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 ...

Emu feathers on a slouch hat are a powerful symbol of the Australian Light Horse, and two army veterans are combining their skills so the tradition lives on.

For the more casually dressed Akubra workers, the gold medal is their recently renewed contract with the Australian Defence Force to produce slouch hats for the army.

Army chief Lieutenant General David Morrison said the distinctively Australian slouch hat remained the Army's primary headdress and would be worn when representing the Army in public.