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ADF
‘Moral accountability demands more’: Calls for top brass to hand back medals
Former Defence Force chief Angus Campbell and other leading military figures are facing growing calls to surrender their military honours after more junior Afghanistan war commanders were stripped of theirs.
- by Matthew Knott
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ADF chief rejects China spying claim after helicopter flare incident
The incident, where a Chinese jet dropped flares in the path of a navy helicopter, has caused tension between Australia and the nation’s biggest trading partner.
- by Andrew Probyn
‘Safe pair of hands’ David Johnston the new Defence Force chief
Johnston, a naval officer who has been the nation’s second most senior military figure since 2018, will replace long-serving Defence Force Chief Angus Campbell in July.
- by Matthew Knott
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Defence
Can a two-year ‘placeholder’ reform the Australian Defence Force?
The Albanese government has opted for continuity over change and safety over boldness in its choice of a new Defence Force chief.
- by Matthew Knott
Military investigating claims of officers boasting of sexual conquests in WhatsApp group
Asked about the so-called “three-ringed wranglers” WhatsApp group, Navy Chief Mark Hammond said the claims were being taken “very seriously”.
- by Matthew Knott
Defence Force under ‘stress’ as chief reveals true extent of staff crisis
Allowing foreigners to serve in Australia’s armed forces is among changes being considered to bolster a sluggish recruitment effort that has left the military short thousands of personnel.
- by Matthew Knott
Defence department goes to war over meme page
The Pineapple Express’ edgy, often offensive memes developed a cult following among veterans. The top brass at Defence wasn’t laughing.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
‘Truth decay’: Defence Force chief warns of information warfare risks
General Angus Campbell says the Chinese military is especially invested in forms of psychological warfare that seek to confuse and divide foreign citizens.
- by Matthew Knott
‘Culture of cover-up’: Lambie refers ADF commanders to The Hague
Senator Jacqui Lambie has referred senior Defence Force officers to the International Criminal Court over alleged war crimes in Afghanistan.
- by Matthew Knott
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Roberts-Smith case
Defence chief Angus Campbell tried to hand back his Afghanistan medal but was refused
The offer was made to then-defence minister Linda Reynolds but was turned down by the Morrison government because it did not want anybody’s medals revoked.
- by Chris Masters
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Roberts-Smith case
Be brave, strip soldiers’ medals, says expert who sparked war crimes inquiry
The sociologist who triggered the Brereton war crimes inquiry says soldiers who oversaw alleged wrongdoing in Afghanistan should be stripped of their honours.
- by Matthew Knott
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