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100s of workers needed for $235m defence project

A $235 million defence project, which includes a new simulation training centre, will need hundreds of workers by...

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26th June 2020 5:06 PM

A $235 million defence project, which includes a new simulation training centre, will need hundreds of workers by November.

Bid to bring $2b weapons deal to Queensland

MPs are pushing for a $2 billion Defence contract to be handed to a local company over foreign rivals.

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12th June 2020 8:06 AM

MPs are pushing for a $2 billion Defence contract to be handed to a local company over foreign rivals.

Buddies dive deep into new venture

The life-and-death reality of lives worked below the ocean surface

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27th July 2019 12:07 AM

Ryan Springall and Mark Veal of ABCO Commercial Diving at home in their workplace.

From the battlegrounds of Iraq to a successful CQ business

'When people are shooting at you... it lets you know you are alive'

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01st March 2019 4:03 PM

TOOL MAN: Mobile mechanic Joel Sheridan has grown his business in three years to put on two apprentices.

Toowoomba employer gets a taste of jungle combat

A TOOWOOMBA employer is among those who travelled to Malaysia to see their employees and Australian Army Reserve soldiers...

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15th Feb. 2019 5:02 AM

IN THE JUNGLE: Australian Army Reserve soldier Private Rodney Jurgs (left), from 11 Brigade, with his employer Stephen Samson, from Samsons ICT, at the Army Combat Training Centre Malaysia, during Exercise Boss Lift 2019.

Mackay invasion is one businesses, army fans will love

QUEENSLAND towns will see first-hand the benefits of a potential new defence industry when Rheinmetall Defence Australia...

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05th Sept. 2017 8:09 AM

DISPLAY HIGHLIGHT: The Boxer is a multirole armoured fighting vehicle designed to accomplish a number of operations through the use of installable mission modules.

Battle for supertanks begins here

Why this billion dollar project needs to come to Queensland

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05th July 2017 5:07 AM

Fairfax MP Ted O'Brien says it is up to the bidders to choose their preferred location for the multi-billion dollar defence contract, but 'if we succeed in seeing one of them choose Queensland then the Government's decision on the winning company will, by default, also be a decision about which state wins the deal'. Pictured: A BOXER CRV tank.

Ex-army driver starts new business after crash derails plans

Byron Smith lost his leg and almost his life, but that didn't stop him from chasing his dream and starting a new...

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09th March 2017 4:03 AM

Byron Smith is the owner of new business, Appointed Transport, offering long-haul trips to those in need.

$370m plan for Amberley Base to house battlefield aircraft

AMBERLEY is set to be home to 10 C-27J Spartan battlefield airlifters with approvals under way for a $370.4 million project...

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23rd Sept. 2015 4:09 PM

NEW HOME: The first of 10 C-27J Spartan battlefield airlifters has arrived at RAAF Base Richmond. No 35 Squadron is set to call Amberley home.