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British Air Force Chief details joint efforts with Australia to stop China poaching retired fighter pilots

The visiting head of Britain's Royal Air Force has detailed how he's worked with Australia to prevent former fighter pilots from taking lucrative training jobs with the Chinese military.

ABC News

Political instability and damage to infrastructure: how climate change could undermine Australia’s national security

For many Australians, the impacts of climate change on wellbeing are distressingly clear.

The Conversation

ADF taking too long to enact reforms after Afghanistan war crimes inquiry, watchdog warns

Exclusive: Report reveals oversight panel appealed to chief of ADF and chief of army to act with ‘a sense of urgency’

The Guardian - AU

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Could city dwellers be the answer to declining emergency service volunteers in the country?

Natural disasters are putting the volunteer workforce under increasing pressure at the same time as volunteer numbers are declining, so how can it be made more sustainable?

ABC News

Australia’s defence force faces once in a generation shake-up – but to what purpose?

Key strategists say military needs to focus on maritime and long-range strike capabilities to defend Australia’s interests across a wider region

The Guardian - AU

‘Should never have been allowed in’: ADF recruiting psychologically unfit candidates, veteran psychiatrist says

Retiring psychiatrist alleges defence force recruiters are permitting candidates with ‘significant’ psychological vulnerabilities to enlist

The Guardian - AU

Australian Defence Force soldiers training everyday Ukrainians in combat operations

As the war in Ukraine reaches its first anniversary this week, Australian soldiers are helping everyday Ukrainians prepare for combat, and will be there for months to come.

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Defence launches bomb at plans for Hunter tourist facility

Council and ADF join forces in bid to scuttle Hunter art gallery plans.

Newcastle Herald

Federal Court releases documents detailing claims about controversial Defence torture-resistance training program

New details of a controversial military torture-resistance program are on the public record after ABC Investigations asked the Federal Court to overturn a suppression order on documents examining the techniques.

ABC News

Australian ex-soldier alleges ‘sexual violence’ inflicted on him during secretive course

Damien De Pyle said he was forced to commit humiliating acts while suffering sleep deprivation during torture resistance training, court documents show

The Guardian - AU

ADF personnel leave Kimberley flood zone as weary homeowners continue to rebuild

As the military winds down its relief operations, residents in the flood-devastated Fitzroy Valley wonder when support funds will be made available.

ABC News

Defence providing 'surge' support to border protection efforts north of Australia

The decision to change rules around temporary protection visas leads to an increase in military assets for Australia's northern border.

ABC News

Robin Abcarian: Bad news: A Texas judge holds the future of medication abortion in his very conservative hands

Could a federal judge really declare that an abortion drug used safely by millions of American women over more than two decades did not receive proper vetting and force it off the market?

Los Angeles Times

Christian right mounts a doomed revival

The Satanic panic over the Grammys is part of a larger fundamentalist bid to make themselves relevant again

Salon

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AAP

NT senator warns against ADF intervention

NT senator Malarndirri McCarthy says a federal intervention in the region by the ADF would reignite trauma for those in Aboriginal communities.

The Independent UK

Colorado baker loses appeal over refusing cake to transgender customer

Baker says he refused trans customer because of his Christian faith

The Independent UK

Colorado baker loses appeal over transgender birthday cake

The Colorado baker who won a partial U.S. Supreme Court victory after refusing to make a gay couple’s wedding cake because of his Christian faith has lost an appeal in his latest legal fight

ABC News

Trepidation over ADF plan to upgrade airstrip, boost military capability on Cocos (Keeling) Islands

There has been a call for clarity over how the ADF will use an airfield on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands after a $568 million upgrade, amid fears it will create a security risk.

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Roll Call

Lawsuits show focus of abortion battle shifting to medication - Roll Call

Moves by the Biden administration to expand access to a drug first approved in 2000 have spawned multiple lawsuits.

The Canberra Times

'A warrior in every sense': Jim Molan farewelled in service at Duntroon

The former major general died last week following a two-year battle with cancer.

Reason

She Was Jailed for Basic Journalism. A Federal Court Isn't Sure if That's Unconstitutional.

Priscilla Villarreal's case will be heard again tomorrow at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. She has attracted some unlikely supporters.

Reuters

Islamists suspected of killing about 20 people in eastern Congo raid

Suspected Islamists killed about 20 people in a raid on a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday night, a local chief and a military official said on Monday.

ABC News

Ukraine Ambassador Vasyl Myroshnychenko welcomes ADF training commitment as first troops deploy from Darwin

Ukraine's ambassador to Australia has praised ADF troops who are being deployed to the UK to help train Ukrainian soldiers fight against Russia.

The Guardian - AU

Australian troops fly to UK to teach Ukrainian recruits ‘infantry tactics for urban and wooded environments’

Federal government says aim is to help Ukrainian fighters ‘gain the military skills needed to defend their homeland’

ABC News

Alice Springs mayor Matt Paterson calls for federal police, ADF assistance amid crime crisis

A police operation to stamp out crime in the Central Australian town has seen more than 300 people arrested since November – but mayor Matt Paterson says it's not enough.

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