Why Australia should face civil lawsuits over soldier misdeeds in Afghanistan
- Written by Tim Matthews, Sessional Academic, Law School, University of Sydney
For the past two years, Paul Brereton, a New South Wales Supreme Court judge and Army Reserve major general, has been conducting an investigation into the conduct of members of the SAS in Afghanistan. While the findings are not yet known, leaks from within the Australian Defence Force (ADF) have suggested that as many as five cases involving...
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