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A digital illustration depicting Sussan Ley's fragile hold on the LNP leadership. Artwork by Sean Callinan. DIGITAL

Surrender or fight on net-zero, the conservatives will still hunt Ley

With the Coalition routed from the cities, with yet another leader set to be martyred to the climate cause, even the most ardent Coalition populist must wonder: have we got this one right?

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Ben Roberts-Smith VC MG, Victoria Cross recipient speaking at The Daily Telegraphâ€™s Save Our Heroes Summit, held at The Parliament of New South Wales. Picture: Jonathan Ng

Fresh war claims ‘spurious‘

Ben Roberts-Smith says fresh allegations of war crimes an attempt to backtrack flaws in previous accusations.

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SAS Corporal Ben Roberts-Smith VC, MG, with the Australian Special Operations Task Group, leaves a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter during preparation of the Shah Wali Kot offensive in Afghanistan, 06/2010. Roberts-Smith was later awarded the Victoria Cross during action in saving the lives of wounded comrades.

SAS hero accused in Afghan war ‘murders’

Ben Roberts-Smith accused of ordering murders of two Afghan prisoners in fresh string of war crime allegations.

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Offical portrait of Major General Paul Brereton

War crime probe ‘won’t finger Diggers’

An inquiry into possible war crimes committed in Afghanistan is unlikely to allege criminal wrongdoing by individual soldiers.

Members of the Australian Defence Force in Townsville departing by Chinook to assist with the Bushfires down south. Australian Army Generic. Picture: Alix Sweeney

Soldiers ‘not surprised’ by war inquiry move

Soldiers who have been served with notices accusing them of wrongdoing while fighting in Afghanistan ‘are unlikely to be surprised’ given the scale of the investigation.

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 04, 2016 in the coastal city of Misrata shows a MIG-23 fighter jet of the Libyan Air Force taking off from the Air College, that was turned into an air base for jets targeting the positions of the Islamic State (IS) group in Sirte as well as in the north-central and north-western Libya. - The UN said May 27, 2020 it was

Anti-terror strategies ‘unfocused, lack rigour’

Australia’s countering violent extremism industry is unfocused, poorly conceived and may not be achieving its aim, a new study has found.

Save Our Heros Summit held at the Preston Stanley in Parliament House of NSW. Victoria Cross recipient and Afghanistan veteran Ben Roberts-Smith was a special guest. Picture: Toby Zerna

Security doubt delays soldier’s suit

The defamation trial brought by VC recipient Ben Roberts-Smith has suffered another delay after the commonwealth sought more time to examine new evidence.

Former sailors explore HMAS Gladstone for the Fremantle Class Patrol Boat reunion, March 14, 2020

Patrol boat refit urged to fill subs gap

Australia’s current navy shipbuilding program is way off target, according to defence expert Marcus Hellyer.

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An Australian Army Black Hawk helicopter from the 6th Aviation Regiment extracts military personnel from an island off the coast of Papua New Guinea during Exercise Night Naip. *** Local Caption *** Australian Army soldiers from 2nd Commando Regiment and the Special Operations Engineer Regiment are participating in Exercise Night Naip with the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) between 17th Aug - 04th Sept 14. Exercise Night Naip is an annual training event between the two nations, under the Defence Cooperation Program, designed to enhance and build upon the PNGDF's capabilities, particularly focussing on the conduct of major event security, protection of major facilities, combat decision making, riverine and helicopter operations. The training activities are designed to enhance both the ADF and the PNGDF's capabilities and ability to operate effectively together.

ADF may pay soldiers’ war crimes bills

The ADF appears set to cover some of the legal costs of special forces soldiers embroiled in criminal Afghanistan war crimes probes.

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Offical portrait of Major General Paul Brereton

Afghan probe ‘may cause trauma’

A long-running inquiry into possible Afghan War crimes appears poised to make negative findings against Australian special forces soldiers.

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