THE uniform. Margaret Elder said it was the allure of a beautifully tailored, glamorous uniform that first inspired her to enlist in 1953. The smartly attired army girls she saw in fashion ...

Non-binary Australian Defence Force captain now allowed to wear female uniform as the army overhauls policy after their request: 'I can wear make-up now, my fingernails are painted' ...

Ms Jose is one of 93 Australian military women who were photographed and interviewed by Ms Edwards for the project, which started on the New South Wales Central Coast in 2022.

Australian Women’s Army Service paved the way for women to join the armed forces. ONE night in June 1940 about 10,000 women attended a meeting at Sydney Town Hall.

We need women in the military, including in combat roles. Without them, recruitment targets will fail. It’s not diversity, equality and inclusion: it’s reality.

She argues for greater female representation in Australia’s armed forces, bitterly disappointed that it took until 2014, through the nation’s first female prime minister, Julia Gillard, to ...

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Former senior military officer Adrian D’Hage says soldiers are now expected to follow male commanders who “parade in female uniforms”. “Well the Australian army have now issued orders that ...