Australian denfence force


Crikey Clarifier: Crikey Clarifier: why don’t women serve on the front line?

In the wake of the latest Australian Defence Force Academy behaviour scandal, the federal government will eliminate discrimination on the front line by allowing female combat officers. So why did it take so long, what are the reasons against it, and which other countries successfully employ female front-line troops? Crikey sought some answers… Where do […]

Troops mutiny in an Afghanistan campaign first

24 Dutch troops in Afghanistan have been suspended following a refusal to follow orders in what has been described as the first “mutiny” of the conflict, writes Bernard Keane.