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Commentary
Commentary – RCB Nature of Service as Warlike
Friday 25th Mar 2022
There is a long running dispute between the RCBRG and the Defence Department on the rightful categorisation of RCB’s service in Malaysia 1970 – 1989 to protect the RAAF assets at Air Base Butterworth (ABB) during the Communist Insurgency (1969-1989). Defence records...
Commentary – Defence is avoiding scrutiny on its long-awaited response to the Brereton inquiry
Tuesday 10th Aug 2021
If Defence is determined to learn the lessons of the past, why isn’t it being upfront with the public on its response to the Brereton war crimes inquiry? Justice Paul Brereton’s report last November laid bare the most shameful chapter in the Australian Defence Force’s...
Defence releases a plan to restore trust and confidence in military
Wednesday 4th Aug 2021
Defence has set out a four-year plan to reform the culture of the ADF, weed out wrongdoers and strip medals from unworthy recipients, in its long-awaited response to the Brereton war crimes inquiry. The report, uploaded quietly to the Afghanistan inquiry website on...
Defence Commentary – Man on a mission: Peter Dutton keeps Defence staff at arm’s length
Tuesday 18th May 2021
Peter Dutton has insulated his ministerial office from interference by Defence, accepting only the bare minimum of departmental staff as he prepares to shake up his $44bn portfolio. The Australian has learned the Defence Minister has allowed just two departmental...
Military commander tells dark story about the threat from China
Monday 10th May 2021
Major-General Adam Findlay has provided more detail on the threats facing the nation than has previously been publicly revealed. Firstly, the secret briefing by the special forces commander, revealed by The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald,...