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.
View ArticleParades 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.
View ArticleArmy 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...
View ArticleFrom 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...
View ArticleRemembering 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...
View ArticleAbbott, Bligh attend Brisbane Remembrance Day service
Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott and Queensland Premier Anna Bligh attended the Remembrance Day service in Brisbane.
View ArticleRAAF Roulettes set to wow Birdsville
The RAAF Roulettes will stop over in outback Queensland this weekend to perform a special high-show display.
View ArticleRAAF Roulettes to wow Birdsville
The RAAF Roulettes will stop over in outback Queensland this weekend to perform a special high-show display.
View ArticleA 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...
View ArticleA rare Catalina flying boat
A rare Catalina flying boat has touched down at its new home in Longreach.
View ArticlePeter 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.
View ArticleRemembering the fallen
Every year, on November 11, we pause to remember those who paid the ultimate sacrifice in the fight for freedom.
View ArticleGlen 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.
View ArticleAll 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.
View ArticleTwo-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.
View ArticleTwo-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.
View Article'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".
View ArticleSocial media raises interest in Anzac Day
The RSL says social media is renewing interest in the Anzac legend.
View ArticleSeeney 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.
View ArticleQuilpie remembers fallen soldier
The south west Queensland community of Quilpie will hold a ceremony to remember a former resident killed in Afghanistan last week.
View ArticleQuilpie pays tribute to fallen soldier
Defence personnel have marched through the south-west Queensland town of Quilpie to honour a fallen colleague.
View ArticleVictoria Cross recipient to reveal outback cenotaph
Victoria Cross recipient Keith Payne is visiting outback Queensland today to unveil a new cenotaph and statue.
View ArticleDead 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.
View ArticleWinton RSL Club to sell up
The Winton RSL Club in central-west Queensland will sell one or both of its buildings to clear debt.
View ArticleRetired 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...
View ArticleSoldiers 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?
View ArticleWar 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.
View ArticleWandering 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.
View ArticleEx-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.
View ArticleToowoomba 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.
View ArticleQueenslanders 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.
View ArticleCatalina: 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.
View ArticleArmy keen to bolster Mount Isa reservist ranks
A north-west Queensland Army regiment is trying to attract more recruits to the local Army Reserve.
View ArticleSappers 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.
View ArticleRemote 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.
View ArticleOutback 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.
View ArticleToughing 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.
View ArticleMilitary 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.
View ArticleCouncils 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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