The Australian Defence Force will undergo the biggest expansion in nearly 40 years, the Prime Minister has announced. The number of ADF personnel will be boosted from 60,000 soldiers, sailors and airmen and women to about 80,000. The $38 billion defence expansion will be the biggest since the Vietnam War and comes amid rising tensions with China and Russia. Details: https://www.9news.com.au/national/australian-defence-force-biggest-expansion-for-forty-years/c0fc3310-d85a-4c30-b50a-3f2a8da915df?o

An unexpected Australian Defence Force training exercise terrified a Sunshine Coast hinterland family and their cat. ✈️ More here 👉 https://bit.ly/489HPi2 | Sunshine Coast Daily

The Australian Defence Force is mourning one of its own. A young Queenslander known as a leader of troops has been killed in a training exercise near Townsville. The rollover, in an army vehicle, has triggered the suspension of a fleet, which was due to be replaced. Download the 7NEWS app: 7news.link/7newsapp | 7NEWS Sunshine Coast