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Veterans up for payout over abuse in the ADF

Veterans could receive payouts of up to $50,000 for the abuse they endured in the military after the Defence Force Ombudsman backflipped on past decisions.

AAP

Principles or raw power: 3 steps NZ can take to resolve its confused stance on Gaza

The Gaza crisis is a major moral and legal challenge for New Zealand’s sense of national identity, and to its worldview based on rules and principles rather than raw power.

The Conversation

ADF culture may put women off, defence chief admits

Chief of the Defence Force General Angus Campbell says defence culture might deter female applicants from joining, amongst other factors.

AAP

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India, Maldives & Sri Lanka’s ‘Dosti-16’ kicks off in Maldives

Exercise ‘Dosti’ focuses on regional cooperation in areas such as search and rescue, medical evacuations, countering piracy, pollution response, as well as humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts.

The Hindu

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.

AAP

Dutton says Ben Roberts-Smith ruling a 'tough day for our country', while Taliban claims foreign forces carried out 'uncountable crimes'

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says the court ruling against decorated war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith was a "tough day for the country" and believes there has been a "significant culture change" at the Australian Defence Force.

ABC News

New Zealand defence spending set to increase by around $472 million

New Zealand will invest a further NZ$419 million ($264.18 million) to boost the salaries of Defence Force personnel and NZ$328 million to upgrade Defence Force assets and infrastructure, Defence Minister Andrew Little said on Monday.

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Veterans want a new commemorative day in New Zealand

New Zealanders will pause and reflect on the service of armed forces in Anzac Day dawn services, marches and commemorations across the country.

AAP

Former defence leaders demand release of climate report

Former defence force leaders fear climate security poses a greater risk to Australia than regional threats and are demanding the government declassify a report.

AAP

Handouts 'almost an insult' for flood victims in Qld

A local politician is urging Queensland and federal ministers to tour the northwest flood disaster zone, saying victims need more moral and financial support.

AAP

Micheál Martin outlines plans to make Defence Forces more appealing to women

At the end of 2022, just 7 per cent of our military were women

Irish Mirror

New Zealand Defence Force to retire P-3 Orion planes 5 months early

New Zealand Defence Force on Tuesday said it would retire its five P-3K2 Orion aircraft five months earlier than planned due to staff shortages, leaving it short of planes to undertake search and surveillance operations in the short term.

Reuters

New Zealand Navy idles ships as labour crisis hits

Three of New Zealand's nine naval ships are sitting idle in port as higher civilian salaries lure personnel out of the military, the country's Defence Force said on Wednesday, even as tensions in the Pacific rise between China and the U.S. and its allies.

Reuters

Review will decide the future of Australia's defence force

Marles faces rising defence costs and competing interests.

The Canberra Times

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Minister backs Afghanistan medal review

Defence Minister Richard Marles says he supports the defence force contacting senior officers to advise them they may have to hand war medals back

AAP

Defence chief cleared to strip medals

Australia's defence force chief has been cleared to sanction officers who served in Afghanistan after a damning report into alleged war crimes.

Newsroom.co.nz

Mackenzie protection deal disarmed

Two years on, a conservation agreement with the Defence Force isn’t yet inked

Reuters

Australia launches review into former pilots training Chinese military

Australia will launch a review into the obligations former Defence Force personnel have to protect state secrets, following reports Australians were among Western military pilots who had been approached to help train the Chinese military.

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Department of Defence slashed proposed €20,000 cost of Defence Forces gala dinner with string quartet

The event was part of an international sailing regatta - but was scaled back

ABC News

New perks on offer as Defence sounds alarm on military staff recruitment and retention

In a recent letter to ADF personnel and department staff, the Defence secretary and the Chief of the Defence Force acknowledge the need to do more to "remain competitive".

ABC News

Flood updates: Police find a body in floodwaters, believed to be a 63-year-old man missing in regional NSW - as it happened

Police find a body believed to be a missing 63-year-old man who was last seen on a rural property on Lachlan Valley Way in Hillston on Tuesday, October 11.

The Guardian - AU

Australian soldier alleges torture survival course involved simulated child rape and left him with PTSD

The defence force’s alleged handling of the training course prompted a complaint to the Australian Human Rights Commission

Newsroom.co.nz

Foreign fighting a diplomatic minefield

The death of a Kiwi fighting in eastern Ukraine raises questions about how even lawful foreign enlistment with another country’s military can prove sensitive.

Newsroom.co.nz

Defence Force slammed as 'national security' info published in-house

Details of Kiwi personnel at US war games was withheld on national security grounds - then published in a Navy magazine.

Newsroom.co.nz

Wetland rules threaten access to Defence Force, electricity infrastructure

Concessions have been made for some industries but not others when it comes to what you can and can't do near a wetland.

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