THEY’RE called Voodoo Medics not because they perform magic but because they practise the science of medicine under the toughest conditions on earth — on the front lines of war. The nickname for the ...

They are an elite team within the Australian military — combat medics who serve alongside Special Forces. They are fighting soldiers whose first job is to save lives. In this eight-part series, we go ...

THEY are elite fighters, operating in high performing teams with a powerful sense of purpose — until the day they discharge from the military. All of a sudden veterans are at home, thrust back into ...

COMBAT medics these days need to keep up with their soldiers or risk becoming a burden. Voodoo Medic Jody Tieche explains the “ditch medicine mentality” of the elite specialist forces group and his ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from NSW. Followed categories will be added to My News. The search for answers led to the secret world of the remarkable soldiers who fought alongside our special ...

About trauma, resilience and post-traumatic growth in the medics who served with Australia's special forces in Afghanistan. From losing mates in the battlefield to treating horrifically injured Afghan ...

FROM the outside, it’s a typical backyard shed, but stepping inside Dan Pronk’s man cave is a military geek’s dream with photos from his tours to Afghanistan and more memorabilia than most military ...

Teenage Mark Donaldson lost his father to a heart attack and his mother to murder. It helped forge an iron will and his courage under fire. “I believe the deaths of my parents had an element in ...

The 23-year-old special operations engineer, who was on his second deployment to Afghanistan, had rung his parents Peter and Marie before that fatal mission, like he always did. The Robinsons sat down ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from NSW. Followed categories will be added to My News. Marlborough said it was vital for veterans to find new purpose in their lives after leaving the army. “It’s ...

Kristin Shorten is an award-winning investigative journalist who began her media career at The Courier-Mail newspaper and reported for various News Corp mastheads before joining The Australian.