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Jab, one-two GIVE IT ANOTHER SHOT National cabinet will hold its first biweekly meeting today to discuss Australia’s failed COVID-19 vaccine rollout, with the ABC noting that mass vaccination centres will be discussed and Scott Morrison is facing resistance from states with regards to his push for a home quarantine system. Yesterday, New South Wales recorded three locally acquired cases, after a family was found to have become infected while staying in hotel quarantine. Meanwhile, Victoria announced it will lift the pause on AstraZeneca for those both under and over 50 — now that issues...

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced a royal commission into the suicides of veterans and serving Australian Defence Force personnel.

Share Share on Twitter The mother who spearheaded a national campaign on behalf of her late son says the fight for change is not over despite the government's announcement of a royal commission into veteran suicides. Julie-Ann Finney’s son David took his own life in 2019 after a two decade career with the Royal Australian Navy. Since then, Ms Finney has fought for a royal commission on his behalf and for hundreds of other Australian veterans who have died by suicide. A picture of David Finney, who died in 2019. Supplied After a long-running campaign from ...

Australian soldiers who served in Afghanistan won't be stripped of their medals because of war crime allegations facing some special forces soldiers, defence minister Peter Dutton has announced.  Defence Force chief Angus Campbell recommended Meritorious Unit Citations be taken from three thousand soldiers from Special Operations Task Groups that served in Afghanistan from April 2007 to December 2013. Described as 'collective responsibility' by Mr Campbell, the move was originally recommended by Justice Paul Brereton whose report alleged 39 murders were perpetrated by Australian soldiers se...

Anger, heartbreak and acceptance at withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Save Normal text size Advertisement Mother of two young girls Kelly Walton lost her partner Lance Corporal Stjepan ‘Rick’ Milosevic in an ‘insider’ assault in Afghanistan which claimed the lives of three Australian servicemen. She says the only way she can think about the withdrawal of Australian forces from Afghanistan announced this week is with “disappointment and anger”. She spoke out after Prime Mi...