Sex-claim sailors were 'railroaded'

THE navy knew within days that claims crewmen ran a competition on how many female sailors they could sleep with were false, but did nothing to set the record straight, the Federal Opposition claims.

Navy Claims Longer Break For Families

THE Royal Australian Navy is denying that the decision to recall about 1600 sailors from warships over summer is a result of a recruiting crisis, claiming it merely forms part of a new family-friendly policy.

Bonuses To Stay In The Navy

THE Australian Defence Force is paying submariners a bonus of up to $60,000 to stay in the navy as it struggles to retain staff and lure recruits.

Maitland Wins Navy Nod With Vessel In Its Honour

MAITLAND was named yesterday as one of 12 Australian towns and cities to have a new Royal Australian Navy vessel named in its honour.

Jobs Rest On Contract Win

NEWCASTLE shipbuilder ADI expects to hear next month if it has won the $750million contract to build 12 patrol boats for the Royal Australian Navy at Carrington.

We Won't Act Alone: Navy Delays Breath-testing

Sweeping changes to rules about alcohol use by sailors, including the urgent introduction of random breath testing, have been put on hold by the navy.

Jobs For 120 As Navy Ship Undergoes Repairs

MAINTENANCE work on an Australian Navy transport ship is expected to maintain 120 Hunter jobs for the next four weeks.

Adi Jobs Shed As Contract Tails Off

MINEHUNTER builder ADI has laid off eight more workers from its Carrington site, with at least 100 more jobs set to go in coming months.

Navy Contract Worth $630m And 1300 Jobs

A WIN by Carrington firm ADI in the Navy's patrol boat contract would generate $630-million and provide as many as 1300 jobs around the Hunter, a study shows.

Premier Supports Adi For Navy Bid

PREMIER Bob Carr promised yesterday State Government support for minehunter builder ADI in its bid to win the Navy's $700million patrol boat contract.

Navy Ship Ahoy

NEWCASTLE-based shipbuilder Australian Defence Industries (ADI) has been short-listed for a $450million Navy patrol boat contract that could create up to 5000 jobs.

Bidders Await Navy Choice

NEWCASTLE shipbuilders Forgacs and ADI are waiting to hear whether they have made a Federal Government short list for a $400million Navy patrol boat contract.

Experts Say Navy Contract `winner'

NEWCASTLE'S construction of the Royal Australian's Navy's new Huon-class minehunter vessels was a major economic win for the Hunter, a win for Australian industry and a win for the Defence Department, according to an expert report.

Jobs There, But The Figures Look Awful

The last big statistics before polling day look awful: unemployment up to 7.1 per cent, full-time jobs down by 57,000. But from month to month, the seasonally adjusted jobs figures are pitching and rolling like the refugee boat in the navy's video.

Boom Builds 1000 New Jobs

Up to 1000 new jobs will be created in the Illawarra and South Coast before Christmas through a $1.7 billion construction boom.

Sea The World

Patrols in the Gulf, war games in Hawaii they're part of Navy life, writes Peter Vincent.

Hard Work Takes You Places In The Navy

JOBS in the Navy are often looked upon as glamorous.

Navy Berth Push

NEWCASTLE could become one of two national Navy headquarters undera Federal Government shake-up of maritime defence. The Navy is under increasing pressure to quit Sydney Harbour and a spokesman for Defence Minister John Moore said yesterday that Newcastle and Jervis Bay were the two most logical

Jobs On Line At Coast Bases

Three hundred South Coast jobs were on the line after a Federal Government decision to award a defence contract to a British-based multinational, unions said yesterday. Cleaners, maintenance and security workers at HMAS Albatross and the HMAS Cresswell Navy bases at Nowra would be sacked, accord

Mayors Speak At Jobs Summit

PLANS to make the Hunter Australia's defence capital were discussed by the Federal Government and Upper Hunter mayors during a jobs summit in Singleton yesterday. Five mayors met Federal senator John Tierney in the unprecedented summit aimed at arresting `grave' unemployment in the council area