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 ...

Akubra will produce the iconic slouch hat for Australian soldiers for another twelve months, after renewing its contract with the Australian Defence Force.

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 ...

The image is seared into Australian lore — under a hot desert sun, a mounted soldier pours the last of his water into his slouch hat to share with his best friend, his horse. The image is seared into ...

KEMPSEY, Australia (AP) — The image is seared into Australian lore: Under a hot desert sun, a mounted soldier pours the last of his water into his slouch hat to share with his best friend, his horse.

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, ...

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 ...

KEMPSEY, Australia — The image is seared into Australian lore: Under a hot desert sun, a mounted soldier pours the last of his water into his slouch hat to share with his best friend, his horse. For ...

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 ...

Rain permitting, they might fling the hat in the nearest puddle. This rural ritual isn’t a sign of disrespect, but the opposite. A quintessential symbol of Australian working life, the Akubra has to ...

For more than 140 years, the instantly-recognisable icon has been an essential part of every farmer’s wardrobe and is now immortalised on a $1 coin in Australia Post’s latest collectables campaign ...

KEMPSEY, Australia (AP) — The image is seared into Australian lore: Under a hot desert sun, a mounted soldier pours the last of his water into his slouch hat to share with his best friend, his horse.