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[Link] When confronted by his inaction on the Brereton reforms, Peter Dutton attempts to shoot the messenger
Read: 6/5/2022 www.theguardian.com
Peter Dutton attempted to shoot the messenger on Thursday, branding the Guardian a trashy publication and denying he had ever hung the chief of defence out to dry on the Brereton inquiry reforms.
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[Link] SAS soldier denies colluding with Ben Roberts-Smith on evidence, defamation trial hears
Read: 6/5/2022 www.theguardian.com
A serving SAS soldier has denied in court that emails between him and Ben Roberts-Smith – including marked-up pictures of a compound in Afghanistan – demonstrated they had colluded on their evidence about a mission, during which the newspaper defendants allege two civilians were murdered.
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[Link] Ben Roberts-Smith to call ex-SAS member alleged to have committed war crime as his first reply witness in defamation trial
Read: 18/4/2022 www.theguardian.com
A former Australian SAS soldier alleged by three newspapers to have ordered the execution of an unarmed elderly man in Afghanistan will be the first witness-in-reply called by Ben Roberts-Smith in his war crimes defamation trial.
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[Link] Witness in Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial denies he is a ‘liar and a fantasist’
Read: 2/4/2022 www.theguardian.com
A former SAS soldier who testified that Ben Roberts-Smith ordered him to stage a mock execution of a comrade during a training drill has defended himself in court against accusations he was a liar and fantasist who was trying to justify his own failures as a soldier.
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[Link] Witness tells court he killed a Taliban fighter credited to Ben Roberts-Smith in Victoria Cross award
Read: 3/3/2022 www.theguardian.com
A soldier who fought alongside Ben Roberts-Smith at the battle of Tizak where Roberts-Smith won his Victoria Cross has told the federal court he killed one of the Taliban machine gunners credited to Roberts-Smith on his official VC citation.
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[Link] Court blocks bid to release secret Ben Roberts-Smith report
Read: 23/11/2021 www.abc.net.au
Mr Roberts-Smith is suing The Age, Federal Capital Press and Fairfax Media, which reported serious allegations against him, including multiple unlawful killings in Afghanistan, which he denies.
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[Link] Closer ties with Indonesia army the focus of joint military training in Top End
Read: 23/10/2021 www.abc.net.au
Battling heatwave conditions and pandemic precautions, about 300 Australian and Indonesian soldiers are conducting their largest ever annual joint combat training across defence bases in the Top End.
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[Link] Indonesia and Malaysia 'worried' AUKUS will start a regional arms race with China
Read: 19/10/2021 www.abc.net.au
Malaysia and Indonesia have said they share strong reservations over Australia's decision to acquire nuclear-powered submarines, even though nuclear weapons were not part of the plan.
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[Link] Australia tries to calm diplomatic bust-up with France over submarine deal
Read: 19/9/2021 www.9news.com.au
The Federal Government has responded to France's decision to recall its ambassadors to Australia and the US.
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[Link] France recalls ambassadors to US and Australia after Aukus pact
Read: 19/9/2021 www.theguardian.com
France has recalled its ambassadors to the the US and Australia for consultations sparked by the “exceptional seriousness” of Canberra’s surprise decision to cancel an order for French-built submarines and its security pact with Washington and London.
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[Link] Fears of neo-Nazis in military ranks after ex-soldier’s passport cancelled
Read: 22/8/2021 www.theage.com.au
The first neo-Nazi to have his passport cancelled on national security grounds is a former Australian soldier, raising fears the Australian Defence Force is at risk of infiltration by extremists.
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[Link] Australian military rescue mission to Afghanistan launched
Read: 18/8/2021 www.abc.net.au
An urgent and dangerous Defence Force mission to evacuate Australians and Afghans from Kabul’s besieged international airport has begun, with an RAAF transport aircraft flying out of the capital this morning.
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[Link] Coalition accused of being too slow to organise evacuation mission to Afghanistan
Read: 17/8/2021 www.theguardian.com
The Australian government has been accused of waiting far too long to organise a military evacuation mission to Afghanistan, as it sends 250 defence force personnel to the region in a last-ditch bid to help people flee the Taliban.
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[Link] Crocodile attacks two soldiers swimming at Portland Roads in Far North Queensland
Read: 8/8/2021 www.abc.net.au
Another man, in his 30s, was slashed on his wrist and arm. The pair are Army soldiers and are believed to have been swimming just before 5:00pm on Friday near the coastal fishing village, Portland Roads, about 800 kilometres north of Cairns.
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[Link] Pentagon Wrongly Admitted Killing 21 Civilians in Iraq and Syria
Read: 7/8/2021 theintercept.com
The Defense Department has been forced to withdraw a key part of an official report to Congress, after wrongly claiming responsibility for killing 21 civilians in Iraq and Syria who were actually slain by close U.S. allies.
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[Link] Bullying claims at army’s Sydney University regiment referred to defence force inspector general
Read: 6/8/2021 www.theguardian.com
Allegations of bullying and harassment at the Australian army’s Sydney University regiment have been referred to the inspector general of the defence force for potential investigation.
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[Link] How an Islamic concept distorted by the alt-right is part of Ben-Roberts Smith’s defamation case
Read: 5/8/2021 www.crikey.com.au
A barrister acting for Ben Roberts-Smith has alluded to an obscure Islamic juridical concept — popularised by anti-Muslim alt-right figures — to discredit an Afghan witness describing alleged war crimes committed by Australian troops.
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[Link] Home affairs minister ordered into mediation with Afghan refugee detained in Australia
Read: 4/8/2021 theguardian.com
The Australian home affairs minister has been ordered into mediation with an Afghan refugee who assisted coalition forces during the Afghanistan conflict and remains in detention in Australia after eight years.
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[Link] Twenty-one of Australia's most elite soldiers to testify against Ben Roberts-Smith
Read: 14/6/2021 www.abc.net.au
Twenty-one current and former soldiers from Australia's most elite military regiment will make unprecedented court appearances in the defence case of the newspapers being sued by veteran Ben Roberts-Smith.