Back in May 2026, a journalist at A Current Affair exercised their due diligence and reached out to Defence Media with a number of UAP related questions for the Minister for Defence, Richard Marles before airing their story on 1 June 2026. Rather than address A Current Affair’s specific enquiries, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) instructed Defence Media to respond with the standard tired old line of: “Defence does not have a protocol for reporting or recording of Unidentified A...

FOIA documents highlight Australian Department of Defence’s ridicule of legitimate media inquiries into Westall case

Following the airing of the ABC’s Australian Story episode on the Westall UFO mystery back in April, I submitted a FOIA request (and subsequent appeal) for Defence’s internal communications regarding the producer's request for comment. The attached document shows exactly how the Australian Department of Defence, under Minister for Defence Richard Marles’ leadership handles legitimate media inquiries into historical events: by casually dismissing them with ridicule. It’s incredibly disappointi...