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Opinion

Understanding my father

After three years, the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide delivered its recommendations, but for those of us affected, it’s seeing real change that matters

Health & Medicine

Restoring the lives of Australians with PTSD

Australia’s largest ever treatment trial of PTSD in military personnel and veterans is delivering game-changing results

Politics & Society

Imran Khan’s failure exposes Pakistan’s military problem

Since its establishment, Pakistan’s governments have been dominated by the military, but there is hope for change

Politics & Society

Why do anti-corruption campaigns fail in Pakistan?

To understand why anti-corruption campaigns fail in Pakistan, we must understand the role of kinship and the impact of periods of military rule

Politics & Society

How do you judge tough military decisions?

New research investigates the role of hindsight in difficult military decisions and how the outcome of that decision can bias our judgement of whether it was proportionate or even legal

Health & Medicine

Why health needs to engage the guys with guns

Security forces and health workers make for prickly, sometimes deadly bedfellows, but investing in partnerships could reap dividends in disease control

Politics & Society

The Battle of Kursk: 75 years on

The human and material toll of the world’s largest tank battle was horrendous as the Wehrmacht’s tactical edge was overwhelmed by superior means of destruction

Health & Medicine

War and trauma: Learning the lessons

From a cup of tea behind the lines, to sophisticated psychological therapies, we are still working to improve treatments for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Arts & Culture

Comedy in the trenches

Humour was a safety valve for trench-bound soldiers during the First World War and the language of the enemy was prime fodder, journals reveal

Education

Remembrance Day: Updating an incomplete record

Almost a century after the First World War, the University’s war records are still being updated with new names of those who served and died - and there may be more