THE military's traditional slouch hat is to remain Australian-made. Read Today's Paper Mind Games. The Australian Plus. Subscribe for $4. Log In. My account. The Australian Plus benefits; ...

The khaki hat first became part of an Australian military uniform in 1885, when it was chosen for the newly-formed Victorian Mounted Rifles by the commanding officer, Colonel Tom Price.

Former soldier Dale Kirkman first made a plume for his own hat more than 20 years ago and now makes up to 200 plumes each year for the slouch hats of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps, veterans ...

“The slouch hat is a source of national courage and pride with a history that is deeply ingrained in Australian families, including my own,” Andrew Forrest says.

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 ...

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 ...

A serviceman in a slouch hat at a 2022 Anzac Day service. It was in South Africa that the slouch hat first became recognised as part of the Australian military garb during the Boer War.