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CANBERRA, Australia, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Training militants loyal to a notorious warlord in Afghanistan will help ensure the safety of Australian troops there, the head of the military said Friday.
CANBERRA, Australia, June 2 (UPI) -- Australia's defense chief said sending more of the country's troops to Afghanistan could jeopardize the military's effectiveness in the region closer to home.
CANBERRA, Australia, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- Australian Defense Minister Joel Fitzgibbon says his government department has covered up mistakes due in part to "incompetence."
BAGHDAD, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made a surprise visit to his country's troops stationed in Iraq.
SYDNEY, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Australia's Department of Defense announced it has appointed a chief information officer after a recommendation from a Defense Management Review.
SYDNEY, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- A top Australian military official says that a two-year implementation of a military justice system overhaul is on track.
CANBERRA, Australia, April 16 (UPI) -- Australian troops in Afghanistan will follow more vigorous, U.S.-style combat rules rather than those followed by the International Security Assistance Force.
CANBERRA, Australia, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- The Australian Defense Force says a helicopter crash near Fiji has killed one soldier and left another missing.
CANBERRA, Australia, Feb. 16 (UPI) -- The Australian navy may replace its fleet of aging Sea King helicopters earlier than originally planned.
PERTH, Australia, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- An additional 190-member Australian special forces task group has departed for Afghanistan.
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