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DEF
Defence
Released
336/24/25
5 pages
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Minutes from the Australian Army Battle Honours Committee meeting held 8 March 2012 documenting consideration of a Special Operations Command (SOCOMD) submission for a battle honour recognising the Shah Wali Kot Offensive in 2010. The committee, chaired by a senior Defence…
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DEF
Defence
Released
312/24/25
37 pages
PDF
This FOI release contains operational summaries from Task Force 66 (TF66) in Afghanistan during August-September 2012. The documents detail a night/day operation in Uruzgan Province (Baluchi/Tarin Kowt/Mirabad districts) targeting an individual codenamed "Hek Matullah." The…
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DEF
Defence
Released
365/24/25
23 pages
PDF
This release contains Defence's Standard Operating Procedures for managing Public Interest Disclosures (PIDs) under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013. The document establishes the institutional framework for receiving, assessing, and investigating internal disclosures of…
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DEF
Defence
Released
223/24/25
87 pages
PDF
This FOI release contains extracts from the Defence Force Recruiting Services Contract 2022 with Adecco, a recruitment services provider. The document outlines the contract framework and objectives, establishing that the arrangement aims to deliver scalable, modern recruiting…
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DEF
Defence
Released
237/24/25
No document available
No summary: no document is available for this release
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DEF
Defence
Released
277/24/25
52 pages
PDF
This disclosure contains a 2015 internal minute and work-up plan for an F/A-18 Hornet aerobatic display pilot preparing for the Avalon International Airshow (24 February – 1 March 2015). The document outlines training requirements conducted by No. 2 Operational Conversion Unit…
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DEF
Defence
Released
255/24/25
57 pages
PDF
This FOI release contains internal Defence emails from March 2023 relating to a public statement on Protected Identity status within the Australian Defence Force. The documents show the drafting and clearance process for an "on the record correction" statement prepared by the…
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DEF
Defence
Released
318/24/25
2 pages
PDF
This release contains internal Defence email correspondence from November 2013 circulating draft ministerial submissions and communications packages related to an incident investigation report dated 31 August 2012 during Afghanistan operations. The emails show coordination…
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DEF
Defence
Released
175/24/25
34 pages
PDF
This disclosure contains a Question Brief outlining the Australian Defence Force's policy to open recruitment to non-Australian citizens, effective July 2024 for New Zealanders and January 2025 for eligible permanent residents from the United Kingdom, United States, and Canada.…
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DEF
Defence
Released
310/24/25
1 page
PDF
Defence released data on members receiving financial assistance through the Defence Assisted Study Scheme (DASS) from 2014 to 2024. The dataset shows other ranks accessing tertiary study support across Navy, Army, and RAAF, with total participants rising from 1,677 in 2014 to…
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DEF
Defence
Released
236/24/25
No document available
No summary: no document is available for this release
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DEF
Defence
Released
158/24/25
4 pages
PDF
This FOI release contains internal Defence emails from July to October 2023 regarding approval and initiation of a twenty-year review of the Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force (IGADF). The documents show the IGADF submitted a brief requesting approval to conduct…
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DEF
Defence
Released
302/24/25
39 pages
PDF
This FOI release contains operational summaries from Operation Tevara Sin VII in June 2010, documenting Australian military activities in Afghanistan under Task Force 66 (B66). The documents describe two consecutive Level 1-2 insurgent interdiction operations conducted in…
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DEF
Defence
Released
295/24/25
15 pages
PDF
This FOI release contains a standard Defence Form AD 304—an acknowledgement form that applicants sign upon appointment or enlistment to the Australian Defence Force. The document outlines mandatory acknowledgements covering legislative compliance, security vetting requirements…
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DEF
Defence
Released
133/24/25
27 pages
PDF
This FOI release contains planning documents for a Government House reception held on 11 October 2019 to honour the King's Cup rowing team, attended by then-Governor-General David Hurley. The disclosure includes email correspondence between Defence officials, including Air…
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DEF
Defence
Released
274/24/25
No document available
No summary: no document is available for this release
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DEF
Defence
Released
980/23/24
No document available
No summary: no document is available for this release
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DEF
Defence
Released
021/24/25
51 pages
PDF
This FOI release contains internal Defence and DFAT communications announcing two ADF recruitment policy changes endorsed by the Australian Government. The first initiative streamlines the Overseas Lateral Recruitment Scheme to fill capability shortfalls by recruiting skilled…
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DEF
Defence
Released
959/23/24
55 pages
PDF
This FOI release contains excerpts from MILPERSMAN Part 2, Chapter 1, outlining the inherent requirements of service for Australian Defence Force membership. The document establishes Defence policy requiring recruits to be Australian citizens, with limited exceptions for…
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DEF
Defence
Released
965/23/24
31 pages
PDF
The Defence Strategic Review prompted a ministerial brief (March 2024) addressing a personnel shortfall of 4,400+ ADF members by proposing expanded recruitment of non-Australian citizens. The brief recommends two options: Option 1 streamlines recruitment of foreign military…