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Calling in the army for the vaccine rollout and every other emergency shows how ill-prepared we are

  • Written by John Blaxland, Professor, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University
Calling in the army for the vaccine rollout and every other emergency shows how ill-prepared we areAAP Image/LUKAS COCH

News the army’s Lieutenant General John “JJ” Frewen has been picked to lead a new COVID-19 vaccination task force has prompted fresh discussion of the defence force’s role in Australia.

Frewen, already the commander of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) COVID-19 task force, will now also direct a...

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