Defence Minister Richard Marles says the damning courtroom findings against disgraced former SAS Corporal Ben Roberts-Smith reveal the urgent need to implement all the findings of an inquiry into Australian soldiers’ conduct in Afghanistan. READ MORE
Investigation
Opinion: ADF – Ideological grenade tossed into the mix as distraction
AS the inimitable Sir Humphrey Appleby once opined, “Minister, two basic rules of government: Never look into anything you don’t have to. “And never set up an inquiry unless you know in advance what its findings will be.”. It should have been the first caution given...
Opinion: Further Comments on the Afghanistan Allegations
David Jamison adds more to his earlier comments . "My belief that the government has botched the Brereton report in a most spectacular fashion has been reinforced this week. The Government Ministry reshuffle has left the current Defence Minister in place. Her public...
Summary of ASASA National Response to Release of IGADF Report
Close Collaboration with Welfare Coordination Cell- West Nick Coenen and his team have been doing a great job trying to support those impacted by the Inquiry, more recently with 13 Individuals who have been issued with NTSC letters. Initially they were given...
IGADF Afghanistan Inquiry – Supports Available to the ADF and Veteran Communities
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7p-aP0rOc1U&feature=youtu.be
Australian special forces soldiers committed up to 39 murders: ADF report
Australian special forces soldiers allegedly committed up to 39 murders and 19 current or former soldiers will face criminal investigation, possible prosecution and the stripping of their medals after the findings of an exhaustive inquiry released by military chief...
SAS just wants the truth. We do not have a callous disregard for human life.
For the first time in the history of the Australian Special Air Service Regiment, and after much internal deliberation, a small group of soldiers has made the collective decision to step out from the shadows to remind our country what they are, and what they are not....
Opinion – Yamashita’s Shadow Falls on the ADF
If, as widely alleged in leaks and reports, investigators have drawn admissions that SAS members committed war crimes in Afghanistan, the offenders need to be punished to the full extent of the law. But what of their superiors? As Australia endorses the 'Yamashita...
PM to appoint special war crimes prosecutor
Scott Morrison will set up a special prosecutor to deal with any Australian servicemen accused of war crimes in Afghanistan, with the findings of the Brereton Inquiry to be released next week. The Prime Minister warned Australians on Thursday that difficult news...
Opinion – Special forces issues have deep historical roots
Media coverage and public discussion of alleged breaches of the laws of war by Australian special forces is heavily focused on individual personalities. Little attention has been paid to longstanding collective, structural and cultural drivers, or to decisions made...