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Boys recount 'torment' at hands of armed rebels in DR Congo

Forcibly recruited into a rebel militia affiliated with the Islamic State group, two boys revealed the "torment" of living in its camps as members committed massacres in the Democratic Republic of Congo's northeast.

Radio France Internationale

Conservative legal group aims to export its rightwing Christian mission beyond US borders

Alliance Defending Freedom has ramped up its global spending on litigation and other campaigns to push its ultra-conservative Christian values

The Guardian - US

Rapid tech uptake as diggers aim to bring down drones

Drone technology has transformed the modern battlefield and the Australian Defence Force is moving quickly to protect its soldiers and citizens.

AAP

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Global group accused of attacking gay rights backs South Australian woman over school presentation

Global arm of Alliance Defending Freedom, which advances ‘a Christian view’ of sexuality, supports proposed legal action over classroom material

The Guardian - AU

Unknown number of servicewomen gagged by ADF agreements

The defence force chief is offering to review non-disclosure orders for victims of sexual misconduct but stopped short of committing to a blanket annulment.

AAP

'Disgraceful' bid to remove defence class action claims

The defence force faces backlash as it seeks to exclude complaints of sexual violence and harassment experienced by female members overseas from a class action.

AAP

'Protect their own': defence culture of silence, abuse

Members of the Australian Defence Force sign up to serve their nation, but for many, their greatest threat isn't the enemy - it's their colleagues.

AAP

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Recent ADF members ruled out of veterans' service chief

As recruitment is underway for the head of a body to uphold accountability of reforms to defence and veteran wellbeing, a key group will be ineligible.

AAP

Is British politics immune to US-style rightwing Christianity? We’re about to find out

Nigel Farage and Tommy Robinson are increasingly espousing Christian ‘values’, and a wealthy US legal group is becoming influential – this could have dire consequences, says author Lamorna Ash

The Guardian - UK

PM urged to dump 'backward' Defence awards changes

Labor's proposed changes to how people can appeal a Defence decision to refuse honours and awards have failed to secure the backing of a parliamentary inquiry.

AAP

A visual guide to 14 of the drones wreaking havoc in Ukraine, Russia and beyond

In the past five years, uncrewed aerial vehicles (drones) have become indispensable in modern warfare. The Russia–Ukraine war has accelerated their ascent: on any given day, there may be hundreds or even thousands of drones operating across the frontlines and behind them.

The Conversation

Class action filed over rates of sexual violence in ADF

A group of women are taking unprecedented legal action against the commonwealth government over systemic sexual violence within the Australian Defence Force.

AAP

Military truck involved in crash as driver hospitalised

A military truck has rolled after colliding with a car, with the motorist taken to hospital for injuries.

AAP

Australia protests after Chinese fighter jet releases ‘unsafe’ flares near its aircraft in South China Sea

Australia lodges diplomatic protest after Chinese fighter jet releases flares near Australian surveillance aircraft

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Farage urged to explain anti-abortion links to meeting with Trump officials

Lib Dems accuse Reform leader of wanting to water down women’s rights after reports of help from advocacy group

The Guardian - UK

Nigel Farage is cosying up to the US anti-abortion group that challenged Roe v Wade. Women in Britain should know that

ADF, a conservative Christian lobby group that counts among its allies JD Vance, has stated that its goal is to see abortion rights curtailed in Britain, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: ADF soldier dies near Townsville; Vance brushes off Young Republicans’ racist texts; and Australia’s favourite bird named

Two others injured in vehicle rollover during a training exercise in north Queensland

The Guardian - AU

Army vehicle fleet suspended after Australian soldier dies in training accident in north Queensland

Paramedics treated three military personnel at scene of single-vehicle incident near Townsville on Wednesday night

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The Guardian - AU

Police expand search for missing boy Gus in outback SA after advice from ‘survival specialists’

South Australian commissioner says police leaving ‘no stone unturned’ in effort to recover body of four-year-old who went missing in late September

The Conversation

Australia’s anti-corruption commissioner has a trust problem. He needs to change course to fix it

The commissioner of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), Paul Brereton, is once again facing criticism for his handling of a potential conflict of interest.

The Conversation

Australia-PNG defence treaty: what we can learn from history to make this new alliance work

After a slight delay, Australia and Papua New Guinea formally signed a defence treaty this week committing the two nations to come to each other’s aid if one is faced with an attack.

The Guardian - US

US supreme court appears poised to overturn Colorado ban on ‘conversion therapy’

Ruling in favor of Christian legal group could undermine care and rights for LGBTQ+ youth across the country

The Guardian - US

Christian group ‘deceived’ supreme court about LGBTQ+ research, cited scholars say

Exclusive: Experts say Alliance Defending Freedom, arguing to revive conversion therapy, ‘profoundly misrepresented’ their work in case threatening trans and queer youth

AAP

War crimes trial could be years away for ex-SAS soldier

National security concerns are threatening to delay a landmark war crimes trial for more than a year as a former soldier pleads not guilty to murder.

The Guardian - AU

Australian defence force says ‘no place’ for extremists despite member’s link to neo-Nazi group

Man who remained in service more than eight months after involvement revealed was also charged with possessing extremist material

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