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Ben Roberts-Smith’s high stakes defamation trial against Nine newspapers has heard that the decorated soldier’s kill count was ‘very high’.

Ben Roberts-Smith’s high stakes defamation trial against Nine newspapers has heard that the decorated soldier’s kill count was ‘very high’.

CANBERRA returnee MICHAEL FINCK, of Chapman, is happy to be home after 35 years away, but he’s far from impressed with the roads… I MOVED back to Canberra two years ago and am happy to be back after 35 years away. However, while the nation’s capital has moved ahead significantly, its roadways haven’t. I travel on the Tuggeranong Parkway/Caswell Drive/Gungahlin Drive (that’s a mouthful in itself) daily. And what a disgrace – a major roadway with ridiculous speed limits and poor-quality roadway.  In my opinion, it should be modelled on Sydney’s newer freeways such as the M7...

Australian defence minister speaks of war with China In extraordinary comments on national television yesterday morning, Australia’s newly-installed Defence Minister Peter Dutton declared that the prospect of a near-term war with China over control of Taiwan should not be “discounted.” Dutton’s statement formed part of a broader discussion within the Australian political and media establishment, which is openly canvassing participation in a catastrophic war in the Indo-Pacific. The themes of “military preparedness,” “regional threats” and the glorification of recent army campa...

Defence Minister Peter Dutton says there are 'no plans for Australian troops to return' to Afghanistan By political reporter Matthew Doran Australian troops will not return to Afghanistan, even if the nation's security deteriorates in the coming years, according to new Defence Minister Peter Dutton. This year's Anzac Day commemorations will be the last marked with Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel deployed in Afghanistan. Of the more than 39,000 Australian troops who have served in the country over the past two decades, only 80 remain there. The decision has sparked f...