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'Something Is Wrong with Our Army…' Command, Leadership & Italian
Journal of Military and Strategic VOLUME 14, ISSUE 1, FALL 2011 Studies ‘Something is wrong with our army…’ Command, Leadership & Italian Military Failure in the First Libyan Campaign, 1940-41. Dr. Craig Stockings There is no question that the First Libyan Campaign of 1940-41 was an Italian military disaster of the highest order. Within hours of Mussolini’s declaration of war British troops began launching a series of very successful raids by air, sea and land in the North African theatre. Despite such early setbacks a long-anticipated Italian invasion of Egypt began on 13 September 1940. After three days of ponderous and costly advance, elements of the Italian 10th Army halted 95 kilometres into Egyptian territory and dug into a series of fortified camps southwest of the small coastal village of Sidi Barrani. From 9-11 December, these camps were attacked by Western Desert Force (WDF) in the opening stages of Operation Compass – the British counter-offensive against the Italian invasion. Italian troops not killed or captured in the rout that followed began a desperate and disjointed withdrawal back over the Libyan border, with the British in pursuit. The next significant engagement of the campaign was at the port-village Bardia, 30 kilometres inside Libya, in the first week of 1941. There the Australian 6 Division, having recently replaced 4 Indian Division as the infantry component of WDF (now renamed 13 Corps), broke the Italian fortress and its 40,000 defenders with few casualties. The feat was repeated at the port of Tobruk, deeper into Libya, when another 27,000 Italian prisoners were taken. -
2019 Economic and Political Overview in Brisbane
2019 Economic and Political Overview in Brisbane Thursday 14 February 2019, 10.00am to 2.00pm Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre EVENT MAJOR SPONSOR www.ceda.com.au morning agenda 10.00am Registration 10.15am Welcome Kyl Murphy State Director and Company Secretary, CEDA 10.25am Speaker address Michael Blythe Chief Economist and Managing Director, Economics, Commonwealth Bank of Australia 10.45am Speaker address Sara James, Journalist and author 11.00am Speaker address Peter van Onselen Journalist and Professor of Politics and Policy, Griffith Business School 11.15am Close of morning session Kyl Murphy State Director, CEDA . lunch agenda 11.55am Welcome (back) Kyl Murphy State Director and Company Secretary, CEDA 12.00pm Introduction Professor Nick James Executive Dean, Faculty of Law, Bond University 12.10pm Speaker address Professor Simon Jackman Chief Executive Officer, United States Studies Centre 12.25pm Speaker address Peter Varghese AO Chancellor, The University of Queensland 12.40pm Lunch 1.10pm Moderated discussion and questions Moderator: Melinda Cilento, Chief Executive, CEDA • Michael Blythe, Chief Economist and Managing Director, Economics, Commonwealth Bank of Australia • Professor Simon Jackman, Chief Executive Officer, United States Studies Centre • Sara James, Journalist and author • Peter van Onselen, Journalist and Professor of Politics and Policy, Griffith Business School • Peter Varghese AO, Chancellor, The University of Queensland 1.50pm Close Kyl Murphy CEDA will be tweeting from this State Director and Company Secretary, CEDA event using #EPO2019 Join the conversation and follow us on Twitter @ceda_news sponsor Event major sponsor Bond University A student experience powerfully focused on the individual. Our programs are geared towards inspiring students to achieve beyond their expectations - and to strive to pursue their dreams and aspirations. -
SURVIVING the GREAT WAR Between 1916 and 1918, More Than
Cambridge University Press 978-1-108-48619-4 — Surviving the Great War Aaron Pegram Frontmatter More Information S URVIVING THE G REAT W AR AUSTRALIAN PRISONERS OF WAR ON THE WESTERN FRONT, 1916–18 Between 1916 and 1918, more than 3800 men of the Australian Imperial Force were taken prisoner by German forces fighting on the Western Front. Until now, their experiences have been largely overlooked. Australians captured in France and Belgium did not easily integrate into public narratives of Australia in the First World War and its emerging commemorative rituals. Captivity was a story of surrender and inaction, at odds with the Anzac legend and a triumphant national memory of fighting in France that tended to emphasise the Australian Imperial Force’s victories rather than its defeats. Those who had the misfortune of being captured on the Western Front endured a broad range of experiences in German captivity, yet all regarded survival as a personal triumph. Surviving the Great War is the first detailed analysis of the little-known story of Australians in German captivity in the First World War. By placing the hardships of prisoners of war in a broader social and military context, this book adds a new dimension to the national wartime experience and challenges popular representations of Australia’s involvement in the First World War. Aaron Pegram is a senior historian in the Military History Section at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra. © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-108-48619-4 -
Public Leadership—Perspectives and Practices
Public Leadership Perspectives and Practices Public Leadership Perspectives and Practices Edited by Paul ‘t Hart and John Uhr Published by ANU E Press The Australian National University Canberra ACT 0200, Australia Email: [email protected] This title is also available online at: http://epress.anu.edu.au/public_leadership _citation.html National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry Title: Public leadership pespectives and practices [electronic resource] / editors, Paul ‘t Hart, John Uhr. ISBN: 9781921536304 (pbk.) 9781921536311 (pdf) Series: ANZSOG series Subjects: Leadership Political leadership Civic leaders. Community leadership Other Authors/Contributors: Hart, Paul ‘t. Uhr, John, 1951- Dewey Number: 303.34 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. Cover design by John Butcher Images comprising the cover graphic used by permission of: Victorian Department of Planning and Community Development Australian Associated Press Australian Broadcasting Corporation Scoop Media Group (www.scoop.co.nz) Cover graphic based on M. C. Escher’s Hand with Reflecting Sphere, 1935 (Lithograph). Printed by University Printing Services, ANU Funding for this monograph series has been provided by the Australia and New Zealand School of Government Research Program. This edition © 2008 ANU E Press John Wanna, Series Editor Professor John Wanna is the Sir John Bunting Chair of Public Administration at the Research School of Social Sciences at The Australian National University. He is the director of research for the Australian and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG). -
'The First Casualty When War Comes Is Truth'
‘The First Casualty When War Comes is Truth’ 54 ‘The First Casualty When War Comes is Truth’: Neglected Atrocity in First World War Australian Memory Emily Gallagher Fourth Year Undergraduate, University of Notre Dame ‘The first casualty when war comes is truth’1 Hiram W. Johnson It is assumed, at least in the West, that the glorification of war is a thing of the past. Even more widely accepted is the perception that modern veneration honours the dead without bias or prejudice. In fact, the rich tapestry of the ANZAC legend glorifies war and readily rejects its associated horrors, projecting constructions of heroism and virtue onto national memory. Exploring the popular perception that inhumane war practices are inherently non-Western, this paper assesses the persisting silence on the grotesque experiences of soldiers in war. An examination of the nature and use of chemical warfare in World War One (WWI) and historiographical analysis of Australian scholarship on WWI will form the foundation of case evidence. Additionally, the psychological analysis of ‘joyful killing’ will be discussed as a potential framework through which modern commemoration can expose past embellishments. Bruce Scates’ Return to Gallipoli considers death and the ‘narrowed’ nature of ANZAC war commemoration. He argues that commemorative services perform a conservative political purpose, 1 Attributed to Senator Hiram Johnson in 1917, this quote originates from Samuel Johnson in 1758. See Suzy Platt (ed.), Respectfully Quoted: a Dictionary of Quotations Requested from the Congressional Research service(Washington: Library of Congress, 1989), 360. 55 history in the making vol. 4 no. 1 where personal mourning is displaced with sentiments of patriotism and sacrifice.2 Pronouncing WWI the ‘great imaginative event’ of the century, Peter Hoffenberg argues that Australians have sought to comprehend the catastrophe of war through references to landscape.3 Certainly, the WWI cemeteries on the Western Front strongly support this venture. -
Anzac Parade and Our Changing Narrative of Memory1
Anzac Parade and our changing narrative of memory1 IAN A. DEHLSEN Abstract Australian historian Ken Inglis once called Canberra’s Anzac Parade ‘Australia’s Sacred Way’. A quasi-religious encapsulation of the military legends said to define our national character. Yet, it remains to be discussed how the memorials on Anzac Parade have been shaped by these powerful and pervasive narratives. Each memorial tells a complex story, not just about the conflicts themselves but also the moral qualities the design is meant to invoke. The Anzac Parade memorials chart the changing perceptions of Australia’s military experience through the permanence of bronze and stone. This article investigates how the evolving face of Anzac Parade reflects Australia’s shifting relationship with its military past, with a particular emphasis on how shifting social, political and aesthetic trends have influenced the memorials’ design and symbolism. It is evident that the guiding narratives of Anzac Parade have slowly changed over time. The once all-pervasive Anzac legends of Gallipoli have been complemented by multicultural, gender and other thematic narratives more attuned to contemporary values and perceptions of military service. [This memorial] fixes a fleeting incident in time into the permanence of bronze and stone. But this moment in our history—fifty years ago—is typical of many others recorded not in monuments, but in the memories of our fighting men told and retold … until they have passed into the folklore of our people and into the tradition of our countries.2 These were the words of New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister J.R. Marshall at the unveiling of the Desert Mounted Corps Memorial on Anzac Parade, Canberra, in the winter of 1968. -
Thurunka Septempber 2015
September 2015 THURUNKA 1 THURUNKA September 2015 Newsletter of the Royal Australian Signals Association (NSW) Inc. Patron: MAJGEN R.P. Irving AM PSM RFD (Retd) Including the Aust. Lines of Communication Signals Association Acting President & Secretary: Treasurer: Editor: Senior Vice President: Mr M. (Mike) McEvoy Mr R. (Rob) Mills Mr K. (Ken) Forway Mr N. (Norm) McMahon 13 Milner Street 3 Contentin Road 33 Oaks Avenue 288 Kissing Point Road MOSMAN NSW 2088 BELROSE NSW 2085 LONG JETTY NSW 2261 TURRAMURRA NSW 2074 Phone: (02) 9968 1777 Phone: (02) 4333 4969 Phone: (02) 9144 2645 Mobile: 0418 489 703 Mobile: 0418 646 734 Mobile: 0402 373 494 (& Aust L of C Sigs Ass’n Rep) [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Our Calendar - 2015 In this edition ER Corps Luncheon) Fri 30 Oct 1200h Kirribilli Club Association Matters • President’s Report Annual Memorial Service Sun 08 Nov 1100h Signal Hill Vaucluse • Your Ass’n needs your help Annual General Meeting Sun 08 Nov 1230h Paddington RSL Club • Donation - Gallipoli Tour Remembrance Day Wed 11 Nov 1100h Cenotaph Martin Place Recent Events Rhumb Corps Luncheon Wed 02 Dec 1200h CTA Club • Battle for Australia - 2105 *Committee Luncheon Sun Dec 13 1200h Mosman • COL Coyle - RASigs THURUNKA A December edition early-December Coming Events • ER Corps Dinner - 2015 * TBA Dates/details to be announced. ** TBC Dates/details to be confirmed. • AGM & Memorial Service NB: Dates and other details of events may change. They are constantly reviewed VALE/Sick Parade in an attempt to advise changes to members in a timely manner. -
ABDC MEETING 8 November 2019
Agenda ABDC MEETING 8 November 2019 Location University of Sydney Business School, H70, Abercrombie Building, LT 1050 — see page 6 for campus map Contact Caroline Falshaw, ABDC Executive Officer, 0414 488 852 Introduction and 8:30am welcome Professor David Grant 8:40am Council session ABDC Executive Committee 9:15am Keynote Professor Peter van Onselen, Griffith University 10am Morning tea Panellists: Western Sydney University • Brianna Melville (Bachelor of Business, Advanced Business Leadership) • Julie Ngo (International Student) University of Wollongong • Maree Baulman (MBA program) • Sean Lu (MBA program) University of Sydney • Anne Dyhrberg Student experience • Nate Zettna Moderator: Professor • Miguel Loyola 10:15am Lorelle Frazer • James Bushell Panellists: International student • Professor Gregory Whitwell, Dean, University of experience Sydney Business School Moderator: Professor • Jonathan Chew, Principal, Nous Group 11am David Grant • Rebecca Hall, Austrade Using technology to improve the student experience Panellists: Moderator: Professor • David Kellerman, UNSW (Microsoft Teams) 11:45am Chris Styles • Beau Leese, Practera 1 12:30pm Lunch Panellists: Employability / Work • Dr Ricky Tunny, QUT, ACEL WIL project Integrated Learning • Courtney Wright, Director, AGSM Career Moderator: Professor Development Centre 1:30pm Keryn Chalmers • Professor Dawn Bennett, Curtin University Curriculum Panellists: Moderator: Professor • Juliet Andrews, Partner, EY 2:30pm David Grant • Rod Edge, AMP 3.30pm Meeting closes 2 About the speakers and panellists Peter is the political editor at Network Ten. He is also a professor of Keynote political science and foundation chair of Journalism at the University Peter van Onselen of Western Australia, as well as professor of politics and public policy at Griffith University. Peter is a contributing editor at The Australian newspaper where he writes a weekly column in the Weekend Australian, and is the Sunday Times’ political analyst, where he also writes a weekly column. -
Reflections on Climate Politics in a Sunburnt Country
Climate Law 1 (2010) 325–327 325 DOI 10.3233/CL-2010-015 IOS Press Notes from the field Reflections on climate politics in a sunburnt country Greg Picker1 The Australian polity has shifted dramatically on climate change policy, moving—in less than a year—from a committed bipartisan support for an emissions trading system and strong action on climate change to something that is a reflection of the previous level ambition. The purpose of this note is to briefly explain what has happened in Australia about climate change policy, the implications that this has had for Australia meeting its Kyoto Protocol and 2020 targets, and some thoughts on the future of Australian climate politics and how this may impact Australia in the future. As Australian negotiators prepared to leave for Copenhagen in early December 2009, domestic Australian politics focused on the passage of an emissions trading bill. In a series of dramatic political maneuvers and negotiations, the Labor Government and the Liberal (Conservative) Opposition had reached agreement on draft legislation ending six months of highly contentious political debate. The level of disquiet within the Opposition to this compromise remained very high. Then, on the morning the bill was to be considered in Parliament, there was a leadership challenge within the Opposition party. In a stunning decision, a new leader, Tony Abbott, was elected by one vote on the basis of his opposition to the ETS. As a result of the change in leader, the Opposition’s policy shifted and its promised support for the ETS bill dissipated. The political consensus at the time—a consensus that remained in place even after the disap- pointment of Copenhagen—was that Kevin Rudd, the then Labor Prime Minister, would return from the Christmas break and call a so-called “double-dissolution election” to pass the ETS into law. -
Response to the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts’ Issues Paper, Indigenous Broadcasting and Media Sector Review
Response to the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts’ Issues Paper, Indigenous Broadcasting and Media Sector Review Tuesday, 7 September 2010 INTRODUCTION This paper is written in response to the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts’ (DEWHA) Issues Paper, Indigenous Broadcasting and Media Sector Review (the Review). The structure of FOXTEL’s response is as follows: 1. Overview of FOXTEL’s business and reconciliation activity 2. Relevant background including: - The rise of the digital economy - Indigenous broadcasting and the digital economy 3. Policy recommendations re NITV including covering: - Importance of independence, certainty and adequate funding for NITV - Free to air broadcast of NITV and the Digital Dividend - Training and skills development For further information on this submission, please contact: Mr Adam Suckling Director, Policy & Corporate Affairs FOXTEL E: [email protected] P: 02 9813 6140 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The rise of the digital economy – including lower production and distribution costs, increased consumer empowerment and the demand for greater channel choice – mean that it is more economically feasible to produce and distribute channels such as NITV, and also to find audiences who are interested in programming such as NITV’s, than it ever has been. While such developments in the digital economy make it possible to provide, and find audiences for a channel such as NITV, there are also political, cultural and social reasons why NITV should continue to be funded on a sustainable basis and maintain an independent editorial voice and governance: Cultural – Indigenous Australians have over 40,000 years of cultural development as well as distinct and multiple perspectives on contemporary Australia. -
UWA: a World of Possibilities MF PCBU000066
Vol. 30 No. 3, Spring 2011 UWA: a world of possibilities MF PCBU000066 It’s easy to bring your conference home. We help you play proud conference host. Perth Convention Bureau has helped bring thousands of national and international conferences to Western Australia over the past 40 years. Why not let us help you secure and host your conference here too? We offer up to $50,000 in assistance for your bid, and we do all the legwork. What’s more, our services are free. As conference host, you have the opportunity to raise your personal and professional profile, showcase local expertise and achievements, and even attract sponsorships. (08) 9218 2900 We’re more than ready to help you make your mark on WA when you bring a conference home. [email protected] Talk to us and we’ll show you how easily you can become a proud conference host. www.pcb.com.au Client Perth Convention Bureau (PCBU) Insert Date 2011-09-15 Acc Dir Prod Mgr Campaign General Size (HxW) 297.0 x 210.0 Acc Coor Studio Mgr Description _Corporate Art Dir Studio Op Filename PCBU000066_UNIV_297x210 Proof/Alt # 1 Writer Publication Uniview Date/Time 2011-09-07 14:33 Notes: Grey fields for internal sign off on hard copy proof. PDF may appear on screen not at actual size. MF PCBU000066 It’s easy to bring your conference home. Vol. 30 No. 3, Spring 2011 CONTENTS In Focus: campus news and views 2 From the Vice-Chancellery 7 Music’s power and glory 8 Simply the best! 11 Read all about it? 13 Guest columnist: Dr Geoff Gallop 16 Managing the boom 18 UWA farewells its Vice-Chancellor 21 The parallel universes of Pakistan 26 Newsmaker: James Edelman 29 Bequest will advance mathematics 31 Making a festival 32 Unravelling the dismissal 35 Taking care of the nurses 37 Grad News 39 Opening minds at UWA Grad Briefs 43 Young visitors to UWA’s annual Open Day get to see a lot of amazing things – from chemical experiments to examining the delicate tracery of Cover image: Three young visitors to UWA’s Open a moth’s wings (see In Focus) 2 Day: Jessica Han, Carrie Zhao and Evan Zhao. -
Kemp - DHAAT 05 (28 May 2021)
Hulse and the Department of Defence re: Kemp - DHAAT 05 (28 May 2021) File Number(s) Re: Lieutenant Colonel George Hulse, OAM (Retd) on behalf of Colonel John Kemp AM (Retd) Applicant And: Department of Defence Respondent Tribunal Air Vice-Marshal John Quaife, AM (Retd) Presiding Member Major General Simone Wilkie, AO (Retd) Mr Graham Mowbray Hearing Date 24 February 2021 DECISION On 28 May 2021, having reviewed the decision by the Chief of Army of 26 February 2020 to not support the award of the Distinguished Service Cross to Colonel John Kemp AM (Retd) for his service in Vietnam, the Tribunal decided to recommend to the Minister for Defence that the decision by the Chief of Army be set aside and that Colonel Kemp be awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his command and leadership of 1st Field Squadron Group, Vietnam, between 1 November 1967 and 12 November 1968. CATCHWORDS DEFENCE HONOUR – Distinguished Service Decorations – Distinguished Service Cross – eligibility criteria – 1st Field Squadron Group – Fire Support Base Coral - South Vietnam – MID nomination. LEGISLATION Defence Act 1903 – Part VIIIC - Sections 110T, 110V(1), 110VB(1), 110VB(6). Defence Regulation 2016, Section 35. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No S25 – Distinguished Service Decorations Regulations – dated 4 February 1991. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No S18 – Amendment of the Distinguished Service Decorations Regulations – dated 22 February 2012. REASONS FOR DECISION Introduction 1. The applicant, Lieutenant Colonel George Hulse OAM (Retd) seeks review of a decision by the Chief of Army, Lieutenant General Rick Burr AO DSC MVO, of 26 February 2020, to not recommend the award of the Distinguished Service Cross to Colonel John Howard Kemp for his service in Vietnam.