Category: Hugh White

FAIRFAX CRUSADE AGAINST 1 COMMANDO REGIMENT

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| 1 Commando Regiment, Afghanistan, Australian Defence Force, Defence issues, Hugh White

In 1998, a year before the break out of conflict in East Timor, Lieutenant General Frank Hickling, then Chief of the Australian Army, wisely undid some of the damage caused by defence experts in their running down of the Army’s warfighting capability. It seems the Australian media have failed to scrutinise these “failed defence theorists” […]

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AUSTRALIAN WOMEN IN COMBAT?

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| Greg Combet, Hugh White, women in combat

FEMALES AT THE FRONT–women at war?By Sasha Uzunov The Rudd federal government is pushing for women to be allowed to serve on the frontlines of war in infantry, armoured or combat engineers within the Australian Army. The Minister for Defence Personnel Greg Combet, who has never served in uniform, is an enthusiastic backer of the […]

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Generals and Diggers saved the day in Timor

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| East Timor, Frank Hickling, Hugh White, John Howard, Kopassus, Peter Cosgrove, TNI

The fighting quality of the Aussie digger that saved the day in East Timor not Desk Warriors. Private Carl “The Enforcer” Lloyd, Alpha Company, 4RAR, East Timor, 2001. Photo by Sasha Uzunov. On Line Opinion – Australia’s e-journal of social and political debate. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=8179&page=0 GENERALS AND DIGGERS SAVED THE DAY IN TIMOR by Sasha Uzunov […]

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