A long road to acceptance
The struggle for the recognition of diverse sexualities and genders in the ADF took many years.
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A quiet victory
HMAS Diamantina’s role in the surrenders of Nauru and Ocean Island in 1945.
Second World War 1939 - 1945
HMAS Goorangai
The first ship of the Royal Australian Navy lost in the Second World War.
Second World War 1939 - 1945
The fight for Norway’s Skies
The dangerous conditions faced by the Australian and British crews of Coastal Command.
Second World War 1939 - 1945
Australian clearance divers and a Gulf War missile
How Ian “Nosey” Parker and his team risked it all to recover a missile in Kuwait, 1991.
Gulf War 1990 - 1991
The Royal Australian Navy at Normandy
Australian sailors played many important roles in D-Day’s Operation Neptune.
Second World War 1939 - 1945
The Perth sail
In early 1942, HMAS Perth was sunk during the Battle of Sunda Strait.
Second World War 1939 - 1945
The Arunta Log
The Tribal Class destroyer served widely and with distinction in Australia’s north in 1944.
Second World War 1939 - 1945