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I thank the Member for Clark and the Member for Kennedy for moving this motion. I well know their keen interest in this matter - and it is an interest.
Department of Defence
January 2022. After an outstanding career in a variety of key strategic roles, Major General
Fox is set to become Australia’s first female Deputy Chief of Army.
Major General Fox joined the ADF in 1988, graduating from the Royal Military College in
1991. Throughout her career she has paved the way for many of her colleagues as she
shared her wealth of experience and expertise in various domestic and international
deployments.
acknowledged her professionalism and thanked her for her contribution to the community.
“I sincerely thank Major General Fox for her accomplishments and contribution to the nation,
and to our current and former serving personnel,” Mr Chester said.
China’s Aid Emboldens Cambodia
Attendees to the 20th Summit of Association of Southeast Asian Nations, held in Phnom Penh, could not miss the warm welcome for another visitor – billboards and flags honoring Chinese President Hu Jintao. The visit was no coincidence, argues journalist Sebastian Strangio, based in Phnom Penh. A steady flow of loans and investment in Cambodian projects signals rising Chinese influence and possible cracks in regional solidarity among the 10 member states of ASEAN, particularly over territorial disputes with China over the resource-rich South China Sea. Of course, Cambodia was not always close to China, with its history of funding the Khmer Rouge, the communist guerrilla group that began in 1960, presided over genocide of 1.7 million from 1975 to 1979, and continued its insurgency into the 1990s. Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen insists China does not control his country of 15 million. But China’s support undoubtedly emboldens Cambodia to ignore
The Australian Defence Force has faced a reckoning in the past few months. First came the shocking Brereton report exposing alleged war crimes committed in Afghanistan.
Then, in recent weeks, other critical issues have surfaced requiring urgent attention, from the royal commission investigating veteran suicides to a vigorous debate over the very function of the ADF itself in today’s society.
As we prepare to withdraw our forces from the Afghan conflict without any consensus on the war’s outcomes, the ADF is potentially at a crossroads.
Not only are questions being raised about its culture, there appears to be a struggle underway about its identity and purpose, as well.