PNG

Local engagement supports efforts to clear unexploded ordnance in Papua New Guinea.

Alliances & relationships | Operations & missions
Chief of Joint Capabilities, LTGEN Susan Coyle stands beside WO2 Raymond Waghorn and his family, in a group photo holding the presented Federation Star.
30 Jun 2026
Army
News

A long career of learning

Warrant Officer Class Two Raymond Waghorn is presented with a Federation Star for more than 40 years of service.

Awards & recognition | People & service
People in uniform talk next to a rusted armoured vehicle.
30 Jun 2026
Army
News

Reminders of the cost of war close to home

Members of Operation Render Safe explore World War II history while clearing explosive remnants in PNG.

Alliances & relationships | Commemoration & history
A group of people standing in front of a large Army truck.
29 Jun 2026
Army
News

Helping peacekeepers deal with a difficult choice

Indonesian National Armed Forces Peacekeeping Center delegates visit key Australian Army training and sustainment locations.

Alliances & relationships | Capability & technology
Military personnel hold on to poles and ropes.
29 Jun 2026
Army
News

Operation renders East New Britain safer

Explosive remnants of WWII are located across the Rabaul, Kokopo and Gazelle districts of PNG during Operation Render Safe.

Alliances & relationships | Operations & missions
Two people stand on a beach as a drone flies overhead.
26 Jun 2026
Navy, Army
News

Beach survey teams assess new tech

Defence scientists test new sensors to improve how Army operates in coastal environments.

Capability & technology | Industry & partnership
A group of military personnel standing inside an aircraft hangar.
25 Jun 2026
Navy, Army
News

New cohort of aviators graduates

Navy and Army welcome the latest aviation professionals following the Joint Helicopter School graduation.

Ceremonies & events | Exercises & training
Two men in camouflage stand in tall grass near camouflaged armoured vehicles.
25 Jun 2026
Army
News

Partner forces team up to sharpen combat skills

Australian and Papua New Guinean soldiers train together in Townsville, building combat skills and cooperation.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
A soldiers pushes his bayonet through a target.
23 Jun 2026
Army
News

Course prepares soldiers for combat

After 17 weeks at Army's School of Infantry Private Hudson Sanders is posted to 'The Big Blue One'.

Exercises & training | People & service
Two soldiers with guns run through purple smoke.
22 Jun 2026
Army
News

Soldier pushes limits for hard-earned Skippy Badge

Private Ryan Doyle proves himself at the Australian Army’s School of Infantry and qualifies as a rifleman.

Exercises & training | People & service
An elderly woman and a woman in Army uniform hold up a black-and-white portrait photo of a military man.
22 Jun 2026
Army
News

Honouring service and sacrifice of WWI signaller

From the Bullecourt Digger Memorial to a quiet home in Brighton, the century-old story of a WWI soldier comes to life.

Commemoration & history | People & service