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Former Vice-Chancellor Sir Rupert Myers will lead celebrations today marking the 50th anniversary of the signing of an agreement to provide officer cadets with degree studies for the first time.

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The Australian Defence Force has largely been missing in action on climate change and its broader implications for national security, writes Michael D. Thomas.

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The Abbott government must resist the temptation to play politics with defence policy, writes Alan Dupont.

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Tony Abbott’s latest “Captain’s call” comes as the government commits more troops to Iraq, writes Sue Williamson.

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To conclude that incidents of hazing and sexual harassment merely indicate the presence of bad men is to misunderstand our highly gendered workplaces, writes Dean Laplonge. 

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Successive Australian governments have skewed our defence priorities and failed our soldiers, argues Alan Stephens.

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Australia’s military must re-evaluate its role post Afghanistan or risk failing to adapt to new international challenges, leading security analyst Professor Alan Dupont warns.