Looks like the ADF wants homos to sign up:


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13561293/Australian-Defence-Force-slamm...




'Defence capability is reliant on our ability to attract and
retain the best possible talent regardless of
background, gender, age, culture, religion, ability or sexual orientation,' he said.

'Diversity and inclusion are critical to the successful delivery of Defence's mission.

'It is important that the Defence workforce reflects the communities that we serve.'


The Australian Defence Force has been accused of promoting 'woke garbage' after asking recruits about their pronouns and sexuality on application forms.

The Department of Defence APS careers website asks potential soldiers, sailors and aviators if they use alternate genders or are part of the LGBTQIA+ community.

'Which pronouns do you use: he/him, she/her, they/them,' is the first question asked on the form.

Recruits are also queried if they 'identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, questioning (LGBTIQ+)?'

United Australia Party Senator Ralph Babet slammed it as 'woke garbage', arguing  the country's enemies would be laughing at us. 

Mick Ryan is a retired major general in the Australian Army.


Mick Ryan - To Avoid Ukrainian Defeat by a Thousand Cuts the NATO Strategy Needs to Radically Change

Jul 11, 2024  At First Hand - Experiences of the War
Barely a week goes by without things occurring that would have been inconceivable three years ago. Russian territory being hit by American made munitions, history’s most substantial sanctions in place against Russia, a near coup against the Kremlin, and Putin going cap-in-hand to Kim-Jong-Un to prop up his ailing military. What more can happen before these tensions and conflicts coalesce into World War 3 – especially the expectations that Korea troops will soon be fighting on the territory of Europe. 

https://www.reuters.com/world/australia-charges-russian-born-married-couple-with...




By Renju Jose
July 12, 20243:05 PM GMT+10Updated an hour ago


SYDNEY, July 12 (Reuters) - Australia said on Friday it had arrested a Russian-born married couple on espionage charges, alleging the woman who was an information systems technician in the Australian Army sought to access defence material and send it to Russian officials.
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) said the couple, who hold Australian citizenship, worked to access material related to Australia's national security though no significant compromise had been identified yet.
"We allege they sought that information with the intention of providing it to Russian authorities," AFP Commissioner Reece Kershaw said during a media briefing.
"Whether that information was handed over remains a key focus of our investigation."
The AFP said the woman, 40, travelled to Russia and instructed her husband in Australia to log into her official account to access defence materials.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese warned anyone considering acting against Australia's national security.
"People will be held to account who interfere with our national interests and that's precisely what these arrests represent," Albanese told reporters. He declined to comment directly on the case saying it was before the court.
Igor and Kira Korolev appeared in the magistrate's court in Brisbane, court filings showed, after being charged with one count each of preparing for an espionage offence, which carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in jail. The charges are the first under new laws introduced in 2018.
They did not apply for bail and were remanded in custody until Sept. 20 when they are next due to appear, media reported.
The couple has been living in Australia for more than 10 years, with the woman getting Australian citizenship in 2016 and her husband in 2020.
The arrests come as Australia on Thursday unveiled an A$250 million ($169 million) military aid package for Ukraine at the NATO summit in Washington, the country's single largest aid package since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
Australia is one of the largest non-NATO contributors to the West's support for Ukraine and has been supplying defence equipment to Kyiv, banned exports of aluminium ores to Russia and sanctioned more than 1,000 Russian individuals and entities.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-05/aukus-set-to-sink/103534664




By Nick Baker and Taryn Priadko for Global Roaming

    ABC RN

    Topic:Defence and National Security

Tue 5 Mar

And, based on other defence projects, he contends there will be cost blowouts.

"Whenever [the Department of] Defence says it's going to cost you $1,
always multiply it by three. A
and so your $368 billion is, in effect, a lifetime cost of $1 trillion," he says.

"And you can do a hell of a lot with $1 trillion."



https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-25/aukus-project-will-be-slow-expensive-and-...


By defence correspondent Andrew Greene

    Topic:Navy

2h ago

Malcolm Roberts

Australia Left Defenceless After Decades of Failures

Jul 23, 2024

Australia has been left almost defenceless after decades of failures from both sides of politics.

They've gutted our defence forces and failed our troops. The current Chief of the Defence even criticised a "warrior" culture in our special forces. This is absurd.

We have to give our Defence Force personnel a proper purpose and a clear mission. We need to spend less money on gender advisers and more on ammo.

A submarine captain has been sacked for making a sex video while in command of nuclear missiles

Bobby. wrote on Aug 14^th, 2024 at 3:24pm:


It is true especially to crew nuclear subs on deterrent patrols. 3 months under water in closed environment shell with the world's fate responsibility would flip most of the people.
Note that 3 months is human physiological limit, not that of the boat.