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		<title>Unrest in the ranks as retired troops slide into poverty</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/20/unrest-in-the-ranks-as-retired-troops-slide-into-poverty/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/20/unrest-in-the-ranks-as-retired-troops-slide-into-poverty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 02:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian army]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian defence force]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian troops]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[politicians' pay rises]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[superannuation schemes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Retirees receiving military superannuation pensions are struggling to maintain their standard of living because of inadequate indexation, writes <b>Peter Criss</b>, a retired RAAF air vice-marshal.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>18</slash:comments>
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		<title>Double standards from the ADF as ruling excuses gay cyber bullying</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/06/double-standards-from-the-adf-as-ruling-excuses-gay-cyber-bullying/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/06/double-standards-from-the-adf-as-ruling-excuses-gay-cyber-bullying/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 02:06:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harley Dennett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian defence force]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bullying]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discrimination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Facebook]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gay rights]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=263249</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With gay marriage opponents pushing the line that everything is hunky-dory for gay people so please stop whinging, an ADF inquiry has given a free pass to anti-gay bullying and death threats.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Front-line women: if they&#8217;re good enough, they&#8217;re good enough</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/28/front-line-women-if-theyre-good-enough-theyre-good-enough/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/28/front-line-women-if-theyre-good-enough-theyre-good-enough/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 03:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[People & Ideas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian Defence Association]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian defence force]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Neil James]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women on the frontline]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=249787</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yes, women will be theoretically free to fight on the front line. But comparatively few are likely to actually apply, and very few of those are likely to meet the physical and psychological standards required, writes blogger <b>Geoff Lemon</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/28/front-line-women-if-theyre-good-enough-theyre-good-enough/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>Women on the front line</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/28/women-on-the-front-line-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/28/women-on-the-front-line-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 22:58:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Jamieson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian defence force]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[feminism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women on the frontline]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=249663</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<b>Crikey media wrap</b>: In the battle for equality, women have had an historic win, with the Defence Force finally opening up combat roles for females.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/28/women-on-the-front-line-3/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Defence: no longer untouchable, the ADF got mugged</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/11/defence-no-longer-untouchable-the-adf-got-mugged/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/11/defence-no-longer-untouchable-the-adf-got-mugged/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 03:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian defence force]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[defence procurement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[defence spending]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal budget 2011]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stephen Smith]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=222481</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For nearly two decades, Australia's annual budget has been a bit of a ho-hum experience for Defence. But last night it got raided for the first time in years, says <b>Graeme Dobell</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/11/defence-no-longer-untouchable-the-adf-got-mugged/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Women on the front line</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/04/13/women-on-the-front-line-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/04/13/women-on-the-front-line-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 03:09:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian defence force]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian Defence Force Academy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women on front line]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=217347</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Crikey readers have their say.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Soldiers outed on Facebook &#8230; five myths about the future of journalism &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/04/13/media-briefs-soldiers-outed-on-facebook-unpaid-writers-sue-huffpo/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/04/13/media-briefs-soldiers-outed-on-facebook-unpaid-writers-sue-huffpo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 03:09:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Media briefs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian defence force]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Facebook]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Huffington Post]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Libya]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=217342</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Soldiers outed on Facebook, the BBC news chiefs admit that flying in big-name anchors to breaking news stories has -- on occasion -- been a waste of money and other media news.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/04/13/media-briefs-soldiers-outed-on-facebook-unpaid-writers-sue-huffpo/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>ADF into the heat of battle</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/04/13/come-in-spinner-adf-into-the-heat-of-battle/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/04/13/come-in-spinner-adf-into-the-heat-of-battle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 02:34:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Noel Turnbull</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alan jones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian defence force]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[defence spending]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stephen Smith]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=217374</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Stephen Smith could be described as a brave man -- even a hero -- in the real sense of the words rather than the debased usage much of the media and many militaristic politicos have adopted.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/04/13/come-in-spinner-adf-into-the-heat-of-battle/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>14</slash:comments>
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		<title>Why the force is with Stephen Smith</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/04/12/smith-doesnt-let-a-good-crisis-go-to-waste/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/04/12/smith-doesnt-let-a-good-crisis-go-to-waste/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 03:04:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian defence force]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian Defence Force Academy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gender issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stephen Smith]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=217071</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Stephen Smith has cleverly seized on the crisis of confidence in the ADF engendered by the ADFA scandal to push through a reform the military wants.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/04/12/smith-doesnt-let-a-good-crisis-go-to-waste/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>79</slash:comments>
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		<title>Women on the front line</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/04/12/women-on-the-front-line/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/04/12/women-on-the-front-line/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:20:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Jamieson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ADFA sex scandal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[angus houston]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian defence force]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stephen Smith]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=216993</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<b>Crikey media wrap</b>: A sex scandal in the Defence Force has led to Australian women finally being allowed to fight on the front line and opened a conversation on misogyny and the culture of Australia's defence force academies.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/04/12/women-on-the-front-line/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Australians frugal as personal lending finance decreases</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/04/11/australians-frugal-as-personal-lending-finance-decreases/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/04/11/australians-frugal-as-personal-lending-finance-decreases/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 02:53:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Political snippets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian defence force]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Libya]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Muammar Gaddafi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[peter reith]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=216683</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[That Australians are being cautious with their finances was shown again this morning.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/04/11/australians-frugal-as-personal-lending-finance-decreases/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Cadet film case: lessons to be learnt in the way it was reported</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/04/08/cadet-film-case-lessons-to-be-learnt-in-the-way-it-was-reported/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/04/08/cadet-film-case-lessons-to-be-learnt-in-the-way-it-was-reported/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 03:02:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian defence force]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stephen Smith]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=216445</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The biggest lesson in this case is that the whole matter could have been resolved in much more detail, much swifter and in a much more effective manner if the Commandant of ADFA had been allowed to explain the facts from the beginning, writes <b>Neil James</b>, executive director, Australia Defence Association]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/04/08/cadet-film-case-lessons-to-be-learnt-in-the-way-it-was-reported/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>19</slash:comments>
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		<title>The dark side of mateship in Australian military ranks</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/04/06/the-dark-side-of-mateship-in-australian-military-ranks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/04/06/the-dark-side-of-mateship-in-australian-military-ranks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 02:18:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian defence force]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=215917</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Gender equity interventions alone cannot penetrate the hermetically sealed, and bullet-proof culture of group solidarity that soldiers are socialised into at training, writes sociologist and former military man <b>Dr Ben Wadham</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/04/06/the-dark-side-of-mateship-in-australian-military-ranks/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>54</slash:comments>
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		<title>Australia or Austria? The WikiLeaks mix-up</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/03/10/oztria-the-wikileaks-mix-up-that-sparked-a-major-investigation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/03/10/oztria-the-wikileaks-mix-up-that-sparked-a-major-investigation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 02:22:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian defence force]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wikileaks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wikileaks Afghan War Diary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wikileaks Afghanistan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=209413</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<em>Crikey</em> can reveal that the inability of US soldiers to differentiate between Austria and Australia helped trigger a major investigation by Australian authorities and potentially endangered Australian troops in Afghanistan. <b>Luke Miller</b> explains.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/03/10/oztria-the-wikileaks-mix-up-that-sparked-a-major-investigation/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>53</slash:comments>
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		<title>Why is the ADF&#8217;s amphibious fleet worn out?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/02/04/why-is-the-adfs-amphibious-fleet-worn-out/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/02/04/why-is-the-adfs-amphibious-fleet-worn-out/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 02:09:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian defence force]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian Navy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=201192</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The real story about the burgeoning deficiencies in defence force amphibious vessel capabilities is that both sides of politics are being less than correct historically when trying to attribute blame for it, writes <b>Neil James</b>, executive director, Australia Defence Association.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/02/04/why-is-the-adfs-amphibious-fleet-worn-out/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Defence procurement bungles: we&#8217;re without amphibious capability</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/02/02/defence-procurement-bungles-were-without-amphibious-capability/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/02/02/defence-procurement-bungles-were-without-amphibious-capability/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 01:53:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian defence force]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Defence Department]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stephen Smith]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=200607</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Australia now has almost no amphibious capability to respond to emergencies in our region, writes <b>James Brown</b>, former military commander and Lowy Institute Military Associate.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/02/02/defence-procurement-bungles-were-without-amphibious-capability/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Our new attack aircraft: the end of the JSF?</title>
		<link>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/planetalking/2011/01/04/two-aircraft-that-put-pressure-on-the-jsf/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/planetalking/2011/01/04/two-aircraft-that-put-pressure-on-the-jsf/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 23:54:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Sandilands</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian defence force]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aviation industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aviation safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[f-35]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joint Strike Fighter program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[joint strike fighters]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=195230</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The appearance of two all new attack and defend aircraft have raised issues of substance for the Joint Strike Fighter program, and indicate that the US and its allies should carefully review their plans to maintain air superiority, reports <b>Ben Sandilands</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/planetalking/2011/01/04/two-aircraft-that-put-pressure-on-the-jsf/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Crikey apologises to The Franklin Mint</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/11/23/crikey-apologises-to-the-franklin-mint/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/11/23/crikey-apologises-to-the-franklin-mint/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 02:15:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian defence force]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=187739</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Crikey readers have their say.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>16</slash:comments>
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		<title>Elite Oz soldiers in covert operations for top-secret Alliance Base</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/11/22/elite-oz-soldiers-in-covert-operations-for-top-secret-alliance-base/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/11/22/elite-oz-soldiers-in-covert-operations-for-top-secret-alliance-base/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 02:23:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Antony Loewenstein</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASIS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian defence force]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian troops]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[US soldiers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Washington]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=187453</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Elite Australian soldiers are involved in covert operations for the Americans in the "war on terror", co-ordinated through the top-secret, Paris-based centre Alliance Base.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Iraq War Logs: the Australian contingent</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/10/25/iraq-war-logs-the-australian-contingent/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/10/25/iraq-war-logs-the-australian-contingent/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 02:05:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Rest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian defence force]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iraq]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iraq War]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iraq War Logs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=180639</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Crikey has started sifting through the nearly 400,000 US military records that make up Wikileaks' Iraq War Logs and has identified over 60 reports as most likely referring to Australian troops, writes <b>freelance writer Luke Miller</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/10/25/iraq-war-logs-the-australian-contingent/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>Our moral duty to stay in Afghanistan</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/10/14/rethinking-afghanistan-what-about-our-moral-duty-to-stay/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/10/14/rethinking-afghanistan-what-about-our-moral-duty-to-stay/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 02:08:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Sparrow</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The World]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian defence force]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rethinking Afghanistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taliban]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=178276</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Everyone knows that much of Afghanistan’s current misery can be traced back to the willingness of the Soviets and the US to fund various groups of cut-throats during the cold war. We’re doing exactly the same today.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/10/14/rethinking-afghanistan-what-about-our-moral-duty-to-stay/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>51</slash:comments>
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		<title>A reality check on Afghanistan</title>
		<link>http://www.heraldsun.com.au/opinion/troops-in-for-the-long-haul-in/story-e6frfhqf-1225934048786</link>
		<comments>http://www.heraldsun.com.au/opinion/troops-in-for-the-long-haul-in/story-e6frfhqf-1225934048786#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 23:08:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Rest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian defence force]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NATO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US military]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[war in Afghanistan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=176270</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Transition of power in Afghanistan won't just run on some pre-determined calendar schedule arranged by outside forces. This is a messy and difficult battle and Afghans still need training, writes <b>Russell Robinson</b>.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Support the Afghanistan troops by bringing them home</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/09/30/support-the-afghanistan-troops-by-bringing-them-home/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/09/30/support-the-afghanistan-troops-by-bringing-them-home/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 03:22:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Richardson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian defence force]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tony Abbott]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[war in Afghanistan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=175460</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Australian troops could simply pack up and leave Afghanistan, as other countries have done, and no-one else will much notice or care. It's a better idea than escalating the military action.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/09/30/support-the-afghanistan-troops-by-bringing-them-home/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>36</slash:comments>
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		<title>Let them serve: Defence drops ban on transgender soldiers</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/09/15/let-them-serve-defence-drops-ban-on-transgender-soldiers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/09/15/let-them-serve-defence-drops-ban-on-transgender-soldiers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 03:38:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harley Dennett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian defence force]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Don't Ask Don't Tell]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=172015</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Chief of the Defence Force Angus Houston issued an instruction Monday revoking the policy that effectively banned transgender service members. The ADF is believed to be the last government agency that specifically fired employees for transitioning gender, writes <b>Harley Dennett</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/09/15/let-them-serve-defence-drops-ban-on-transgender-soldiers/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>48</slash:comments>
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		<title>Australia starts punching in the right weight division</title>
		<link>http://inside.org.au/punching-at-exactly-our-weight/</link>
		<comments>http://inside.org.au/punching-at-exactly-our-weight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:34:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia-Pacific]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian defence force]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iraq War]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[war in Afghanistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[white paper]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=170914</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With long US-led wars involving Australian troops, our role in East Timor's independence and China as a rising military power in Asia, <b>Brian Toohey</b> examines where Australia's power now stands in the Asia-Pacific region.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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