After a lifetime shaped by wartime service, tropical disease and remembrance, Reg Chard leaves behind a direct connection to Australian soldiers who fought through Papua New Guinea’s unforgiving terrain during the 1942 campaign.

The expanding its presence in disputed South China Sea waters, challenges the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea as the primary framework for maritime governance, and raises concerns about the rules-based international order.

The author asserts the Pentagon should assess advanced energetic materials like CL-20 by their system-wide benefits—not just upfront costs. Greater range and lethality could reduce munition use, platform losses and overall military spending.

A high-tempo munitions exercise at Dyess tested whether US, Australian and Marine Corps personnel could rapidly translate complex tasking into weapons production, adapt to changing demands and sustain combat power under austere conditions.

The under-16 social media ban has had limited impact: more than 81 percent of teens still use platforms, largely due to weak age checks. Parental awareness has declined, while messaging and gaming use has increased.

A study of Australian police officers found that staying silent after morally distressing experiences can deepen workplace harm, reducing job satisfaction and engagement while increasing intentions to leave. Highlights the importance of proactive peer support.

The deployment to northern Australia provides practical exposure to coalition air operations while deepening bilateral defence cooperation, demonstrating how multinational exercises build interoperability and operational understanding. South Korean and Indonesian made aircraft.

Operation Husky captured Sicily, toppled Mussolini, and enabled the invasion of Italy; but Allied command failures allowed more than 100,000 Axis troops to escape. The campaign highlights enduring lessons about coalition coordination and joint planning.

The eSafety Commissioner alleges Telegram failed to detect and remove extremist and terrorist content, including attack and execution videos. The case tests Australia’s online safety laws and could result in penalties, or even a ban.

A coalition of 76 companies and a new 37-member alliance are urging Washington to preserve access to open-weight AI, highlighting a recent cyber incident where locally deployed models enabled defensive analysis unavailable from closed systems.