‘Perfect storm’ sparks urgent aid request
Anthony Albanese has been asked to commit $150m in emergency relief to stop an “unfolding global humanitarian catastrophe”.
Afghanistan
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Explosive claim rocks Roberts-Smith trial
Lawyers for SAS veteran Ben Roberts-Smith have seized on official military files to make a huge claim in his defamation trial.
One key question in Roberts-Smith trial
The defamation “trial of the century” involving SAS soldier Ben Roberts-Smith can be distilled to one single question.
‘Shameful’ history to be investigated
Defence Minister Richard Marles has urged patience as federal police investigate alleged war crimes by Australian troops in Afghanistan.
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Citizen tortured and killed by Taliban for being Australian
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ADF names soldier who died in ‘non-combat-incident’
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ADF non-combat death in Afghanistan under investigation
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