21.  Australian forces served in World Wars I and II, Korea, in the Indonesia-Malaysia Konfrontasi campaign and in Vietnam.

22.  British spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Ben Curry said the Australian forces had been fired on and pursued for around five hours on Thursday afternoon.

23.  The Sydney Morning Herald reported this week that a strike by the Australian elite force, the Special Air Services, had been considered.

24.  The Sydney Morning Herald said a strike by the Australian elite force, the Special Air Services, was considered.

25.  Two suspected al-Qaeda fighters are believed to have been killed in a gunbattle with Australian forces late last month in the eastern mountains.

26.  Oata said they believed Australian military forces were mobilising in Townsville and were intending to challenge Papua New Guinean sovereignty.

27.  Operation Tandem Thrust is the biggest military exercise the US has undertaken with Australian forces since World War II.

28.  Plans will be announced during the visit to hold combined exercises between US Marines and Australian forces in northern Australia.

29.  Tens of thousands of local people were killed during the conflict, many of them because they had helped the Australian forces.

30.  The government also appreciated the efforts of the United States medical personnel who helped Australian forces after the incident.