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Amid the growing superpower rivalry between the United States and China, the self-governing island of Taiwan has become one of the thorniest issues, with the ripples felt in Australia.
Russia on Saturday announced increased security measures in the border region of Kursk, where an incursion this week by Ukrainian forces caught Russian troops off guard.
The ADF doesn't want the inquiry to look into the actions of the crew that night, the helmet-mounted sight display, night vision systems or "human factors".
As part of the federal government's national defence strategic review unveiled in April, the eligibility critieria will be expanded to fill critical skilled workforce shortages.
This is a call for ideas, and a plea to keep the Anzac Day tradition alive and protect its future as an integral part of the moral and social fabric so threatened in this country.
The funding boost comes following last year's Defence Strategic Review, which argued Australia needed to modernise its current military structure it said was designed for a "bygone era".