Changing the culture of our SAS forces is no easy fix. Instead, we need to face the true costs of war
- Written by Damian Powell, Historian and Principal, Janet Clarke Hall, University of Melbourne
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Australians will be disheartened by the inspector-general of the Australian Defence Force’s report on war crimes committed by our special forces soldiers in Afghanistan. But they should not be surprised.
The demands placed upon the Special Air Service Regiment (SASR) and Commando Regiment have...