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Ex-SAS soldier bailed due to Taliban threat

A former SAS soldier charged over alleged war crimes in Afghanistan has been granted bail due to danger posed by extremist Islamic inmates.

AAP

Former Australian soldier fears Taliban retribution in prison after being accused of war crime, court hears

Former SAS trooper, accused of killing Afghan man, has sought bail in a Sydney court after being arrested a week ago

The Guardian - AU

Jervis Bay helicopter crash landing renews focus on Australian Army's troubled Taipan fleet

The Defence Flight Safety Bureau has begun a formal investigation into why the multi-role helicopter was forced to ditch into the sea while taking part in counterterrorism exercises.

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Explosion, fire seconds before Defence helicopter ditches into Jervis Bay

Navy personnel have been pulled from the waters of Jervis Bay.

The Canberra Times

Inquiry after 10 survive army chopper crash into water

Ten ADP personnel have survived after the helicopter they were on plunged into water off the NSW south coast during a routine training exercise.

The New Daily

Army helicopter crashes into water off NSW south coast

Ten ADF personnel have been plucked from the water to safety after an army helicopter crashed off the NSW south coast during a routine training exercise.

AAP

Surveillance technology for ADF being created in Yinnar robotics workshop

A group of inventors operating out of a small workshop in regional Victoria are creating surveillance technology that will help the military by replacing dangerous patrol duties.

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Attorney Erin Hawley, wife of Missouri senator, fighting to end FDA approval of abortion pill

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Erin Morrow Hawley, an attorney and wife of one of Missouri’s senators, is at the center of a federal lawsuit in Texas that could cancel approval of a common drug used to terminate pregnancies, threatening abortion across the country.

Tribune News Service

Lessons from Ukraine conflict shaping how Australian Defence Force troops prepare for war

In Australia's largest garrison city, more than 1,500 troops are training in an exercise aimed at integrating old and new lessons.

ABC News

Judge weighs FDA approval of abortion drug

WASHINGTON — A federal district judge heard oral arguments Wednesday in a controversial case that could decide the fate of the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the abortion drug mifepristone — a decision that would have broad ramifications nationwide.

Tribune News Service

Judge weighs FDA approval of abortion drug - Roll Call

The case examines whether the FDA erred in its approval of a drug commonly used for both abortions and miscarriage management.

Roll Call

Federal judge hears challenge to FDA approval of abortion drug

U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk said he would rule “as soon as possible” on the request for a preliminary injunction that would move mifepristone, a common abortion-inducing drug, off the market.

The Texas Tribune

Unsustainable: Defence warns it can’t meet disaster response demand

The Australian Defence Force warns unprecedented natural disasters are placing pressure on its workforce responding to them.

The New Daily

Judge tried hiding abortion pill hearing

Matthew Kacsmaryk's actions ahead of a hearing planned for Wednesday were "bordering on judicial misconduct"

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ADF disaster response may not be sustainable in future

More intense and more frequent natural disasters could mean defence force clean-up efforts may not be sustainable, emergency chiefs have warned.

The Independent UK

At least 19 people killed in Congo by suspected extremists

Authorities say rebels in eastern Congo killed at least 19 people and set fire to a health fire and houses

Reuters

Suspected Islamist militants kill 19 in another village raid in east Congo

Suspected Islamist militants killed at least 19 people and burned a medical facility in a raid on a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo early on Sunday morning, two regional officials and a resident said.

The Independent UK

Eastern Congo hit by rebel attacks; 45 civilians killed

Local authorities say the death toll from several attacks this week by extremist rebels in eastern Congo has risen to at least 45 people

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The Independent UK

At least 36 people killed by extremists in eastern Congo

Congo's military said Thursday at least 36 people were killed by extremists in the country's conflict-riddled east

Asharq Al-Awsat

At Least 36 People Killed by Extremists in Eastern Congo

At Least 36 people were killed by extremists in conflict-riddled eastern Congo, the military said on Thursday. The Allied Democratic Forces, a rebel militia with links to the ISIS group, killed civilians in Mukondi village in North Kivu province, said Congo army spokesman in Beni town, Capt. Anthony Mwalushayi. “The…

France 24

UN Security Council team arrives in DR Congo as violence erupts in east

A United Nations Security Council delegation arrived in DR Congo on Thursday for a three-day visit, the world body said, as heavy clashes with M23 rebels continued in the east.

Al Jazeera

At least 36 killed in eastern DR Congo attack

Attack targeted the village of Mukondi, south of the city of Beni, in violence-wracked North Kivu province.

ABC News

Lack of fresh food on Kimberley supply flight Coles' fault, government says, after days of empty shelves

Premier Mark McGowan has blamed a supermarket giant for a lack of promised fresh food sent on a military plane to the flood-isolated East Kimberley.

Reuters

Islamist militants kill at least 35 in east Congo village, army says

Islamist militants killed at least 35 people in an overnight attack on a village in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in retaliation for a military crackdown on rebel activity, an army spokesperson said on Thursday.

ABC News

Australia's Space Command pushes for 'soft kill' capability to take out enemy satellites

The head of the ADF's Space Command says Australia is working on a plan to take out enemy satellites without creating dangerous debris.

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