Labor’s veteran’s affairs spokesperson Amanda Rishworth has dismissed concerns about the Australian Defence Forces proving medical care to transgender personnel. Liberal MP Andrew Hastie has launched a campaign against the Australian Defence Forces providing funding to personnel who experience gender dysphoria. The Western Australian MP has called on the ADF to tighten up its recruitment […]
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30 Oct 2017 /
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The second highest ranking member of the Australian Defence Force has defended their support for personnel with gender dysphoria. Appearing at a senate estimates hearing Vice Chief of the Defence Force, Vice Admiral Ray Griggs, said the cost of training staff outweighed the cost of proving their health. “These are people who are wearing the uniform […]
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26 Oct 2017 |
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The Australian Defence Force will fight the Federal Court’s ruling to reinstate outspoken conservative Bernard Gaynor to the army reserve. Mr Gaynor was removed from the ADF in 2013 after criticising the army’s decision to allow uniformed soldiers to march in Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. The former Katter’s Australian Party candidate has made his stance […]
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22 Dec 2015 |
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