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General Angus Campbell counts down on his $14,000 watch

The Defence Department can’t, or won’t, say how senior brass have handled lavish gifts given to them as part of their official duties.

Tom McIlroyCanberra Bureau Chief
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Defence Force boss Angus Campbell might be forgiven for counting down the hours until his looming retirement.

Amid war crimes investigations, multi-decade and multibillion-dollar delays on major projects, tensions between the Defence Department and its minister, Richard Marles, and now a possible traitorous former MP, Campbell is probably glad the clock is ticking.

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Tom McIlroy was the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief.
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