Angus Houston

Drug addict diggers claim baseless: ADF

The Age (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009

Defence force chief Angus Houston says reports Australian soldiers on tours of duty in Afghanistan returning home as drug addicts are "completely baseless".

Drug addict diggers claim baseless: ADF

Sydney Morning Herald (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009

Defence force chief Angus Houston says reports Australian soldiers on tours of duty in Afghanistan returning home as drug addicts are "completely baseless".

Iraq troops are 'ANZACs of today'

News.com.au (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

Mr Rudd, Governor-General Quentin Bryce and Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston were among dignitaries to attend today's national parade in Canberra to welcome home the troops from Iraq. "You are the ANZACS of today and you should be proud as we are proud of you," the Prime Minister said during his address to the military personnel and crowd. He also paid tribute to Australian soldiers killed...

Kevins lies are costing lives

A Western Heart (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009

News.com.au - GRAVE fears are held for more 20 suspected asylum seekers missing after the boat they were travelling on capsized during a rescue operation off the Cocos Islands late last night. At least 17 people have so far been rescued. Chief of the Defence Force Angus Houston said the vessel sunk after capsizing during the initial rescue operation. They'd most likely have stayed where...

Ocean rescue as boat sinks off Australia

The Independent Weekly (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009

... night as two rescue ships moved in to try to save those on board. Australian Defence Force chief Angus Houston said the vessel was hundreds of kilometres north-west of Cocos Island and the closest Australian naval vessel was 28 hours' steaming time away.The Australian Maritime Safety Authority received the boat's first distress call at 7.10am (AEDT) yesterday but the information was...

• Fears for 20 lost at sea - The Age
• Rescue mission after boat sinks off WA - The Age

Over 20 feared dead as boat sinks off Australia

France 24 (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009

More than 20 people were feared dead on Monday after a boat carrying about 40 sank in rough seas far off northwest Australia during a rescue attempt by a passing merchant ship and fishing vessel. Defence chief Angus Houston said the unidentified boat capsized and then sank after the LNG Pioneer ship and Taiwanese fishing craft responded to pleas for help in a remote area off Australia's...

12 drown near rescue boats

News.com.au (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009

... the circumstances that led to the people being in the water. Chief of Defence Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston said the boat capsized during the initial rescue, by Taiwanese trawler Kuamg and Bahamas-based gas carrier LNG Pioneer. "I understand when the first ship got there, this vessel was still intact," ACM Houston said. "Somehow or other during the process of interaction...

Grave fears for missing after boat sinks off Australia

Times Online (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009

The Chief of the Australian Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston, said the vessel was still intact when the first boat reached the scene, 350 nautical miles northwest of the Cocos Islands, but capsized during the rescue attempt. He said an RAAF Orion plane was on its way to help the search and rescue mission earlier today

Boat sinks off Australia, 20 feared dead

IOL (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009

By Talek HarrisMore than 20 people were feared dead on Monday after a boat carrying about 40 sank in rough seas far off northwest Australia during a rescue attempt by a passing merchant ship and fishing vessel.Defence chief Angus Houston said the unidentified boat capsized and then sank after the LNG Pioneer ship and Taiwanese fishing craft responded to pleas for help in a remote area...

'Deficiencies' blamed for digger's death

Kylie Minogue announces US tour (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009

... reports into his death were released on Monday.Australian Defence Force head Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston will review how officers are assessed for command appointments in line with recommendations from one of the reports.The first, by Inquiry Officer Colonel Terence McCullagh, found that while orders on the night the soldier was killed were "rushed and incomplete", they didn't...

• 'Deficiencies' blamed for digger's death - The Age
• Digger's death 'poor training' - News.com.au
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Twenty feared dead as boat sinks in Indian Ocean

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009

... about 1,600 nautical miles (2,900 kilometres) north-west of Perth. Australia's Defence Force chief Angus Houston said in Canberra an Australian navy ship was steaming towards the search site but it would take another 28 hours to get to the area, about 650 kilometres north-west of Cocos Islands. Officials feared for the lives of the missing people as waves in the area were high. Air...

• Grave fears for missing after boat sinks off Australia - Times Online
• Rescue mission after boat sinks off WA - The Age

Dozens missing after boat sinks off Australia

USA Today (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009

... Flying Doctor Service were on their way to the area to search for more survivors.Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston, the chief of Australia's defense forces, said the boat that sent the distress signal was intact when the rescue vessels first arrived."Somehow or other during the process of the interaction between the ship and the trawler and also the stricken vessel, there's been a capsize...

Rescue mission after boat sinks off WA

The Age (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009

Rescue authorities have "grave concerns" about the fate of up to 25 people missing in rough seas after their boat sank off the Cocos Islands, west of Australia.The vessel carrying about 40 suspected asylum seekers capsized yesterday as rescue ships moved in to save those aboard.Australian Defence Force chief, Angus Houston said he understood a distress call was received by the Rescue...

Digger's death 'poor training'

News.com.au (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009

... with the digger could have been in a position to stop the unsafe practice. Defence Force chief Angus Houston said he accepted the report's findings and would act on all five of Vice Admiral Ritchie's recommendations. ``The precise extent to which other factors may have born on this result is in the circumstances impossible to fix with precision,'' Air Chief Marshall Houston...

'Deficiencies' blamed for digger's death

The Age (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009

... have been in a position to stop the unsafe practice.Head of the Defence Force Air Chief Marshall Angus Houston said he accepted the report's findings and would act on all five of Vice Admiral Ritchie's recommendations."The precise extent to which other factors may have born on this result is in the circumstances impossible to fix with precision," Air Chief Marshall Houston...