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Land holders in north Queensland are facing a tough battle against the Department of Defence over compulsory land acquisition so Singaporean forces can train in the area.
Topics: beef-cattle, cattle-feedlots, army, defence-forces, federal-government, townsville-4810, charters-towers-4820, singapore
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Topics: beef-cattle, cattle-feedlots, army, defence-forces, federal-government, townsville-4810, charters-towers-4820
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| UpdatedA former commando at the centre of one of Australia's most controversial and secret military cases begins legal proceedings against the Australian Government and the former director of military prosecutions, Brigadier Lynette McDade, for malicious prosecution.
Topics: defence-and-national-security, defence-forces, army, unrest-conflict-and-war, law-crime-and-justice, australia, afghanistan
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| UpdatedArtillery fire and shelling from India targeted several Pakistani villages and struck a passenger bus in the disputed region of Kashmir, killing 12 civilians and injuring more than a dozen others, Pakistani officials say.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, defence-and-national-security, defence-forces, army, pakistan, india, asia
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Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, unrest-conflict-and-war, defence-forces, army, human-interest, community-and-society, ukraine
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Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, defence-forces, army, human-interest, community-and-society, ukraine
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| UpdatedThere are fears Ukraine's war threatens Europe's stability and the death toll has risen to 9,700. But far from thinking about peace, the fighters and their support base behind the lines are digging in.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, defence-forces, army, human-interest, community-and-society, ukraine
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| UpdatedRumbling around a farm on an ex-World War II tank is a lot of fun, but the Busted Arse Tank Repairs and Co has a more serious aim as well — to keep these vehicles running to honour their history.
Topics: history, army, men, agricultural-machinery, family, oberon-2787
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An Aboriginal soldier's remains will be returned home to Raukkan, near the Murray Mouth, almost 100 years after he was buried in an unmarked grave in Adelaide.
Topics: world-war-1, history, community-and-society, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, indigenous-culture, army, defence-forces, adelaide-5000, raukkan-5259, sa
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| UpdatedThe Governor of Uruzgan pleads for Australian forces to return to the Afghan province, as Afghan soldiers surrender and join the Taliban.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, terrorism, defence-forces, army, afghanistan, australia
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Topics: army, world-politics, government-and-politics, unrest-conflict-and-war, turkey
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Is there a large Army helicopter hovering above you? Don't panic, we're not under attack.
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| UpdatedPhilippine President Rodrigo Duterte chides the United States for halting the planned sale of 26,000 rifles to his country, calling those behind the decision "fools" and "monkeys" and indicating he might turn to Russia and China instead.
Topics: world-politics, army, philippines, asia
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| UpdatedIraqi troops enter the Karama district of the Islamic State stronghold of Mosul, their first advance into the city itself after two weeks of fighting in the surrounding area to dislodge the militants, an officer said.
Topics: terrorism, unrest-conflict-and-war, army, iraq, united-states, syrian-arab-republic
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| UpdatedAn unexploded World War II hand grenade is found at the family home of a veteran, now deceased, at Northbridge on Sydney's lower north shore.
Topics: police, world-war-2, army, northbridge-2063
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Rodrigo Duterte says his country could join naval exercises with Japan, but repeated there would be no more war games with long-time ally the United States.
Topics: world-politics, army, japan, philippines, asia
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| UpdatedThe artworks of 29 returned servicemen and women, who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, are displayed at an exhibition in Adelaide hosted by the South Australian RSL branch.
Topics: army, defence-forces, contemporary-art, arts-and-entertainment, visual-art, mental-health, health, adelaide-5000, sa
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| UpdatedAustralian special forces soldiers will help Iraq's military in the impending battle to retake the Islamic State stronghold of Mosul.
Topics: defence-forces, army, defence-and-national-security, unrest-conflict-and-war, world-politics, iraq, australia
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| UpdatedA former army officer who was hit by a roadside bomb in Iraq is now crusading to improve men's emotional wellbeing.
Topics: veterans, people, human-interest, mental-health, army, brisbane-4000
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| UpdatedThe Philippines' defence chief says he has told the US military that plans for joint patrols and naval exercises in the disputed South China Sea have been put on hold.
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The US election outcome will have potentially major and enduring consequences for Australia and the wider Asia-Pacific region.
Topics: world-politics, defence-and-national-security, government-and-politics, us-elections, army, australia, asia, pacific, united-states
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| UpdatedThe Philippine Defence Minister seeks to patch up cracks in a military alliance with the United States, saying President Rodrigo Duterte, who has appeared intent on scrapping joint programs, may be misinformed about their value.
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Australian warships, planes and soldiers begin annual joint military exercises with four strategic allies in the sensitive South China Sea region, but the Defence Force denies the activity is aimed at sending a message to Beijing.
Topics: army, world-politics, air-force, defence-forces, navy, singapore
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Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte tells Barack Obama to "go to hell" after the United States reportedly refused to sell his nation some weapons, but says he does not care because Russia and China are willing suppliers.
Topics: world-politics, army, philippines, asia