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New jets put us on war footing
Jared Owens AUSTRALIAN air power has taken "a quantum leap forward" with the delivery of five F/A-18F Super Hornets yesterday.
The forgotten past of war's Hill 60 tunnellers
Mark Day Australian and Allied soldiers created the largest blast the world had yet seen
Prince Charles visits Afghanistan
9:41AM NAD ALI, Afghanistan: Prince Charles has paid tribute to his country's forces in Afghanistan during a surprise visit to the frontline of a war that has claimed hundreds of British lives.
Diggers sent to Afghan front line
Brendan Nicholson DOZENS of army instructors who have been fighting with Afghan army units are standing by to join a major NATO oftensive in Kandahar province.
US, Russia on brink of nuke treaty
9:56AM Tony Halpin and Michael Evans THE US and Russia are on the verge of clinching a key nuclear arms treaty after Barack Obama signalled that his administration was refocusing on foreign policy in the aftermath of the bruising healthcare battle.
`Mafia sailors' bullied females
"MAFIA-STYLE" bullying of female sailors initially went unrecorded because of problems with the navy's reporting system, an inquiry has heard.
Cold War spy plane on Taliban mission
10:00AM Michael Evans THE U2 spy aircraft, famed for Cold War espionage missions over the Soviet Union, has a new lease of life as the best spotter of Taliban roadside bombs.
Ferra signs second MOU over F-35
5:45PM AAP UNITED States defence companies Marvin Engineering and Lockheed Martin have signed a second memorandum of understanding with Brisbane-based firm Ferra Engineering for more work on the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) project.
Son of Diggers' protector killed in raid
EXCLUSIVE: Jeremy Kelly, Surkh Morghab, Afghanistan A POLICEMAN does not blame Australian commandos for a bungled raid in which his son, three other children and two adults died.
Briton tells how he shot Aussie in Iraq
Jamie Walker A BRITISH security contractor facing the death penalty in Iraq for shooting dead Australian Darren Hoare has described how the former RAAF guard lunged for his pistol during a drunken fight, forcing him to fire in self-defence.
Medal for ending phone bombs
Brad Norington, Washington correspondent MICHAEL Steer feels rightly pleased that he has saved the lives of thousands of allied soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq after his work stopped the use of mobile phones to trigger roadside bombs.
Australia worst in defence spend
Brendan Nicholson DEFENCE officials have been caught short by a new report revealing that Australia and its closest ally, the US, are the world's most wasteful nations when it comes to buying and maintaining military equipment.
Dutch reject gay army link to massacre
9:43AM THE Dutch have rejected a retired US general's claim that their UN troops failed to prevent the 1995 Srebrenica genocide because they included gay soldiers.
Bayonet thrust aside as tactics change
9:31AM Michael Evans IT HAS been a decisive weapon in armies' arsenals since the 16th century but now the bayonet has been dropped from US military training drills.
Abbott calls for restraint on Israel
Greg Sheridan, Foreign editor TONY Abbott has called on the Rudd government not to expel an Israeli diplomat over allegations the Israeli secret service, Mossad, used forged Australian passports.
LNP battle over teen candidate
Michael McKenna Internal ructions are expected over some young candidates for the next federal poll
Seize the initiative
Giles Parkinson SINCE before he was elected US president, Barack Obama made clear who he thought would dominate the world economy in the 21st century.
It wasn't Kevin, it was me
Andrew Fraser IT was something of a shock to read Piers Akerman in Sydney's Daily Telegraph this week outlining how Kevin Rudd helped devise a "rancid turd" strategy in the 1995 Queensland state election to demonise the Coalition on health.
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US forces vow to keep up Bin Laden hunt
8:53AM US FORCES are still trying to capture Osama Bin Laden despite the Attorney-General yesterday saying that the al-Qa-ida leader would never be taken alive.
Diggers hit by Afghan bomb
FIVE Australian soldiers were wounded, three seriously, when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Afghanistan.
Five Diggers wounded by roadside Afghan bomb
7:33PM FIVE Australian soldiers have been wounded, three of them seriously, after their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Afghanistan.
Call to cancel visas of SIEV 'saboteurs'
3:41PM Joe Kelly KEVIN Rudd is under to pressure to cancel the visas of three asylum-seekers accused of setting fire to the SIEV 36 before it exploded, killing five Afghans.
Navy warning to SIEV 36 'led to deaths'
2:33PM Lex Hall and AAP A NAVY warning given to the master of the SIEV 36 was "clearly inappropriate'' and sparked the events that led to the deaths of five asylum-seekers.
Terror moves into the digital age
Sally Neighbour ONLINE is the new front line in the security war, according to our primary electronic spy agency.
Diggers lost in Indonesia recovered
Mark Dodd THE remains of two Special Air Service Diggers who went missing in action during the 1960s Confrontation in Indonesia have been found in West Kalimantan, on the island of Borneo.
SAS remains found after four decades
3:58PM Mark Dodd THE remains of two SAS diggers missing in action since the 1960s Confrontation with Indonesia have been found in West Kalimantan (Borneo).
ASIO launches online recruitment drive
12:56PM Mark Dodd THE spy agency, ASIO, has launched an online recruitment drive for new intelligence officers.
Monty's boozy Aussie double fooled Nazi spy
Ben MacIntyre Newly released documents reveal how a bit actor played a starring role in the lead-up to D-Day
Sailors had sex to `end harassment'
FEMALE sailors had sex with "predatory" male colleagues on a navy ship to avoid further harassment.
Warship zapped by friendly fire
Cameron Stewart UP to 60 sailors aboard the Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS Sirius have been exposed to radiation.
Special forces probed after children's deaths
Brendan Nicholson THE investigation into a tragically botched raid on a homestead in Afghanistan that killed five children has focused on the Australian special forces soldiers who carried out the raid, and on the officers who planned and authorised the operation.
Diggers' raid `killed five kids'
Jared Owens AN Afghan family has told how Australian forces botched a pre-dawn raid on their home, allegedly killing five children and another civilian.
RSL to tidy up Anzac parades
RETURNED and Services League branches are concerned that children wearing dirty jeans are taking away the dignity of the Anzac Day march.
