A female Army member holds a certificate and award in a room full of desks and chairs.
23 Apr 2026
Army
News

Natural path to service forged by family

Army signaller Corporal Tamara Madzika helps train the next generation of Defence communicators.

People & service
A Solomon Islands person and an Australian Army member tend to a mock casualty.
23 Apr 2026
Army
News

ADF training assists Solomons personnel to skill up

Army instructors deliver bespoke training to the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force in Honiara.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
Army rugby league players tackle an opponent during a match.
23 Apr 2026
Army
News

Thunder and Lightning no match for Sawtell Panthers

Army Rugby League teams clash with the Sawtell Panthers during the Sergeant Matthew Locke MG charity match.

Sports, health & wellbeing | People & service
A black and white photo of a young military member with a special glove on one hand and walking down a staircase.
23 Apr 2026
Army, Air Force
News

Marching memories forward

A veteran with a long lineage of service inspires three generations of his family to march in an Anzac parade.

Commemoration & history | People & service
A Solomon Islands man sets up a drone as an Australian Army member watches on.
22 Apr 2026
Army
News

Coastwatchers legacy levels up

Australian Army teams deliver drone and border surveillance courses during Exercise Coastwatchers.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
Two men in green sports uniforms flanked by soldiers in camouflage, with soldiers in tanks behind them and a mountain in the background.
21 Apr 2026
Army
News

Cowboys’ Defence jersey symbolises bond with Army

The Cowboys NRL Anzac Round jersey reflects Army’s presence in North Queensland and shared values.

Community engagement | Sports, health & wellbeing
A man in uniform stands in a carpark in front of several camouflaged military vehicles.
21 Apr 2026
Army
News

Exercise connects mates and militaries

Exercise Mercury Run strengthens Army communications across units and partner forces.

Exercises & training | People & service
Cadets stand o top of a bridge-like structure fist pumping the air.
21 Apr 2026
Army
News

New generation rises to the challenge

From kayaking to abseiling, cadets give their best during Army's annual 72-hour challenge, in Tasmania.

Exercises & training | Sports, health & wellbeing
People in uniform sit at rows of desks using computers in a classroom while a man speaks at the front of the room.
21 Apr 2026
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

The importance of controlling the narrative

Defence trials new approaches to strengthen workforce capability in the information environment.

Capability & technology | Exercises & training
A black and white photo of a man in uniform.
21 Apr 2026
Army, Air Force
News

Aviator's identity restored after 100 years

A young World War I aviator's grave has been reinterred after more than a century of unmarked burial.

Commemoration & history | People & service
A man in flying uniform stands in front of an aircraft in a hangar.
20 Apr 2026
Army, Air Force
News

Making dreams come true

A Roulettes aviator returns home to fly in the air show that inspired his childhood dream and love of flying.

Ceremonies & events | People & service
Poppies growing in front on headstones, while a military person rests their hand on one of the headstones.
20 Apr 2026
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

French town where war dead are not forgotten

Each April, as Anzac Day dawns, visitors gather at the Australian National Memorial a kilometre outside Villers-Bretonneux, France.

Commemoration & history | People & service