Why the ADF needs to move with society to retain the public trust
- Written by Damian Powell, Historian and Principal, Janet Clarke Hall, The University of Melbourne

The Australian Defence Force has faced a reckoning in the past few months. First came the shocking Brereton report exposing alleged war crimes committed in Afghanistan.
Then, in recent weeks, other critical issues have surfaced requiring urgent attention, from the royal commission investigating veteran suicides to a vigorous debate over the very...
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