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There is still a chance to save the hundreds of locally engaged staff who trusted us
The Australian Special Air Service trooper Mark Donaldson was awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantry after his vehicle convoy came under enemy fire in Afghanistan’s battle of Khaz Oruzgan in September 2008.
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Was two decades of war worth the price in human life, enduring suffering and monetary cost? It depends who you ask
During the two decades in which Australia was ensnared in an unwinnable war after trailing the US into Afghanistan, a succession of our political leaders spoke reassuringly about how they would not desert the Afghans.
“We will not abandon Afghanistan,” the then prime minister Julia Gillard declared in 2011.
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Was two decades of war worth the price in human life, enduring suffering and monetary cost? It depends who you ask
During the two decades in which Australia was ensnared in an unwinnable war after trailing the US into Afghanistan, a succession of our political leaders spoke reassuringly about how they would not desert the Afghans.
“We will not abandon Afghanistan,” the then prime minister Julia Gillard declared in 2011.
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We stay indoors, as the rain pours down outside. And look inwards and elsewhere to find the light and colour that might get us through
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We stay indoors, as the rain pours down outside. And look inwards and elsewhere to find the light and colour that might get us through
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One new friend is Charmian Clift’s Mermaid Singing, a memoir of trauma and self-discovery and a reminder of what could have been
Sometimes, re-reading a novel is like slipping on a favourite old jumper. You know you’re going to get warmth and comfort.
Other times it can be as discomfiting as plunging into an ice bath.
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One new friend is Charmian Clift’s Mermaid Singing, a memoir of trauma and self-discovery and a reminder of what could have been
Sometimes, re-reading a novel is like slipping on a favourite old jumper. You know you’re going to get warmth and comfort.
Other times it can be as discomfiting as plunging into an ice bath.
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The towering Victoria Cross recipient was unmissable as he entered the court on day one of his high-stakes defamation trial against two of Australia’s most distinguished journalists
Ben Roberts-Smith walked resolutely, by himself, towards the federal court in Sydney on day one of his quest to prove himself the victim of what his lawyers insist could be the most damaging and costly character assassination in Australian history.
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The towering Victoria Cross recipient was unmissable as he entered the court on day one of his high-stakes defamation trial against two of Australia’s most distinguished journalists
Ben Roberts-Smith walked resolutely, by himself, towards the federal court in Sydney on day one of his quest to prove himself the victim of what his lawyers insist could be the most damaging and costly character assassination in Australian history.
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Right now there is the same type of hope that was in the ether in 2000. But reconciliation must be more than a week – or a word
This year Australia’s National Reconciliation Week went with the theme: More than a word. Reconciliation takes action.
Yes, the need for meaningful action is urgent and hard to fault.