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ADF member recovering after Israel-Lebanon border blast

An ADF member deployed in a peacekeeping operation is recovering after being injured in a blast during a routine patrol of the Israel-Lebanon border.

AAP

'History will judge' future reform at ADF: Commission

A royal commission into suicide in the Australian Defence Force looks to spark "long-overdue" and "much-needed" change in defence culture.

AAP

Mrs. Josh Hawley targets abortion pills

Erin Hawley continues the proud GOP tradition of women building their careers by ruining other women's lives

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LGBTQI+ intolerance prevalent among Australian air force chaplains, inquiry told

Military chief says review into chaplaincy found ‘unacceptable views about minority groups, women, LGBTQI+ persons’

The Guardian - AU

NT residents evacuated as cyclone triggers flooding

More than 100 residents have been evacuated from the remote Northern Territory town of Borroloola after Tropical Cyclone Megan swept through the community.

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'Our nation honours him': PM's tribute to Lance Corporal Jack Fitzgibbon

Former MP Joel Fitzgibbon and his family held back tears in parliament.

Newcastle Herald

Cabinet papers from Iraq war period show Howard government saw access to Middle East oil as a key national interest

Newly released documents also reveal worries that reducing troop levels in Iraq would squander ‘the benefits’ to US-Australia alliance

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Navy veteran left 'broken' after treatment by military

An inquiry into defence suicide has been told how the military heightened the anguish of a former navy diver over the death of his brother by his own hand.

AAP

Defence's data base for sexual offences not 'reliable'

Defence lacks an integrated data set for sexual misconduct, meaning it is unable to properly respond and prevent the issue, a royal commission has been told.

AAP

Data fed in from drones, ships and subs provide a Harman wake-up call

New Navy assets will generate huge amounts of data.

The Canberra Times

Secretive ‘No’ consultants received taxpayer cash

A secretive consultancy firm behind the No campaign invoiced several senators for taxpayer money, Sky News goes off at ‘woke’ AI, and the ‘long-Covid’ effects of early super withdrawal.

Crikey

Australia handing nearly a billion dollars to banned Israeli arms firm

Elbit Systems is an Israeli company that arms the IDF, sold weapons to the Myanmar junta, and used to make illegal munitions. Now we’re handing it nearly $1 billion.

Crikey

‘The Defence Force is too woke in 2024’: Military recruitment and the new culture war

The Australian Defence Force has struggled with recruitment for well over a decade. But it’s all the fault of Labor, says the opposition.

Crikey

ADF chief unaware Fijian officer handed senior Australian army role was accused of torture, parliament told

Angus Campbell tells parliament recently appointed brigade deputy commander Penioni (Ben) Naliva is entitled to presumption of innocence

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Defence understaffed and sliding further backwards

The Australian Defence Force is thousands of people short of its employment targets and the problem is only getting worse.

AAP

Defence chief unaware of commander's torture allegation

A Fijian colonel facing torture allegations was appointed to oversee 3000 Australian troops, without the knowledge of the defence force chief.

AAP

ADF joins US, Japan military exercise for first time

Military co-operation between Australia, the United States and Japan has been bolstered by defence force personnel joining Exercise Keen Edge in the Pacific.

The Guardian - AU

Kirrily downgraded to tropical low as tens of thousands without power – as it happened

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Australia to manufacture missiles from next year

Australia will start domestic guided weapons manufacturing from next year after the Albanese government signed a multi-million dollar contract.

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Whistleblower David McBride’s claims after critical book review ‘bizarre and false’, says writer

A book reviewer faced a social media storm after criticising David McBride’s memoirs. McBride claims the writer ‘started it’, and the whistleblower and his followers are just ‘returning fire’.

The Guardian - AU

PM flags consideration of dedicated force for natural disaster responses amid climate crisis

On recent floods in Victoria and Queensland, Albanese said Australian defence force was a vital asset but that future recovery mitigation may need a re-think

AAP

Palau president welcomes ADF foreign soldier push

The leader of Palau has welcomed a proposal allowing foreign citizens to join the ADF as a good step forward, but says its residents have to be supported.

AAP

Australia adds firepower to Ukraine military training

Another 90 Australian soldiers will fly to the UK as part of the latest round of efforts to train Ukraine's military in its fight against Russia's invasion.

AAP

Troops charge in for $50K bonus to stick with army life

About 85 per cent of eligible Defence personnel have signed on for a $50,00 bonus to stay in uniform for another three years, the minister says.

The Guardian - AU

Queensland weather: ADF personnel deployed to south-east amid life-threatening flood warnings

Disaster recovery minister urges caution as up to 350mm of rain expected in ‘very dangerous forecast’ for south-east of state

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