Professor Rob McLaughlin & his expert panel of Rear Admiral Henning Bess, Mike Carlton and Wes Olson discuss the World War I sea battle between the Australian cruiser 'Sydney' and the German cruiser 'Emden'.

Season 6 of the Australian Naval History Podcast will start on Monday, 30 August. New episodes will be available weekly. We look forward to sharing this season with you!

Professor Rob McLaughlin discusses with Commander Rick Neville, Lieutenant Nick Trimmer, Warrant Officer Shane Pashley & John Stanley and Commander Tanzi Lea about the dramatic rescue during the 1998 Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. In particular, the panel discusses the efforts to rescue survivors from the Winston Churchill.

In this, the final part in a two-part special, Commander Greg Swinden discusses with Rear Admiral Cathcart Swan, Commodore Jack McCaffrie & Commander Tom de Voil the life of the famous Australian flagship HMAS Melbourne.

In this, part one of a two-part episode, Commander Greg Swinden discusses with Rear Admiral Cathcart Swan, Commodore Jack McCaffrie & Commander Tom de Voil the life of the famous Australian flagship HMAS Melbourne.

This is the last of four episodes on the RAN in the Arabian Gulf. Professor Rob McLaughlin discusses with Dr David Stevens, Vice Admiral Peter Jones, Commodore John Stavridis & Captain David McCourt the RAN’s involvement in the Iraq War.

This is the third of four episodes on the RAN in the Arabian Gulf. Professor Rob McLaughlin discusses with Dr David Stevens, Rear Admiral Allan Du Toit, Rear Admiral James Goldrick & Mr Paul Singer the RAN’s involvement in the 12 years of UN Security Council sanction enforcement operations against Iraq.

This is the second of four episodes on the RAN in the Arabian Gulf. Professor Rob McLaughlin discusses with Dr David Stevens, Vice Admiral Russ Shalders & Vice Admiral Chris Ritchie, the RAN’s operations in the Gulf War.

This is the first of four episodes on the RAN in the Arabian Gulf. Professor Rob McLaughlin discusses with Dr David Stevens, Vice Admiral Russ Shalders, Vice Admiral Chris Ritchie and Rear Admiral Chris Oxenbould the RAN operations from the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait to the Gulf War.

Professor Peter Stanley discusses with Dr Richard Dunley & Lieutenant Tim Döbler, FGN the German naval activities off East Africa and the role of HMAS Pioneer in the campaign to counter the German cruiser Königsberg.