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Cyclone Alfred Update: 13 Injured Following ADF Vehicle Crash In Lismore

13 ADF personnel have been injured due to a crash involving two army vehicles in Lismore, NSW, during flood relief efforts.

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Defence to continue disaster response support: Marles

Australia's military will continue to provide people and equipment to help disaster response, as the alarm is sounded on the impact on the defence force.

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Twelve soldiers remain in Lismore hospital after army trucks rolled in northern NSW

Two personnel in serious condition after accident near city lashed by torrential rain brought by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred

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ADF troops seriously injured in flood deployment

More than a dozen defence force personnel have been injured, six seriously, when their trucks rolled during a deployment to a flood-ravaged region.

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Six seriously injured in ADF trucks that crashed near Lismore in northern NSW

One truck rolled several times into a paddock and another tipped onto its side, attempting to avoid the first vehicle, at around 5pm on Saturday

The Guardian - AU

David McBride’s lengthy prison sentence failed to take into account ‘brave and selfless’ motivations, lawyers argue

ACT court of appeal hears McBride thought it was his duty as a soldier and in the ‘best interests of the ADF’ to leak information

The Guardian - AU

More jets would show Australia is no US free rider: MP

A coalition's pre-poll vow to acquire 28 more F-35A fighter jets for Australia, if it wins the next election, would show it's not a US "free rider", an MP says.

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Afternoon Update: PM and ADF at odds on China ships timeline; radio host’s Matildas slur; and the TV stars who wanted scenes cut

Anthony Albanese says civilian and military notifications about Chinese live-fire drills came ‘at around the same time’

The Guardian - AU

Officer stripped of security clearance still in ADF

An army officer is still in the Australian Defence Force after ASIO made an adverse assessment against him, in the belief he was more loyal to Israel.

AAP

Dutton accuses Albanese of ‘ducking and weaving’ as PM at odds with ADF timeline of Chinese live-fire drill notification

Opposition leader says Albanese ‘failing to answer basic questions’ as PM claims civilian and military notification happened ‘at around the same time’

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: ADF officer loses security clearance over Israel; far right vote surges in Germany; Telegram fined $1m

Army officer deemed more loyal to Israel than Australia; Germany’s far right surges in exit polls; encrypted messaging app faces huge fine

The Guardian - AU

Australian defence force officer stripped of security clearance over loyalty to Israel

Asio believed the man, anonymised as HWMW, was at risk of being exploited by the Mossad

The Guardian - AU

Inside the US-backed groups waging war on Scotland's abortion buffer zones

ON Wednesday afternoon, Rose Docherty became the first person to be arrested under Scotland’s new abortion buffer zone law.

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Scotland 'being targeted by infamous Project 2025 over abortion buffer zones'

US vice-president JD Vance was accused of “dangerous scaremongering” after hitting out at Scotland’s abortion buffer zones laws last week.

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Defence pact to build PNG links without the brain drain

Defence forces must guard against brain drain between national militaries, an analyst says as Australia and Papua New Guinea hammer out a new treaty.

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Black Hawk helicopters to join Australian defence fleet

Twelve Black Hawk helicopters will be used for emergency and counter-terrorism operations in the ADF, after being fast-tracked from the United States.

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Ugandan forces enter eastern Congolese city of Bunia to back up local troops

A military official says Ugandan troops have entered the eastern Congolese city of Bunia to help local forces stop deadly violence by armed groups

The Guardian - UK

Prayer and prosecutions: the US ‘hate group’ waging war over Britain’s abortion clinic buffer zones

Anti-abortion campaigners cheer as JD Vance brands safe zones an attack on ‘liberties of religious Britons’

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Scottish abortion rights campaigners debunk JD Vance's buffer zone lie

BUFFER zone campaigners have warned that US vice-president JD Vance is "completely misrepresenting the facts" around the…

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Former ADF chief Campbell slammed over honours call

Veterans have called for an overhaul of the Defence honours and awards system, with former defence force chief Angus Campbell heavily criticised.

The Guardian - US

This anti-abortion leader is building on ‘the ultimate victory from the supreme court’

Erik Baptist, with Alliance Defending Freedom, has his sights set on mifepristone after the fall of Roe v Wade

AAP

Nation 'playing catch-up' in preparedness for war

Conflicts such as the war in Ukraine demonstrate Australia's need to ensure it is prepared and resourced to defend itself in wartime, a Navy rear admiral says.

The Guardian - AU

Australia kept quiet about early deployment of forces ahead of Iraq war, cabinet papers show

The Howard government sent military personnel to the Middle East well before officially authorising Australia’s involvement

The Guardian - US

10m trees to be planted in US to replace ones destroyed by hurricanes

Arbor Day Foundation non-profit to plant trees in six of the worst-hit states over the next four years

The Conversation

Disaster happens when soldiers don’t act ethically. We can provide better training to support them

Recently, the government responded to the Royal Commission into Veteran Suicide. It adopted most of the recommendations designed to better support defence personnel.

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