Australia appoints Susan Coyle as first female army chief: ‘Deeply historic moment’

NewsWorldAustralasiaAustralia appoints Susan Coyle as first female army chief: ‘Deeply historic moment’Lieutenant General Susan Coyle, the current chief of joint capabilities, ⁠will take over as chief of army in JulyAlisha Rahaman Sarkar Monday 13 April 2026 11:34 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2956363","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/susan-coyle-lieutenant-general-australian-army-b2956363.html","title":"Australia appoints Susan Coyle as first female army chief: ‘Deeply historic moment’"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-12495","index":0}Newly appointed Chief of Army Lieutenant General Susan Coyle poses for photographers after a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia (Reuters)On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/im...