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‘National shame’: Richard Marles strips medals from Afghanistan war commanders

‘National shame’: Richard Marles strips medals from Afghanistan war commanders

Opposition defence spokesman Andrew Hastie choked with emotion as he said “our soldiers must tell the truth, and those in leadership must seek it out”.

  • by Matthew Knott

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Why veterans want pokies clubs to remove ‘RSL’ from their names
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Why veterans want pokies clubs to remove ‘RSL’ from their names

RSL boss Mick Bainbridge made the call as analysis shows the $1.3 million that clubs donated to veteran welfare is about the same that one club donated to its own golf club.

  • by Harriet Alexander, Andrew Taylor and Nigel Gladstone
‘The enemy within’: Royal commission damns Defence for needless deaths

‘The enemy within’: Royal commission damns Defence for needless deaths

The landmark inquiry found current and former service personnel are 20 times more likely to take their own lives than to die in combat.

  • by Matthew Knott
‘My life was destroyed’: Veteran suicide families speak out

‘My life was destroyed’: Veteran suicide families speak out

With the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran suicide about to release its findings, six families disclose their heartbreak, their belief that the system let them down – and what they would like to see changed.

  • by Tim Barlass
‘Making history every day’: AUKUS chiefs defend submarine plan

‘Making history every day’: AUKUS chiefs defend submarine plan

One in 10 submariners serving on the US Navy’s prized nuclear submarines in the western Pacific will soon be Australian, a visiting admiral has revealed.

  • by Matthew Knott
The US wants to avoid World War III, so Ukraine has no choice but attack

The US wants to avoid World War III, so Ukraine has no choice but attack

Since the end of the Cold War, Western nations have largely been able to assume a posture of strategic timidity. Ukraine doesn’t have that choice.

  • by Mick Ryan
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Australia strikes deal to build our own long-range missiles

Australia strikes deal to build our own long-range missiles

The missiles will cost $4 million each and have a range over 275 kilometres.

  • by Matthew Knott
‘The highest standard’: A touch of luxury for the Australian Army

‘The highest standard’: A touch of luxury for the Australian Army

Under new owners Andrew and Nicola Forrest, hatmaker Akubra will continue to produce slouch hats.

  • by Damien Woolnough
Pilots switched in minutes before fatal Taipan crash
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Pilots switched in minutes before fatal Taipan crash

Multiple sources have also said that investigators have effectively ruled out mechanical, engine or airframe fault as a cause for the tragedy.

  • by Andrew Probyn and Hannah Bowers
National Anti-Corruption Commission raided home of Bruce Lehrmann

National Anti-Corruption Commission raided home of Bruce Lehrmann

Search warrants seen by this masthead show officers were authorised under the Crimes Act to search for “documents concerning any submarine deal”.

  • by Olivia Ireland
‘Unconscionable’: UN experts slam delay in compensating alleged Afghan war crime victims

‘Unconscionable’: UN experts slam delay in compensating alleged Afghan war crime victims

The experts also called on the Australian War Memorial in Canberra to stop celebrating disgraced soldier Ben Roberts-Smith after a damning defamation judgment.

  • by Matthew Knott