Australia’s secret role in a forgotten border conflict in Borneo was kept hidden for decades. Now veterans and their families want recognition. These are extracts from the article by Kylie Stevenson published in The Weekend Australian Magazine December 11, 2020 3rd...
Now is the time for a considered assessment of the findings of the Inspector General’s Report into alleged serious misconduct by Australia’s Special Forces in Afghanistan. It is an internal ADF Report that now is subject to ADF disciplinary and administrative...
Dear Ted, This was a long, difficult week. Thank you all for the support and thousands of responses to my reflections on the Afghanistan Inquiry. For those who missed it, my essay can be read here. In summary: First, we have forgotten basic truths about human nature....
At least 10 Australian Special Forces soldiers have been dismissed from their duties in the wake of the Afghanistan war crimes inquiry. The Australian Defence Force has begun dismissing Special Forces troops who were silent witnesses to the alleged execution of Afghan...
‘Grieved’ and ‘shamed’ by the Brereton report, soldier turned federal MP Andrew Hastie says ‘we ignored the true nature of war and sanitised it’. Read this extract from his article printed in The Australian 24th November 2020 "I served in the SAS for the next five...
“Today, the Australian Defence Force is rightly held to account for allegations of grave misconduct by some members of our Special Forces community during operations in Afghanistan. Before turning to the Inspector-General’s report, it’s important to note that over the...
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...
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....
As the flag comes down on the Royal Australian Regiment’s role in Afghanistan, Private Jacob Joseph takes a look at its role over the past 75 years for ARMY Newspaper. Private Arlen Treston from the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, covers the beach front with...
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...
