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Indigenous men step up to the mark for defence

18 December 2009

PRIVATE Kaine Wunta is the new face of the Australian Defence Force in the remote far north... read full story

Job seekers throng to join US military

24 October 2009

A salary and work experience are looking good to recruits, who will take their chances despite the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, writes Anne Davies from Baltimore... read full story

When the going gets tough, the battlers join the army

24 October 2009

WASHINGTON: The state of the US job market has prompted Myeshia Townsend, 23, from Temple Hills, Maryland, to make a decision most of us would quail at. After a year of fruitless search for work, the interior design graduate has decided to join the US Army... read full story

Profile Paul Gilding

3 June 2009

This activist has been worrying about the world's future since he was 10. Paul Gilding.. read full story

Dr Work

17 January 2009

Q I'm 38 years old and can't find full-time or part-time work. My Job Network agency has found some short-term jobs for me but I have been mainly out of work for the past nine months. Can you give me any advice?.. read full story

Air Force Hits Back

24 October 2008

THE RAAF has told a Senate estimates committee that Boeing's loss of an F/A-18 Hornet maintenance contract was because its rival BAE offered better value with less risk... read full story

100,000 Global Jobs May Go: Qantas Chief's Warning

23 July 2008

QANTAS chief executive Geoff Dixon has tipped that 100,000 jobs will be lost in the global aviation industry by the end of the year... read full story

Hats Off To Our Unsung Heroes - Women At War

23 July 2008

GWENDOLYN DENT, 88, and Air Force Sergeant Gail Blizzard, 38, born half-a century apart, warmly greeted each other yesterday and gave homage to a proud tradition - the service of women in defence of Australia - which had so often been overlooked... read full story

Bonuses To Stay In The Navy

15 April 2008

THE Australian Defence Force is paying submariners a bonus of up to $60,000 to stay in the navy as it struggles to retain staff and lure recruits... read full story