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Tess Ikonomou

Defence vows to respect rights of class action troops

"There is no place for sexual violence in Defence," Admiral David Johnston has told senators. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Defence will respect the rights of military personnel who sign up to a landmark class action alleging systemic sexual abuse and harassment, the chief of Australia's military says.

More than 1000 Australian Defence Force women have registered for the legal action against the Commonwealth, which is trying to remove any incidents alleged to have occurred while the women were deployed overseas from the claim.

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