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John Oliver on the ADF legal group: ‘A misleadingly friendly face on what is an utterly hateful ideology’

The Last Week Tonight host digs into the Christian conservative Alliance Defending Freedom that was behind the overturning of Roe v Wade, among other causes

The Guardian - US · May 12, 2025

‘We’re ready to fight’: activists brace as US anti-rights figures descend on Africa

Ultra-conservative campaigners fly in for ‘family values’ conferences to share tactics with African allies who oppose abortion and LGBTQ+ rights

The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2025

Veterans' challenges remain long after service is over

Female Australian Defence Force members face unique challenges while in service but for many the battle continues long after leaving the military.

AAP · Apr 25, 2025

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Liberal candidate apologises for Anzac Day booklet that contained campaign message and linked to how-to-vote card

Grange Chung, candidate for the Sydney seat of Reid, uses images of the former navy officer in military uniform

The Guardian - AU · Apr 25, 2025

Liberal candidates using military uniforms in election campaign ads despite repeated pleas from defence department

Department remains concerned over ads depicting candidates in military fatigues jumping from planes, serving on tour and holding rifles

The Guardian - AU · Apr 24, 2025

Only a third of Australians support increasing defence spending: new research

National security issues have been a constant feature of this federal election campaign.

The Conversation · Apr 23, 2025

‘Alarmist nonsense’: Labor and Coalition dismissed security risks over the Port of Darwin for years. What’s changed?

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton have both committed to stripping a Chinese company, Landbridge, of the lease to operate Darwin Port. Landbridge paid A$506 million for the 99-year lease from the Northern Territory government in October 2015.

The Conversation · Apr 10, 2025

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Without women, Australia’s defence force will struggle to recruit enough people

Australia faces crisis-level workforce shortfalls in security and defence. Recruiting more people to the defence force is now an urgent matter of national security.

The Conversation · Apr 7, 2025

Liberal Party Dumps NSW Candidate Who Believes Women Shouldn’t Serve In Combat For The ADF

Ben Britton made comments on a fringe right-wing podcast which didn’t align with official Liberal positions.

Pedestrian.tv · Apr 6, 2025

Coalition dumps Liberal candidate who said women should not serve in ADF combat roles

Ben Britton, who was running as the candidate for Whitlam in NSW, has been removed from the Liberal party’s website

The Guardian - AU · Apr 6, 2025

The Christian right has set the US on the road to Gilead. Without a fight, other nations may follow

Women’s rights – especially abortion – are truly at risk, says writer and broadcaster Deborah Frances-White

The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2025

Abortion clinic buffer zones: What has the US been saying and what is UK law?

The US Department of State and vice president have made comments on UK law in recent weeks.

Evening Standard · Apr 4, 2025

Liberal candidate says women should not serve in ADF combat roles amid range of controversial views

Benjamin Britton, standing in the seat of Whitlam, told a rightwing podcast Australia’s education system ‘brainwashed’ students with Marxist ideology, and praised Isle of Man flat tax

The Guardian - AU · Apr 3, 2025

US anti-abortion group expands campaign in UK

Exclusive: Alliance Defending Freedom, which is funding case of activist Livia Tossici-Bolt, is lobbying against buffer zones around clinics

The Guardian - UK · Apr 2, 2025

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Evening Standard · Apr 1, 2025

What are UK laws on abortion clinic ‘buffer zones’ and what has US been saying?

US vice president JD Vance and now the US State Department have drawn attention to legal cases in the UK.

The Conversation · Mar 27, 2025

Defence spending: our research shows how Australia can stop buying weapons for the wars of the past

Australia’s defence spending is on the rise. The future defence budget has already been increased to 2.4% of GDP. There is pressure from the new Trump administration in the United States to raise this further to at least 3%.

The Conversation · Mar 26, 2025

Australia may no longer be ‘deputy sheriff’, but its reliance on the US has only grown deeper since 2000

The year 2000 marked an inflection point for many Western countries, including Australia, in their outlook towards the world.

International Business Times · Mar 15, 2025

Armed Groups Covet Cocoa In Eastern DR Congo

Despite the risks from deadly armed groups roaming the countryside, Judith Kahindo walks alone every day to her isolated cocoa plantation in the war-torn North Kivu region of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

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The Conversation · Mar 13, 2025

We can’t keep relying on the ADF to respond to natural disasters – how to rebuild our emergency volunteer workforce

The recent rollover of two army trucks carrying Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel responding to ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred was unprecedented for a domestic emergency operation.

Pedestrian.tv · Mar 9, 2025

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.

AAP · Mar 9, 2025

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.

The Guardian - AU · Mar 9, 2025

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

AAP · Mar 8, 2025

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.

The Guardian - AU · Mar 8, 2025

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 · Mar 3, 2025

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

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