ADF chief tells Senate estimates he reviewed his own performance commanding troops in Afghanistan

Chief of the Australian Defence Force, Gen Angus Campbell, speaks during Senate Estimates. He said he did not receive special treatment during a review of troops in Afghanistan. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

The chief of the Australian Defence Force, Gen Angus Campbell, says he reviewed his own performance commanding troops in Afghanistan as part of a newly completed review.

But Campbell brushed off concerns about an apparent conflict of interest, saying he had encouraged the defence minister, Richard Marles, to “seek independent views” before making any decision on the issue.