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Brisbane River to get spectacular fountain and light display at South Bank
The display is one of the highlights of Brisbane Festival, which has announced its full line-up of concerts, theatre, exhibitions and open-air spectacles.
- Nick Dent
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Inside the Australian mission to track Iranian missiles
For 80 defence personnel sent to a secret location in the Middle East, the war with Iran is alarmingly close.
- Andrew Probyn
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‘Your hands would be burning’: How a gravely ill veteran took on the Commonwealth and won
Bob Caesar was poisoned by chemicals he had to use in the Royal Australian Air Force. The government fought every step of the way to avoid accountability.
- Melissa Cunningham
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First woman to lead the army, navy chief now new head of Defence Force
Susan Coyle, the current head of joint capabilities, will become army chief, replacing Simon Stuart following his retirement.
- Matthew Knott
Australia weighs sending ‘world-class’ surveillance aircraft to defend against Iran drones
The country’s most sophisticated military surveillance plane could be deployed to help Gulf nations defend against Iranian missile and drone attacks.
- Matthew Knott
Battle lines drawn over move to sell Victorian defence site
Melbourne’s fringe could look radically different if this historic base goes under the hammer, and locals are not happy about it.
- Adam Carey
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‘Tap the brakes’: Wary response to Defence’s $3b asset sell-off plan
A dramatic sale of 35,000 hectares of defence real estate – including some of the nation’s most historic barracks – will bring in about $3 billion, but relocating staff could cost $1 billion.
- Matthew Knott