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British soldier killed in Afghanistan explosion

A British soldier was killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan yesterday, taking the United Kingdom's military death toll to 107 this year.

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Parades around Queensland salute Anzacs

Around 50,000 people lined Brisbane's CBD streets to honour Australians who went to war at the city's Anzac Day parade.

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Army help urged on flooded Birdsville Track

The Defence Force is being urged to help get traffic and essential supplies along the flooded Birdsville Track. Floodwaters flowing from Queensland into Cooper Creek have cut the track in South...

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From sea to sandy centre: Birdsville welcomes HMAS Diamantina

There aren't many places in Australia as far from the sea as Birdsville, but the officers and crew of the HMAS Diamantina have visited Queensland's far south-west where they have been conferred with...

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Remembering Vietnam with Veteran George Donohue

It's often been said that Korea is the forgotten war but you could almost call Vietnam the hidden war. No war before it had been so public nor aroused such strong emotions. It took Australia a long...

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Abbott, Bligh attend Brisbane Remembrance Day service

Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott and Queensland Premier Anna Bligh attended the Remembrance Day service in Brisbane.

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RAAF Roulettes set to wow Birdsville

The RAAF Roulettes will stop over in outback Queensland this weekend to perform a special high-show display.

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RAAF Roulettes to wow Birdsville

The RAAF Roulettes will stop over in outback Queensland this weekend to perform a special high-show display.

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A big balloon and plenty of hot air

The Air Force Hot Air Balloon and a team of Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) staff from Canberra are currently travelling through outback Australia on an exercise called Arnhem Drifter. They're...

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A rare Catalina flying boat

A rare Catalina flying boat has touched down at its new home in Longreach.

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Peter Salmon, WWII Catalina pilot

Peter Salmon who flew Catalina aircraft during World War II has recently travelled west to visit the historic Catalina aircraft that arrived at the Qantas Founders Museum in Longreach last month.

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Remembering the fallen

Every year, on November 11, we pause to remember those who paid the ultimate sacrifice in the fight for freedom.

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Glen Hasted, on service in Vietnam and Remembrance Day

One man who served in the Vietnam War and continues to serve his fellow service personnel is Glenn Hasted, the President of the Winton Sub-Branch of the RSL.

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All the way [to Winton] with LBJ

In 1942, during World War II, a remote station in western Queensland received an unexpected visit from an American war plane - a B-17D Flying Fortress.

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Sewage pump goes offline in St George

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Two-up legalised for Anzac Day in Qld

The Queensland Government and Opposition are both taking credit for legalising two-up on Anzac Day, after the legislation was passed in State Parliament last night.

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Two-up legalised for Anzac Day in Qld

The Queensland Government and Opposition are both taking credit for legalising two-up on Anzac Day, after the legislation was passed in State Parliament last night.

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'Troop train' journey bound for Charleville

A group of Brisbane-based defence personnel is preparing for a journey through south-west Queensland on a train dubbed "the troop train".

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Social media raises interest in Anzac Day

The RSL says social media is renewing interest in the Anzac legend.

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Seeney stresses 'choice' in FIFO debate

Queensland's State Development Minister Jeff Seeney says growing numbers of public sector employees want to work on a fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) basis.

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Quilpie remembers fallen soldier

The south west Queensland community of Quilpie will hold a ceremony to remember a former resident killed in Afghanistan last week.

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Quilpie pays tribute to fallen soldier

Defence personnel have marched through the south-west Queensland town of Quilpie to honour a fallen colleague.

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Victoria Cross recipient to reveal outback cenotaph

Victoria Cross recipient Keith Payne is visiting outback Queensland today to unveil a new cenotaph and statue.

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Dead man's pennies reveal Anzac history

A little-known part of Australia's Anzac history's been revived after the discovery of a giant penny in western Queensland.

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Winton RSL Club to sell up

The Winton RSL Club in central-west Queensland will sell one or both of its buildings to clear debt.

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Retired F-111 arrives in Longreach in outback Qld

Communities and schools in central-west Queensland have been giving an outback "send-off" to a retired F-111 fighter jet. The jet arrived into Longreach in central-west Queensland last night. The F-111...

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Soldiers march on: Brisbane to Birdsville

Defence personnel are no strangers to working under harsh, gruelling conditions so a 1600 kilometre trek across Queensland should be a walk in the park, right?

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War veterans trekking across Queensland to raise funds for the wounded

A dozen war veterans are walking 1,600 kilometres from Brisbane to Birdsville to raise money for charity.

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Wandering warriors begin trek to Birdsville for injured veterans

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Wandering warriors walk to Birdsville to support veterans

People in western Queensland have so far donated in excess of $50,000 to outback walkers from Wandering Warriors, a charity that raises money for the care and support of veterans and their families.

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Ex-SAS soldiers put best foot forward for charity

Celebrations are planned in Birdsville in Queensland's far south-west later this afternoon, when a group of SAS veterans walk into town.

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Toowoomba pauses for Remembrance Day commemorations

The Toowoomba RSL says today's Remembrance Day commemorations are even more poignant given the official end of Australia's involvement in the Afghanistan conflict.

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Queenslanders pause to honour lost diggers on Remembrance Day across the state

Thousands of people have gathered at ceremonies for the 95th Remembrance Day across Queensland to pay respect to Australians who have died in war.

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Catalina: Restored 'flying boat' takes pride of place at Qantas Founders...

Years of work and countless hours of restoration culminates in the launch of a new vintage plane display at a museum in outback Queensland this weekend.

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Army keen to bolster Mount Isa reservist ranks

A north-west Queensland Army regiment is trying to attract more recruits to the local Army Reserve.

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Sappers create Anzac outback oasis to honour fellow soldiers

A group of soldiers from Townsville brave storms and scorching heat to create a memorial garden in the north-west Queensland town of Boulia.

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Remote outback archaeology project unearths new stories about early...

In Queensland's remote Channel Country, an archaeological discovery is raising questions around the idea that Indigenous groups were nomadic hunter gatherers.

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Outback battle re-enactment at Winton honours Australian Light Horse sacrifice

A century on, with 100 horses and more than 100 riders, the sacrifice of the Australian Light Horse is honoured in an outback battle recreation.

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Toughing it out in the Middle East in honour of Light Horse legend Sir Harry...

Sally Cripps grew up listening to tales about the exploits of her famous great-uncle, Lieutenant-General Sir Harry Chauvel, who fought at Gallipoli and became a legend of the Light Horse regiment.

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Military veterans combat outback drought while regaining a sense of self

A group of army veterans who have served in some of the toughest wars in history travel hundreds of kilometres to a different hostile environment drought-affected Queensland.

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Councils cannot afford regional security upgrades, say experts

Regional airports are deemed essential gateways between the city and country, but questions have been raised about how secure they are.

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