Warrant Officer Class 1 Darren Peak bowls during the ADF Lawn Bowls National Championships, at Windsor Bowling Club.
28 Nov 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Army bowls Navy over on final end

ADF personnel battle it out for the Ian Johnson Trophy at the National Lawn Bowls interservice championships.

Sports, health & wellbeing
The ADF South Queensland men's team at the ADF Volleyball Combined Services Tournament, Darwin.
28 Nov 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Passion on the court

The ADF Volleyball team walk away winners at the combined services tournament in Darwin.

Sports, health & wellbeing
Royal Australian Navy and Australian Army personnel fall in for Procedure Alpha on the flight deck of HMAS Adelaide as the ship comes alongside in Jakarta, Indonesia, during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2024.
27 Nov 2024
Navy
News

Jakarta welcomes ADF task group

HMA Ships Adelaide and Stuart have completed a port visit to Jakarta, Indonesia, after Exercise Keris Woomera.

Alliances & relationships | Operations & missions
Lieutenant General Susan Coyle is a new Indigenous Champion within Defence. Photo: Rodney Braithwaite
25 Nov 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Championing First Nations peoples in Defence

Lieutenant General Susan Coyle has been appointed as a new Indigenous Champion.

Community engagement | People & service
Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Mark Hammond with Australian Navy Cadets during the 2024 Remembrance Day service held at the Ordinary Seaman Edward 'Teddy' Sheean, VC memorial in Latrobe, Tasmania.
22 Nov 2024
Navy
News

Honouring sailor's courage and sacrifice

Australian Navy Cadets Training Ship Mersey is renamed to honour Ordinary Seaman Sheehan.

Ceremonies & events | People & service
France, Germany and New Zealand joins Australia and other nations for Operation Olympic Defender to ensure that space is secure, and remains accessible for future generations.
22 Nov 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

More nations combine to defend space

France, Germany and New Zealand join Australia and other nations for Operation Olympic Defender.

Alliances & relationships | Capability & technology
RAAF Warrant Officer Michael Allison (centre left) guides Royal Thai Armed Forces personnel through a sports injury management first aid workshop as part of Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand.
22 Nov 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Decades of friendship

ADF and Royal Thai Armed Forces personnel exchange skills and knowledge during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2024.

Alliances & relationships
Police officers return to HMAS Choules on the ship's landing craft after their shift in Apia, Samoa.
22 Nov 2024
Navy
News

All aboard HMAS Choules

HMAS Choules supports the Samoan Government as they make history in the Pacific Islands.

Alliances & relationships
Navy welcomes charity organisation Tackling Leukaemia on board during the annual Navy vs Victoria Police rugby match at HMAS Cerberus. Photo: Leading Seaman Jack Codner
22 Nov 2024
Navy
News

Joining forces to tackle leukaemia

HMAS Cerberus is playing its part to increase the number of committed stem cell donors on the national registry.

Alliances & relationships | People & service
One of the teams drive their mini remotely operated submarine whilst being assessed by Royal Australian Navy judges, during the WA STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) competition held at HMAS Stirling. Photos: Able Seaman Zac Dingle
21 Nov 2024
Navy
News

Students test in-depth knowledge at HMAS Stirling

Model submarines and remotely operated vehicles were put to the test when WA students gathered aboard HMAS Stirling for a STEM competition.

Community engagement
Defence Chief of Joint Capabilities Lieutenant General Susan Coyle addresses the annual Military Communications and Information Systems Conference in Canberra.
20 Nov 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force, Space, Cyber
Editorial

Partnering with industry at the wider frontiers

Space and cyber were at the forefront of Defence's engagement in the annual Military Communications and Information Systems Conference.

Capability & technology | Industry & partnership
The new Defence Space Safety Regulator will release inaugural satellite safety regulations in 2025.
20 Nov 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Defence sets sights on space safety

The new Defence Space Safety Regulator aims to make space safer in 2025.

Capability & technology | Industry & partnership