The Federal Opposition has urged the Government to ensure the Army's traditional slouch hats are manufactured in Australia. The comments from the Opposition's defence personnel spokesman, Bob Baldwin, ...

Akubra Hats has won a contract worth $5 million to supply the iconic slouch hat to the Australian Defence Force. The NSW business will make 50,000 hats for the Australian Army and Royal Australian Air ...

Two Australian companies will continue manufacturing the iconic hat for the Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force, Defence Material Minister Jason Clare says. Akubra Hats Pty Ltd and ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The federal government is being urged to buy Australian and ensure the production of national icons, such as the slouch hat, is not sent ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A symbol of Aussie grit, slouch hats tell a personal story long after the war is over. A collector of military memorabilia, Simon Clegg, ...

Few things symbolise the Australian military and the Digger spirit quite as well as the iconic slouch hat. I am passionate about amplifying people's stories and trying to do them justice in the ...

DIGGERS ordered not to wear the famous Rising Sun badge on the downward brim of their slouch hats, as it's deemed "inappropriate". Chief of Army Lieutenant-General David Morrison said it was ...