Call for return of youth conscription to combat violence

FORMER national servicemen have called for a modern version of conscription to combat youth street violence.

Indigenous men step up to the mark for defence

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

Job seekers throng to join US military

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.

When the going gets tough, the battlers join the army

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.

Profile Paul Gilding

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

Dr Work

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?

Air Force Hits Back

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.

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

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.

Hats Off To Our Unsung Heroes - Women At War

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.

Bonuses To Stay In The Navy

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.

Issue Of The Week

The Federal Government is looking for ways to diversify the Australian Defence Force so it more closely reflects the wider population.

Diverse Defenders

The Federal Government is looking for ways to diversify the Australian Defence Force so that it more closely reflects the wider population.

Boutique Defence Force As Kiwis Scale Down

New Zealand will announce a shake-up of its defence forces tomorrow axing a combat role for its air force and scaling back its navy, leaving Australia to fight its battles.