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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspondent

‘History will judge us’: Richard Marles commits to defence reform after Afghan war crimes inquiry

Australian and Afghan soldiers conduct a counter-insurgency operation in Oruzgan province, Afghanistan in 2009
Soldiers conduct a military operation in Afghanistan in 2009. Richard Marles says he is ‘deeply committed’ to reforming the Australian Defence Force. Photograph: LS Paul Berry

The acting prime minister, Richard Marles, has said he is “deeply committed” to reforming the Australian defence force after the Afghanistan war crimes inquiry, declaring that “history will judge us”.

In an interview with Guardian Australia, the defence minister said the nation must “make right this appalling set of circumstances” and he promised to keep parliament informed of progress – a step avoided by his predecessor, Peter Dutton.

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