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Former Defence Force chief Angus Campbell has said he did not receive any reports of wrongdoing or alleged war crimes during his time as the commander of Australian forces in the Middle East. 

‘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.

  • Matthew Knott

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Deputy mayor’s car set ablaze as Bayside crime mystery shows no one is immune

Reports of crime in Brighton can be met with indifference by other parts of Melbourne. The City of Bayside’s deputy mayor would disagree with that view.

  • Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Defence Force chief Angus Campbell.

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.

  • Andrew Probyn
Vice Admiral David Johnston has been promoted to chief of the Australian Defence Force.

‘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.

  • Matthew Knott
Vice Admiral David Johnston.

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.

  • Matthew Knott
HMAS Brisbane

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”.

  • Matthew Knott
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Chief of the Defence Force General Angus Campbell said the military was well below target staffing levels.

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.

  • Matthew Knott
Reignite Democracy co-founder Monica Smit.

Defence Department’s long war with social media critics bears little fruit

The powers that be have failed to achieve total victory in years of combat against the Pineapple Express veterans’ group.

  • Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman
Chief of the Defence Force General Angus Campbell said deep fake videos pose serious national security threats.

‘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.

  • Matthew Knott
Senator Jacqui Lambie and military lawyer Glenn Kolomeitz are calling on the International Criminal Court to investigate senior Australian military commanders.

‘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.

  • Matthew Knott

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