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RAAF aviators spent time playing games and sharing stories with ill and injured kids at Queensland Children’s Hospital.

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - Information and support for current and ex-serving ADF members.

Information and links to online resources for ADF members and their families to learn more about mental health, resilience and well-being. While seeking help from a qualified mental health professional is always important, these resources can provide a valuable supplement and help to keep you informed about the latest developments.

On the shores of Gallipoli, a leading seaman reflected on the sacrifice and valour etched into her family's history.

Students from Port Moresby Technical College visited the 35 Squadron detachment in PNG to tour a RAAF C-27J Spartan deployed under the Defence Pacific Air Program.

Fact sheets on mental health.

Aviators complete a seven-day journey around Australia in honour of two RAAF personnel who completed the feat 100 years earlier.

The Australian Defence Force wellbeing portal is a resource for all current and ex-serving ADF members and their families.

To improve our knowledge in the development, survival and spread of drug resistance in malaria parasites and to monitor the extent of drug resistance and efficacy of standard and new antimalaral drugs in areas of interest to ADF. The department explores and evaluates novel malaria detection/diagnosis methods including molecular and various rapid diagnostic kits. The department is engaged in studies investigating P. vivax genetics that determine or correlate with relapses of infections.

To support new drug discovery programs and optimise drug regimens for the treatment and protection of Australian Defence Force personnel against malaria infections. In support of this mission the department assesses the antimalarial activity of promising candidate drugs using parasitological tools and animal models. Pharmacokinetic and pharmacological studies of antimalarial drugs are carried out to optimise dose regimes for treatment and prophylaxis against malaria infections.

To inform the ADF of threats posed by arthropod borne viruses to personnel in Australia and while deployed. To support the development of vaccines and diagnostic technologies that will reduce the threat of arthropod borne viral diseases to the ADF.

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) had its first encounter with malaria at Gallipoli in 1915 although only with a few cases. By the end of WW1 the ADF had experienced the true impact of malaria with half of the Desert Mounted Corps in Palestine incapacitated by malaria with over 100 ADF deaths attributed to it

The Army Malaria Institute page provides information on The Australian Defence Force Malaria and Infectious Disease Institute, which is a world-recognised centre for malaria research and training. The institute is actively involved in promoting regional engagement with military organisations to control vector-borne diseases more effectively.

Defence offers a range of support to ADF Members and families experiencing challenges and difficulties.

Suicide prevention - information, support and resources for current and ex-serving members and their families.

The Continuous Improvement Framework Project (CIF Project) assists Defence by improving mental health support for serving and ex-serving ADF members.

The ADF Rehabilitation Program (ADFRP) has been developed to assist ADF members to return to a state of readiness as soon as is practicable after injury or illness, through the provision of occupational rehabilitation services. The ADFRP is a multi-disciplinary strategy aimed at maximising an individual's potential for restoration of their pre-injury physical, occupational, social, psychological and educational status.

Find out more about wellbeing programs in Defence.

Information specifically for ADF Reservists to assist with maintaining general health and well-being, and advice on how to obtain health and mental health services.

Provides information relating to support services that are available to past participants of the Resistance to Interrogation and/or Conduct After Capture Training and also allows for the request of records pertaining to their participation.

Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States have today released proposed changes to national exemptions to remove export controls between AUKUS partners. ​These changes are designed to enable defence industry across all three countries to work more seamlessly in a license-free environment,…

South-East Queensland Army secured bragging rights against Queensland Fire and Emergency Services during the Anzac Cup.

Soldiers conduct beach landings through rough water and reconnaissance missions at Cowley Beach Training Area

When casualties need immediate aeromedical evacuation, that's when an Air Force critical care team steps in.

A RAAF C-27J Spartan conducted airlift operations in PNG as part of the Defence Pacific Air Program.

Majors Creek residents marched behind Australian Defence Force Academy cadets to the 150-year-old local church for Anzac Day.

Three New Zealand Navy officers kindled the Anzac spirit by standing alongside their Australian shipmates to mark Anzac Day.

A remote Malaysian island and its community has a strong and lasting bond with the Air Force, born out of the most tragic circumstances.

Australian military aircraft have continued to play a major role in the air bridge that links Solomon Islands during its national elections.

Deployed servicemen and women in the Middle East gathered before first light on Anzac Day to honour all those who have died in service.