Afghanistan
Voters laboring under gutless government
Ross Gittins may well bemoan the “era of gutless government”, but perhaps he should direct his criticism to the people responsible, the electors of Australia.
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Baird rejects Cricket Australia ‘hypocrisy’ accusation over Afghanistan
Outgoing ICC chair Greg Barclay said in an interview that Australia and England had done the expedient thing by announcing they would not play bilateral games against Afghanistan after the 2021 Taliban takeover.
- by Daniel Brettig
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Investigations
‘Absolutely gutted’: Cases dropped against soldiers over notorious war crimes allegations
Former Australian troops accused of killing civilians in Afghanistan will not face prosecution over two notorious alleged war crimes.
- by Nick McKenzie
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Australian cricket
Afghanistan women’s refugee team to play in Melbourne after three-year fight
Pleas for a refugee Afghanistan women’s cricket team to get to play together have finally been answered by Australian cricket.
- by Daniel Brettig
Swinger, former elite soldier to face trial over threesome rape charges
The two men have been ordered to stand trial over the alleged rape of a heavily intoxicated woman during a threesome at an inner-city apartment.
- by Cameron Houston
North Bondi RSL calls for board to be removed
North Bondi RSL’s members initially supported NSW RSL president Mick Bainbridge. Like them, and unlike most other members of RSL branches, he was young and he had seen combat. Now they want him to resign.
- by Julie Power
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Australian cricket
Firooza burned all of her cricket gear to hide it from the Taliban. Then Australia went into bat for her
It’s been three years since Afghanistan’s women cricketers escaped the Taliban. While determined to stay together, they are frustrated nothing has come of their pleas to play.
- by Daniel Brettig
Women banned from raising their voices, looking at other men in Taliban crackdown
Religious police are roaming bus stops and shopping centres searching for dress code violations or any women who might laugh or raise their voices.
- by Rick Noack
Bibi was given $4 a day to survive. Now that allowance has been cut to zero
As humanitarian crises unfold around the globe, the United Nations is looking at its books.
- by Zach Hope and Karuni Rompies
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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
Children’s indoor lifestyle stunts their imagination
Daisy Turnbull’s point is well made. Where are the backyards to play in? Where are the creeks to dam? Where are the places to cycle to? It would be nice to think we can turn this around, but for many this will not be possible.
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