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When Peter Dutton visited his first military base as Defence Minister last month, he had a remarkable message for senior military officers: leave the room.
He was at Lavarack Barracks in the garrison city of Townsville and he was on a mission. The objective was two-fold: begin lifting morale following the Brereton war crimes inquiry and find out what troops on the ground want from the government.
Peter Dutton met soldiers in Townsville last month.
Credit:ADF âHe comes to Townsville, we meet with a bunch of soldiers and senior officers. The first thing Peter did was to tell the cameraman to get lost. And then he said to all the senior officers: âYou can leave as wellâ,â says Phil Thompson, the member for Herbert in north Queensland and a former soldier.
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