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Members of HMAS Ballarat's ship's company prepare to scatter the ashes of four Royal Australia Navy sailors and one Royal Navy sailor during a Committal of Ashes to the Sea ceremony off the coast of Australia.
04 Dec 2025
Navy
News

One final wish: Committal of ashes to the sea

HMAS Ballarat honours the life and service of four former Royal Australian Navy members and one Royal Navy sailor.

Ceremonies & events | Commemoration & history
Two women in Navy uniforms sit side by side and smile at each other inside a ship.
04 Dec 2025
Navy
News

Sisterhood at sea

Two sailors reflect on how being the only women on board HMAS Bathurst brought them closer together.

People & service
A women shoots for goal during a netball game.
04 Dec 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

ADF networks at netball competition

National tournament in Sydney draws more than 300 participants from across Australia.

Sports, health & wellbeing | People & service
Invited guests at the National Employer Support Awards interact with the ADF display at Victoria Barracks, NSW.
04 Dec 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

SA not-for-profit wins Reserve award

Adelaide hospital honoured at national ceremony for supporting reservist employee.

Community engagement | Industry & partnership
HMAS Canberra crew are joined by families and guests on the flight deck for a whole ship photo off the NSW coast.
03 Dec 2025
Navy
News

All aboard for Defence families

HMAS Canberra plays host to more than 300 relatives and guests for a rare weekend at sea.

Community engagement | People & service
Invited guests at the National Employer Support Awards interact with ADF members at Victoria Barracks, NSW.
03 Dec 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

NT hospital pharmacy backs up Reserve award

Alice Springs employer is honoured again for its support to ADF reservist employee.

Community engagement | Industry & partnership
Five men stand on a ship’s bridge beneath a large gun, two holding shells with two more shells upright on the deck.
03 Dec 2025
Navy
News

Gun Busters keep Ballarat fit to fight

A small team of weapons specialists keeps HMAS Ballarat’s main gun and ordnance ready for action.

Capability & technology | People & service
A man in military uniform aboard a ship.
03 Dec 2025
Navy
News

From farm boy to Navy buoy

Country man, Able Seaman Elias Harbison, uses common sense and skills from farm life to thrive on HMAS Bathurst.

People & service
A boat carries an Army rocket system across the water on a partly cloudy day.
02 Dec 2025
Navy, Army
News

HIMARS proves to be shipshape

Army tests its high mobility artillery rocket system using flagship landing helicopter dock HMAS Canberra.

Capability & technology | Exercises & training
A sailor stitches the AUKUS logo using a sewing machine.
02 Dec 2025
Navy
News

Sewing the seeds of seamanship

Crew prove adaptable, agile and versatile during Virginia-class submarine maintenance at HMAS Stirling.

Alliances & relationships | People & service
A group of uniformed personnel standing outside a building under a Camp Baird Medical Centre sign.
02 Dec 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Modernised medical centre reopens at Camp Baird

A modernised medical centre at Camp Baird improves health support for ADF and partner nations.

Alliances & relationships | Sports, health & wellbeing
Two men - a father and his adult son - stand in front of a Navy ship tied up at a wharf.
01 Dec 2025
Navy, Air Force
News

Family ties on board HMAS Ballarat

After months apart, Able Seaman Oscar Smith and his dad, Corporal Evan Smith, connect during deployment.

Exercises & training | People & service