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The ADF and Defence civilian contingent prior to the 2024 Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade in Hyde Park, Sydney.
10 Mar 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Personnel step out with pride

Even camouflaged uniforms could not hide the pride of ADF members during the 2024 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.

Ceremonies & events | People & service
Retired Navy Captain Michael Beard hits a tee-off during the HMAS Moreton Annual Navy Week Golf Day.
10 Mar 2024
Navy
News

Esprit de corps on the green for Navy Week

HMAS Moreton held it's seventh annual Navy Week Golf Day in south Queensland.

Sports, health & wellbeing | People & service
Members of the ADF Touch football teams participate in training at Gallipoli barracks, Brisbane.
09 Mar 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Touch footy Warriors in national tournament

The ADF’s best touch football players are taking the field against Australia’s finest during a three-day carnival at Coffs Harbour.

Sports, health & wellbeing
Chief Petty Officer Image Specialist Helen Frank was part of the last cohort trained in film photography.
09 Mar 2024
Navy
News

Picture-perfect ambassadors

Chief Petty Officer Helen Frank believes that embodying the behaviours you want to see in your team is paramount to strong leadership.

Ceremonies & events | People & service
Navy Commander Jocelyn Blowfield, Commanding Officer Defence Force School of Policing, at Simpson Barracks, Victoria.
09 Mar 2024
Navy
News

'Equal opportunities for all who serve'

This International Women’s Day, Commander Jocelyn Blowfield urged people to think about the person, not the gender.

Ceremonies & events | People & service
Connor Levinge is following in his father’s footsteps, Chief Petty Officer Carl Levinge by also joining the Royal Australian Navy.
08 Mar 2024
Navy
News

A Navy Week to remember

Connor Levinge is set to follow in his father's footsteps after being offered a role in Navy.

Ceremonies & events | People & service
From left, Commanding Officer of HMAS Stuart, Commander Richard Raymond, Sapper Sean Egan-Richards, Seaman Thomas Brum and Australian Defence Adviser to Fiji, Army Colonel Henry Stimson cut the 123rd birthday for cakes Navy and Army in the Wardroom of HMAS Stuart whilst at anchor in Suva, Fiji.
07 Mar 2024
Navy
News

Army and Navy celebrate birthdays in Fiji

HMAS Stuart was decorated and cakes were cut as Navy and Army celebrated their 123rd year on March 1 in Fiji.

Alliances & relationships | Ceremonies & events
Navy gap year sailor Seaman Ross Hunter chats with veterans in Bathurst during HMAS Harman's Navy Week tour of the Central West, NSW.
07 Mar 2024
Navy
News

Building a workforce for the future

Navy Week school tours of the central west inspire one student to consider a career in nuclear propulsion.

Ceremonies & events | Community engagement
Able Seaman Boatswain’s Mate Kendall Byrnes, left, Commander Tina Brown, Lieutenant Tori Costello and Sub-Lieutenant Cameron Moncrieff onboard HMAS Hobart.
07 Mar 2024
Navy
News

All-female command navigation team takes sail

HMAS Hobart recently departed Cowper Wharf with all key bridge and navigation roles executed by women.

People & service
Local participants take part in an AFL practise match during an ADF coaching course at Linkbelt Oval, Yangor, Nauru. Photos: Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall
06 Mar 2024
Navy, Air Force
News

ADF helps grow footy in Nauru

The ADF has teamed up with the Australian Football League to deliver a comprehensive sports training program to the Nauruan community.

Community engagement | Sports, health & wellbeing
  Able Seaman Georgia Bonnett, second from right, and Seaman Vimbayi Hakutangwi, right, talk with veterans in Bathurst, during HMAS Harman's Navy Week tour of the Central West. Photos: Corporal Jacob Joseph
06 Mar 2024
Navy
News

Navy-style sunsets in the central west

Sailors and officers from HMAS Harman have visited high schools and RSLs in the central west as part of Navy Week.

Community engagement | People & service
Royal Australian Navy sailors Chief Petty Officer Elisabeth Hudson (L) and her wife Petty Officer Emily Pyke, on Anzac Day 2023.
05 Mar 2024
Navy
News

'Late bloomer' proud to march

Chief Petty Officer Elisabeth Hudson describes herself as a “late bloomer” having not fully realised her sexuality until six years ago.

People & service