Senior military officers who oversaw units of Australian troops accused of war crimes in Afghanistan will be stripped of their medals and citations. Defence Minister Richard Marles would not ...

Shamim Chowdhury is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. Her focus is on major international breaking news stories, in particular, conflicts, refugees and natural disasters. She has reported ...

They could not "in good conscience" retain their distinguished service medals ... said Australia must “learn from this tragic and bitter chapter in our military history".

‘IN This sign Conquer’ will remain as the motto on the Australian Army Chaplaincy badge after Australia’s army chief struck down a politically correct movement to change it. The backflip was ...

A NUMBER of Australian military commanders have been stripped of their medals for alleged involvement in war crimes during the Afghanistan war, Defence Minister Richard Marles said today. Following an ...

Australia has moved to strip senior military officers of their distinguished service medals over alleged war crimes committed on their watch in Afghanistan. The announcement on Thursday comes ...

Liberal Senator James McGrath has ripped into the Royal Australian Army’s decision to reveal rainbow diversity poppy badges ahead of Remembrance Day. Mr McGrath sat with Sky News host Peta ...

Australia has stripped senior defence commanders of military honours over alleged war ... said they would lose their distinguished service medals, as recommended by a landmark inquiry which ...